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In a new clinical trial announced yesterday, Pfizer and BioNTech have begun a clinical trial to evaluate a new, omicron-specific vaccine for COVID-19. Even though people who are vaccinated and boosted appear to be better protected against severe COVID symptoms and hospitalization from omicron, the new highly contagious variant has still led to breakthrough cases […]

Pfizer CEO  Said the company is working on an Omicron vaccine and should be ready to go by March. Pfizer also said the new Omicron vaccine will also be more effective against other variants. The CDC says the Omicron variant isn’t as severe as other COVID-19 variants. Click Here To Read More. Source: CNBC

Yesterday, the CDC announced the authorization of adolescents ages 12-17 to receive a Pfizer-BioNTech booster shot five months after their initial series of immunizations. This decision comes from just hours after a panel of CDC advisers voted 13-1 in favor of the recommendation. Currently, the Pfizer vaccine is the only approved vaccine for these ages. […]

The FDA announced that they’ve approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster shots For kids between the ages of 12 and 15 years old. The FDA also approved the third PfizerCOVID-19 booster shot For children that have compromised immune systems between the ages of 5 and 11 years. Click Here To Read More. Source: NPR

Now that those who are 18 and over can receive the booster shot, Pfizer is requesting ages 16 to 17 to be able to receive the same option. Yesterday, Pfizer CEO and Chairman Albert Bourla tweeted out their announcement of a request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to expand the emergency use authorization […]

The weekend, the Finger Lakes vaccine hub will be holding a series of COVID-19 vaccine clinics for children aged 5-11. Here is the following schedule. Saturday: 9 am. to 2:45 pm at 112 Greece Ridge Center Drive, Greece. All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Make an appointment online. 10 am to […]

Monroe County vaccination clinics had quite a busy weekend as children five to 11 years old rolled up their sleeves for their first vaccine dose for COVID-19. According to the Monroe County health department, 348 doses were distributed at four vaccination clinics. Dr. Stephen Cook at URMC was at the Pittsford clinic on Saturday, and […]

Pfizer said it has an experimental antivirus  that could prevent hospitalizations and deaths by 90%. The FDA is currently reviewing the Pfizer antiviral pill and is showing a strong future with the pill.  The United Kingdom is the first country that has already approved it. Currently all COVID-19 treatments used in the U.S. require an IV […]

Rochester’s facilities have been shipped thousands of doses of COVID-19 vaccine that are ready to go into the arms of children between the ages of 5 and 11. The region has received about 30,000 doses in this initial shipment. While this shipment was first priority to pediatricians, some municipalities are planning vaccine clinics specially targeted […]

Federal health regulators (FDA) have recently spoken out on how the kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine appear highly effective at preventing symptomatic infections in elementary school children. The kid-sized dose also shows no unexpected safety issues. According to the FDA’s analysis, scientists concluded that in almost every scenario the vaccine’s benefit for preventing hospitalizations […]