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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that some people, especially males ages 12-39, wait up to eight weeks between the first and second doses of a Moderna or Pfizer primary vaccine series. While the risk is already low, recent studies suggest that a longer wait between doses may further reduce the risk […]
El viernes 11 de febrero, los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) actualizaron su guía de vacunación contra la COVID-19 para personas con inmunodepresión moderada o grave. La nueva guía reduce el tiempo de espera para recibir una dosis de refuerzo (cuarta) de una vacuna de ARNm […]
A medida que aumentan los casos de la variante Ómicron, una de las formas en que podemos detener la propagación al dar positivo en una prueba del COVID-19 es permanecer en casa y alejarnos de otras personas durante cinco días, así como en caso de tener síntomas o si estuvimos expuestos al COVID-19, y no olvidar el uso de un cubrebocas bien ajustado por cinco días más. Si usted está al día con sus vacunas, no necesita quedarse en casa o faltar al trabajo si ha estado expuesto al virus, pero debe usar un cubrebocas adecuado cuando se encuentre cerca de otras personas durante 10 días.
The Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup has confirmed its support of the recommendation that people 18 and older receive an mRNA (Pfizer or Moderna) COVID-19 vaccine over Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, given the greater effectiveness and stronger safety profile of mRNA vaccines.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends booster doses for immunocompromised people who have received a third dose of Pfizer or Moderna.
Si le preocupa reunirse con otras personas que no están vacunadas, que están inmunodeprimidas o que tienen un mayor riesgo de desarrollar COVID-19 grave, es posible que se pregunte si debe usar las pruebas caseras de COVID-19 para averiguar si usted y las personas que lo rodean tienen una infección actual por COVID-19.
If you are worried about gathering with others who are unvaccinated, immunocompromised, or at higher risk of developing severe COVID-19, you may wonder about using COVID-19 home tests to find out whether you and people around you have current COVID-19 infection. While this is not currently recommended by the CDC, over-the-counter (OTC) COVID-19 testing kits are becoming more widely available.
Following review of recommendations by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup has confirmed that pediatric doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children are safe and effective for children ages 5 through 11.
As of today, 80% of people 18 and older living in Oregon have had at least one dose in their vaccination series against COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That’s 2,681,267 people in Oregon who are now more protected against COVID-19.
Earlier today, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), a panel of medical and public health experts convened by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) made recommendations about Moderna and Johnson & Johnson booster doses.
