Understanding the Medical Needs Associated With Transgender Health
September 27th 2021The Fenway Institute is hosting its upcoming Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health conference. The program will include education on transgender medical care as well as how clinicians and people within this community can interact and the former can understand the latter’s needs when it comes to preventative and acute care.
Delta Variant Spreads Rapidly through Vaccinated and Unvaccinated US Prison Population
September 24th 2021A CDC examination of a Delta outbreak in a Texas prison showed unvaccinated persons have higher attack rates, hospitalizations, and deaths, but vaccinated persons can still contract and spread the virus.
FDA Committee Votes to Recommend EUA of COVID-19 Booster Dose in Older, High-Risk People
September 17th 2021After voting against recommendation of a booster dose for people 16 years and older, the committee created a new question to vote on an EUA for a booster dose for people 65 years and older and those at high risk of COVID-19. They voted 18-0 in favor.
FDA Meeting Today to Discuss Booster Doses
September 17th 2021A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) committee will discuss this topic as it pertains to the potential approval of a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The results of this meeting could have ramifications for the Biden Administration’s COVID-19 health policy.