Tag Archives: Vaccine

Not throwing away my shot: Health care workers show confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine

Bryan Tischenkel, MD | Video | March 23, 2021 This version of “My Shot” was written and recorded by an anesthesiologist, Bryan Tischenkel, MD, to raise awareness for the COVID-19 vaccine. He wanted to show the public the confidence with which many health care workers are receiving their vaccinations daily. We all believe in the… Read More »

European drug regulator says AstraZeneca vaccine is safe after investigating possible link to fatal blood clots

Drug regulators at the European Medicines Agency concluded that the AstraZeneca vaccine is safe and effective following investigations into possible links between the shot and cases of fatal blood clotting in patients who were vaccinated. Emer Cooke, the agency’s executive director, said Thursday that “the vaccine is not associated with an increase in the overall… Read More »

Texas opens Covid vaccine eligibility to people 50 and older as it lifts mask mandate, opens businesses

Ron Votral receives a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a drive-through vaccination site in Robstown, Texas, February 9, 2021. Go Nakamura | Reuters Texas will allow residents age 50 and over to receive Covid-19 vaccines beginning March 15, becoming the most populated U.S. state to expand eligibility to the age group so far,… Read More »