Weekly Medical Briefs September 29, 2022 Multiple Shots in One Arm?Picking whether to give both shots in the same arm or separate arms seems to be a matter of debate and speculation rather than hard science when giving more than one vaccine at the same time. Some, including the White House, advocate giving both shots in one arm spaced at least one inch apart while others advocate using different arms for each.Many pediatricians, who often have to administer four or…
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Column by Dr. Richard Sternberg New COVID Vaccine Offers Broader Protection On Wednesday August 31 the FDA authorized, for emergency use, two new, bivalent, COVID vaccines. Bivalent means that each shot contains two variants of the vaccine. The following day the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommended the use of those vaccines and the same day, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the committee’s recommendations for use of updated COVID-19 boosters from Pfizer-BioNTech for people ages…
COVID VACCINATION CENTRAL You Can Register For Vaccinations Through NY State Click Here For ‘Am I Eligible’ App Editor’s Note: Beginning with this post, www.AllOTSEGO.com will seek to keep you up to date on the availability of vaccinations against COVID-19. We will strive to update our information at noon daily. The good news is that, beginning yesterday, our Otsego County neighbors 65 and older report having been able to schedule appointments to receive the COVID-19 inoculations at State of New…
COVID-19 Vaccine Due; Drugstores Prepare By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – When the COVID-19 vaccine is available, Otsego County will be ready. “Before the pharmacies could give the flu shot, we used to do a lot of the vaccinations,” said Heidi Bond, county public health director. “We are well aware of what needs to be done when we go into communities that may not have a lot of options for vaccinations.” With the announcement that Pfizer, whose…