New COVID-19 (bivalent) recalls for children five years of age and older are now legal through the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and approved through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The updated COVID-19 vaccines are Pfizer-BioNTech for children ages 5-11 and Moderna for children and teens ages 6-17. An updated COVID-19 vaccination schedule for toddlers 6 months through adults 18 years and older is now available here.
The updated COVID-19 booster vaccines include state-of-the-art protein parts added to the assistive repair coverage that has declined since previous vaccination, and target recent variants of Omicron that are more transmissible and avoid the immune formula. The bivalent Moderna and Pfizer vaccine is legal for management at least two months after the end of the number one series or booster.
Orange County has a test positivity rate of 6. 4% and another 125 people are hospitalized with COVID-19, which is a low in recent weeks. However, a surge in COVID-19 cases in Europe has led U. S. scientists to become more likely to do so. preventive measures, since Europe has been a precursor of what is happening in the US. U. S.
As the weather cools and more people spend time indoors, where the virus spreads faster, the threat of a resurgence increases. There are many tactics that individual movements can protect the OC network by following CDC prevention recommendations, available at https:// www. cdc. gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention. html
FDA approval of the updated COVID-19 (bivalent) vaccine booster for the younger age group, and CDC advice for use, are critical next steps to help provide greater coverage, especially against severe illness and death from COVID. -19.
Ask your number one care providers about bivalent pediatric boosters. You can also find data on vaccination locations by visiting www. vaccines. gov or www. myturn. ca. gov. Appointments can also be made directly by visiting www. othena. com.
For more information on the number of COVID-19 cases in Orange County and other resources, visit www. ochealthinfo. com/covid.
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