CDC Report Reinforces Safety of All COVID-19 Vaccines Available in Arizona
A report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) adds to the evidence supporting the safety of COVID-19 vaccines. The study in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report found no increased risk for non-COVID-19 death among 6.4 million vaccinated individuals compared to 4.6 million unvaccinated individuals. This did not change when looking at age, gender, [...]
Lead remains a hazard for Arizona’s children
Even though it has been more than 40 years since the federal government banned the manufacturing of lead-based paint and even longer since the U.S. moved away from gasoline containing lead, exposure to this toxic metal remains a danger to Arizonans, especially children. Looking toward Lead Poisoning Prevention Week from Oct. 24-30, the Arizona Department of Health Services is reminding [...]
CDC: COVID-19 Vaccine Very Effective at Preventing Hospitalization Among Adolescents
If your adolescent child remains unvaccinated against COVID-19, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers a compelling reason to get him or her vaccinated. The CDC’s latest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report details a study that found the Pfizer vaccine, the only one currently authorized for use for those ages 12 to 17, offers [...]
COVID-19 Vaccinations Are Coming for Ages 5-11: Here’s What You Need to Know
Nearly all Arizona children ages 5 to 11 are vaccinated against measles, diphtheria, whooping cough, rubella, mumps, polio, and other diseases that have been eliminated or all but eliminated thanks to modern medicine. Soon, COVID-19 will become the next disease with a safe and highly effective vaccine available to children in this age group. In addition, the COVID-19 vaccine is [...]
A New Resource to Connect COVID-19 Patients With Monoclonal Antibody Treatments
Your best protection against COVID-19 is getting one of the safe, free, and highly effective vaccines that are widely available around Arizona. Vaccination helps prevent severe illness, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19 while helping preserve healthcare capacity for others who need it. Complementing the state’s push for vaccination are monoclonal antibody treatments approved for emergency use by the U.S. Food [...]
CDC offers a new view on how vaccination dramatically reduces COVID-19 risk
Last month, we shared a new way the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) looks at the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in light of rare breakthrough cases. This approach examines the difference between unvaccinated and fully vaccinated individuals when it comes to COVID-19 cases and deaths. It uses rates of an outcome among each group to develop a ratio [...]