Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Statins May Protect Heart From Chemo for Early Breast Cancer
Risk for heart failure hospital presentations significantly lower in statin-exposed women treated with anthracyclines
Allergists Affirm Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines for Most
All patients should be observed for 15 minutes after vaccination; staff should be trained in anaphylaxis management
Sitagliptin Promising Addition for Preventing Acute GVHD
Low incidence of grade II to IV acute GVHD seen in patients undergoing myeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
11.1 Anaphylaxis Cases/Million Doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Reported
Median interval from vaccine receipt to symptom onset was 13 minutes
NFL Urges Teams to Offer Stadiums as Vaccination Centers
NFL would benefit from Americans being vaccinated because it increases the odds that state officials will reopen stadiums
Number of U.S. Adults Willing to Take COVID-19 Vaccine Down
Findings based on a biweekly survey conducted from April through December
Two-Thirds of Lupus Patients Likely to Take COVID-19 Vaccine
However, national survey uncovered racial differences in uptake, safety concerns
Pandemic-Related MMR Vaccine Decline Persists
Authors say catch-up strategies are necessary to ensure young children receive preventive care
Drug Makers Raise Prices on 500 Prescription Drugs
AbbVie, Bristol Myers Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline, and Pfizer among companies raising their prices by a median of 4.6 percent
