Guidance runs counter to recommendations released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier this month
The UK Advises Which Young People Should Receive COVID-19 Vaccination
The UK’s Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) issued advice today that young people (12 to 15) at increased risk for serious COVID-19 disease should be offered the Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty) vaccine.
This new JCVI advice includes those with severe neuro disabilities, Down’s syndrome, immunosuppression, and multiple or severe learning disabilities.
Mixing COVID-19 Vaccines Discouraged
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan stated the ‘WHO advised against people mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines from different manufacturers.’
Dr. Swaminathan added this is a “dangerous trend,” as there is very little data available about its health impact. ‘We are in a data-free, evidence-free zone as far as to mix and match,’ reported Reuters on July 12, 2021.
An Estimated 279,000 Deaths Averted by U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Program
By the end of June, there would have been up to 1.25 million additional hospitalizations without a vaccination program
ASH Suggests Not Using Outpatient Thromboprophylaxis for COVID-19
For discharged patients without suspected or confirmed VTE or other indication for anticoagulation, panel suggests not using anticoagulants
U.S. Surgeon General Backs Local Mask Mandates When Needed
Such local orders are consistent with federal guidelines that permit local authorities to require prevention measures
Court Blocks Lifting of COVID-19 Restrictions on Cruise Ships
Florida lawsuit claims that the CDC rules for cruise ships are overly burdensome and affect state jobs and revenues
Canada Surpasses U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Rates
As of Saturday, more than 49 percent of eligible people in Canada were fully vaccinated, 70 percent had received at least one dose
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Reduces Infections in Cirrhosis Patients
64.8 percent reduction in COVID-19 infections seen 28 days after receipt of first dose of mRNA vaccine
Monkeypox Case Lands in Dallas
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) confirmed on July 15, 2021, a case of human monkeypox in a U.S. resident who recently traveled from Nigeria to the USA.
The patient is currently hospitalized in Dallas, Texas.
The CDC confirmed it is working with the airline and state and local health officials to contact airline passengers and others who may have been in contact with the patient during two flights: