FDA approval has been a buzzword since the COVID vaccines were developed. But what does FDA approval really mean? And why is a full approval of the COVID vaccine so important? In short, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates and approves...
Can flu shots help protect against COVID? Though it sounds unlikely, a new study has shown that those who are vaccinated against the flu and test positive for COVID-19 might have fewer symptoms than those with no vaccine. How can that be? Although...
Over the last week, COVID cases rose in both more vaccinated states and less vaccinated states in the United States. How has this compared in low-vaccinated states versus high-vaccinated states? Do the vaccines really work, or is there no need for...
As the country is rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine, many people are concerned with how this vaccine was rolled out. How is this rollout different from other rollouts, such as the polio vaccine? Why did this vaccine come through so quickly? Here is...
Over the last few weeks, people have been talking about a link between the rare vaccine blood clots and blood clots that can happen to a person taking hormonal birth control. Is there a link between birth control and the J&J vaccine? There is...
On April 12, the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control met. They decided to put a pause on the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine due to the deaths of six women. A week and a half later (April 23rd), these...