Month: August 2021

8/26/21 Health Advisory: COVID-19 Updates for Providers

| August 26, 2021
doctor holding up stethoscope

Requested actions Be aware, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted full authorization to Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people 16 years and older. Pfizer-BioNTech will now be referred to as Comirnaty (koe-mir’-na-tee). Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine continues to be available to people 12-15 years old and people who are moderately to severely immunocompromised through emergency use authorization (EUA). Be aware, monoclonal antibody treatment is … 8/26/21 Health Advisory: COVID-19 Updates for Providers

Ivermectin Should Not Be Used To Prevent or Treat COVID-19

| August 26, 2021
doctor writing on chart

August 26, 2021 The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) warns people should not take ivermectin to prevent or treat COVID-19, following today’s Health Alert Network advisory released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Ivermectin is an antiparasitic drug used commonly in humans and animals. Although it is approved by the U.S. Food and … Ivermectin Should Not Be Used To Prevent or Treat COVID-19

8/16/21 – Health Advisory: COVID-19 Vaccine Update for Clinicians

| August 16, 2021
blurry doctor office

Requested actions Be aware, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amended its emergency use authorizations (EUAs) for Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to allow an additional (third) dose for certain immunocompromised people. Be aware, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) authorized an additional (third) dose of Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines under a revised EUA for certain people who … 8/16/21 – Health Advisory: COVID-19 Vaccine Update for Clinicians