News & Stories for Oregonians
El jueves 21 de agosto, los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) publicaron una advertencia de la Red de Alerta de Salud que advierte que las personas no deben usar ivermectina para tratar o prevenir COVID-19. Aunque la ivermectina está aprobada por la FDA para tratar ciertas infecciones causadas por parásitos, […]
On Thursday, Aug. 21, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a Health Alert Network advisory warning that people should not use Ivermectin to treat or prevent COVID-19. While Ivermectin is FDA-approved to treat certain infections caused by parasites, it has not been proven to prevent or treat COVID-19. You can learn about the […]
Getting diagnosed with COVID-19 can be scary. However, in addition to the safe and effective vaccines, we now have more treatments available that can reduce the severity of COVID-19 in those who have become infected. Monoclonal antibody (mAb) treatments have the potential to save lives and relieve the burden on Oregon’s health care system and […]
Hoy, la Administración de Drogas y Alimentos de los Estados Unidos (FDA) otorgó la aprobación total a la vacuna Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA contra el COVID-19, que se comercializará bajo el nombre de “Comirnaty”. Bajo la aprobación de la FDA, Comirnaty estará disponible para todas las personas mayores de 16 años para prevenir la enfermedad por el […]
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine, which will be marketed as “Comirnaty.” Under the newly granted FDA approval, Comirnaty will be available to all people ages 16 and older to prevent COVID-19 disease. Under Emergency Use Authorization, the vaccine will continue to be available […]
La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de Estados Unidos (FDA), los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) y el Grupo de Trabajo de Revisión de Seguridad Científica de los Estados del Oeste han recomendado que se administre una dosis adicional de la vacuna de ARNm contra el COVID-19 a personas que […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup have all recommended an additional dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine be administered to people with moderately to severely compromised immune systems. On Aug. 12, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) adjusted the existing […]
If you are preparing to send your child back to the classroom this fall, you may have questions about vaccinating them against COVID-19. It’s OK to have questions. Reliable sources of information include the CDC, the FDA and OHA’s website. For personal questions, your health care provider is your best source for you and your family. They have firsthand knowledge of the vaccine, how it works and what […]
Recibir un diagnóstico de COVID-19 puede ser estresante. Sin embargo, desde que comenzó la pandemia, se dispone de más tratamientos para reducir la gravedad de los síntomas de COVID-19 en quienes se han infectado. Los tratamientos con anticuerpos monoclonales (mAb) son una de esas formas de tratamiento que han sido autorizadas para uso de emergencia […]
Getting diagnosed with COVID-19 can be scary. However, since the pandemic began, more treatments have become available to reduce the severity of COVID-19 in those who have become infected. Monoclonal antibody (mAb) treatments are one such form of treatment that have been authorized for emergency use in the United States. What is a monoclonal antibody? […]
