Nov. 26, 2021Friday COVID-19vaccines Immunization practices CDC advisory committee examined safety data on COVID boosters before approving them for all adults Read a summary of the safety data the committee reviewed before voting.
Nov. 23, 2021Tuesday COVID-19COVID-19 Q&Aspediatrics Immunization How pediatricians are handling questions about COVID vaccines for kids age 5-11 Two prominent DO pediatricians share how they’ve approached working with vaccine-hesitant parents and how the child vaccination effort is going so far at their practices.
Nov. 12, 2021Friday Guidance Answering patients’ FAQ on celebrating the holidays safely in 2021 A CMO and a public health official answer FAQ about celebrating safely during the holiday season — questions DOs will likely be fielding from patients in the coming weeks.
Sept. 8, 2021Wednesday Disaster medicine ‘Severe personal violation and loss’: NY area DOs recall serving in hospitals on 9/11 DOs who were called to serve that day share their memories of their experience, how the attack affected them and their reflections 20 years later.
Aug. 25, 2021Wednesday Immunization How the Navajo Nation vaccinated 70% of its eligible population against COVID-19 Arizona physician Matthew Nelson, DO, discusses the various factors that likely led to the population outpacing the rest of the U.S. when it comes to COVID vaccination.
Aug. 25, 2021Wednesday ACIP Vaccine Update FDA approves Pfizer COVID vaccine, allows extra vaccine dose for certain immunocompromised individuals The FDA recently fully approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and also approved an additional vaccine dose for immunocompromised people following a primary vaccine series.
Aug. 19, 2021Thursday Fighting false info AOA Challenges Vaccine Misinformation The AOA continues to monitor false claims about vaccine safety and quickly responds on behalf of patients and the osteopathic community.
Aug. 18, 2021Wednesday Valuable Input Psychiatrists can be vaccine educators In this column, Katherine Pannel, DO, writes that psychiatrists play a vital role in educating a large group of our patient population that is not getting vaccinated.
Aug. 11, 2021Wednesday DO & student voices In your words The psychological repercussions of patient complaints There needs to be a better way to protect patients and support physicians.
Aug. 4, 2021Wednesday disinformationJOMmisinformation Managing misinformation Doctors can keep abreast of online misinformation campaigns to help dispel them, researcher says COVID-19 vaccine misinformation led to a nearly 35,000% jump in Google searches about infertility.