USFDA Authorizes Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccines For Children Down To 6 Months of Age
FDA NEWS RELEASE — December 8, 2022 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) of the updated (bivalent) Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to include use in children down to 6 months of age. “More children now have the opportunity to update their protection against COVID-19 with a bivalent COVID-19 vaccine, and we encourage parents and caregivers of those eligible to...
Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccines Authorized As Booster For Younger Kids
US FDA News Release, Oct. 12, 2022 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent and the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent to authorize their use as a single booster dose in younger age groups. The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent is authorized for administration at least two months following completion of primary or booster vaccination...
FDA Authorizes EAU Of Pfizer COVID-19 Single-Dose Booster For Kids 5-11 Years Old
US FDA news release – Tuesday, May 17, 2022 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, authorizing the use of a single booster dose for administration to individuals 5 through 11 years of age at least five months after completion of a primary series with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine. “While it has largely been the case that...
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Approves First COVID-19 Treatment For Young Children
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the approval to Gilead Sciences Inc. of the COVID-19 treatment Veklury (remdesivir) to include pediatric patients 28 days of age and older weighing at least 3 kilograms (about 7 pounds) with positive results of direct SARS-CoV-2 viral testing, who are: Hospitalized, orNot hospitalized and have mild-to-moderate COVID-19 and are at high risk for progression to severe COVID-19,...
Free COVID-19 Vaccinations Offered Feb. 9 By Hopkins County Emergency Management
Free COVID-19 vaccinations will be offered from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 9, 2022, by Hopkins County Emergency Management at 128-A Jefferson Street in Sulphur Springs. Booster vaccines will also be available at the event. The clinic is for adults, students and children 5 and older. No insurance is required, but a parent or guardian must attend with children. Register in person at the event.
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Partners With NETX Public Health District To Offer Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccinations
Sulphur Springs, Texas, February 7, 2022 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs will be partnering with Northeast Texas Public Health District to provide COVID vaccinations for children ages 5 through 11. The vaccine clinic will be held in the MMU tent located in the parking lot north of the hospital (between Dr. Arnecke and Podiatry offices) from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. during the week of February 7. The second vaccine in...
COVID-19 Vaccinations For Children Ages 5-11 Offered In MMU Tent Each Morning This Week
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Business News –January 31, 2022 By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected] COVID Testing at CHRISTUS Trinity Clinics | Urgent Care Due to a shortage of COVID testing supplies, we unfortunately cannot guarantee that rapid tests will be available. If rapid tests are not available, we will be able...
Free COVID-19 Vaccinations Offered Feb. 1 By Hopkins County Emergency Management
Free COVID-19 vaccinations will be offered from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, by Hopkins County Emergency Management at 128-A Jefferson Street in Sulphur Springs. Booster vaccines will also be available at the event. The clinic is for adults, students and children 5 and older. No insurance is required, but a parent or guardian must attend with children. Register in person at the event.
FDA Acts To Expand Use Of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
FDA Jan. 3, 2022 News Release Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to: Expand the use of a single booster dose to include use in individuals 12 through 15 years of age.Shorten the time between the completion of primary vaccination of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine and a booster dose to at least five months.Allow for a third primary...
CHRISTUS Pharmacist Melissa Maeker Talks About Vaccines
Melissa Maeker, CHRISTUS Pharmacy Supervisor Because people in the local community have voiced questions about the COVID vaccine, boosters and other COVID-related topics, KSST reached out to CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs for the latest news. Holly Ragan, who is Senior Market Development Coordinator for CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs, set up a Good Morning Show interview with CHRISTUS Pharmacy...
