Alaska Health Worker Has Serious Allergic Reaction to Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
There’s a report from The New York Times that there’s been a severe reaction from a health care worker in Alaska after receiving the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. Now, they report that the person is in stable condition. But the person had been hospitalized after this allergic event. They are citing three people familiar with this event. […]
Dr. Gounder Recommends Waiting on COVID Vaccine if You’ve Had a History of Severe Allergic Reaction
You would think that [the severe allergic reactions to the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine] would have come up in all of the phase trials already with those who were getting the vaccine, because that’s such a noticeable reaction. Well, I think it’s important to understand that when we do these Phase 3 clinical studies, we are […]
CDC Recommends Nursing Homes and Health Care Workers Get COVID-19 Vaccines First
A U.S. advisory panel says the first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine should be given to health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities. The Advisory [Committee] on Immunization Practices advises the Centers for Disease Control and voted Tuesday that, with initial doses expected to be scarce, frontline health workers are a top priority. […]
Supreme Court Blocks New York COVID-19 Restrictions on Houses of Worship
The Supreme Court issuing an injunction that New York governor Andrew Cuomo cannot enforce his new occupancy limits on religious institutions in his state—new justice Amy Coney Barrett casting the deciding vote. Similar decisions before she came to the Court in California and Nevada went the other way. … Governor Andrew Cuomo has come under […]
There May Be Side Effects to a Coronavirus Vaccine
Several companies [are racing] to get a [COVID-19] vaccine approved, but early trials show you may need to prepare for side effects. … These side effects are expected to be mild but could really impact your daily life. Yes, it depends on how you react and how you take that feeling of feeling crummy, because […]
Pfizer CEO Sold $5.6 Million Stock in Pre-Planned Sale on Day of Vaccine News Release
We are learning more about a stock sale by Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla on Monday, the same day the company announced its early vaccine trial results. We’ve seen certain circumstances like this before. That’s right… so remember, of course, Pfizer reported that 90 percent efficacy number on its vaccine trial on Monday. Its stock went […]