Covid numbers have continued to decline, but the state has still felt the pain of the pandemic. There has been more than two million reported cases in Michigan and more than 32,000 deaths. But through that, we’ve seen significant advancements.
Troy Beaumont Hospital offers special vaccine clinic for most vulnerable patients
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TROY, Mich. – In nearly any situation Beaumont Troy will work to accommodate patients.
“It’s not really special needs. It’s any needs,” said Sarah Rauner, a Beaumont nurse practitioner.
Nurses, doctors and healthcare workers at Beaumont Troy are thinking outside the box to get some of our most vulnerable vaccinated.
“We had a bubbler so that it was just something to watch. We had kids bring in their video games, or their iPads. We had weighted blankets, we had toys, we had prizes,” said Naomi Ishioka, Beaumont emergency preparedness coordinator.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Americans will soon have access to a second COVID-19 vaccine.
Stephen Hahn, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, granted emergency authorization Friday to a vaccine made by Moderna, a week after giving similar clearance to one made by Pfizer and its German collaborator, BioNTech.
His is authorizing rather than approving the vaccine, because longer-term research is needed to meet the full standards for approval, which officials don t want to wait for during the public health emergency.
The speedy path to authorization was possible because the agency “cut through regulatory red tape,” Hahn said at a Friday night press conference. We worked quickly based on the urgency of this global pandemic . we have not cut corners.
The U.S. might have more doses of Pfizer-BioNTech s COVID-19 vaccine than it thought.
While each vial is supposed to hold five doses of the first vaccine authorized for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration, Politico was first to report on Wednesday that pharmacists have discovered some vials may have extra doses, potentially adding to the country s supply. The amount of vaccine remaining in the multidose vial after removal of 5 doses can vary, depending on the type of needles and syringes used, a Pfizer spokesperson told USA TODAY in a statement. At this time, we cannot provide a recommendation on the use of the remaining amount of vaccine from each vial. Vaccinators need to consult their institution’s policies for the use of multidose vials.