Pharmacy

Black parents and those of publicly insured children show greatest vaccine hesitancy

No cases of varicella infection found; cumulative incidence of varicella infection or shingles was 0 percent

Findings seen even for those at risk for severe disease and racial and ethnic groups disproportionately affected by the pandemic

Right now, COVID-19 vaccines are only approved for children 12 years and older

And standard of care plus abiraterone improves survival in men with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer

Vaccine efficacy was 93.2 percent for preventing COVID-19 illness, 98.2 percent for preventing severe COVID-19

All 36 neonates had high levels of anti-S IgG; in 34 of 36 neonates, levels exceeded 250 U/mL

Progression-free survival longer with T-DXd versus T-DM1 for HER2+ metastatic breast cancer previously treated with trastuzumab and taxane

Combo conditionally recommended for patients with nonsevere disease at risk for severe disease, seronegative patients with severe infection

Recommendations came just one day after the FDA authorized boosters for several vulnerable groups at least six months after the second dose