Medicine
Survey Shows Deep EMS Involvement in COVID Vaccine Distribution
A new survey is showing exactly how EMS is involved in distributing COVID-19 vaccines and antibody infusions.
J&J One-Dose Shot Prevents COVID-19, but Less Than Some Others
J&J said Friday that in the U.S. and seven other countries, the single-shot vaccine was 66% effective overall at preventing moderate to severe illness.
How Many Variants of the Coronavirus Are There?
There are many circulating around the world, but health experts are primarily concerned with the emergence of three.
U.S. Boosting Vaccine Deliveries amid Complaints of Shortages
The U.S. is ramping up deliveries and expects to provide enough doses to vaccinate 300 million Americans by early fall.
Push Dose Epinephrine
Learn more about the importance of push dose epinephrine for hypotension and shock in the prehospital setting.
Can COVID-19 Vaccines Be Mixed and Matched?
Without any studies, vaccine doses should not be mixed, said Naor Bar-Zeev, a vaccine expert at Johns Hopkins University.
Magen David Adom Details Experiences in Distributing the Coronavirus Vaccine in Israel
Magen David Adom is passing along its knowledge so that others may learn from its experience in vaccinating the elderly.
Hopeful Signs in CA as Counties Fight for Vaccines
Indicators about the spread of the coronavirus showed what the top health official called “rays of hope” amid the deadliest days of the pandemic.
WHO: ‘Not Right’ to Vaccinate Young Before Old
Only 25 vaccine doses have been provided in a single poor country, while over 39 million doses have been administered in nearly 50 richer nations.
NJ Teen EMS Volunteer Qualifies for COVID Dose, Can’t Find Pfizer Vaccine
Kelsey Quinones is 16 years old, and can only receive the Pfizer vaccine, which is cleared for people as young as 16.
