Maternity Mortality Increase During COVID-19 Affirms Value of Vaccination During Pregnancy
September 14th 2021A study from Mexico shows that maternal mortality increased nearly 60 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic, and reaffirms the importance of both COVID-19 and influenza vaccinations for pregnant women.
Review Panel: Scientific Evidence Does Not Support Booster Doses
September 13th 2021Even with the Delta variant as the predominant strain now, a group scientists concluded that vaccine efficacy against severe COVID-19 is so high that booster doses for the general population are not appropriate at this stage in the pandemic.
CDC: Vaccinated People Reduce Risk of COVID-19 Mortality by More Than 10 Times
September 10th 2021In a large study looking at incidence rates for hospitalization and mortality, results changed relatively little in terms of vaccine effectiveness, even after the Delta variant became the dominant strain.