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COVID-19
FDA, CDC Recommend Temporary Pause for Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine
April 14, 2021
The CDC and FDA will further investigate the reports of blood clots following administration of the vaccine.
Evaluation & Management of COVID-19 in Pregnancy
April 09, 2021
Treating COVID-19 in pregnant patients brings extra challenges, risks.
Fresh ideas, workarounds during pandemic can increase access to contraception
April 02, 2021
The pandemic has forced us to get more creative in managing patients’ needs, especially when it comes to contraception
NIH Offers Grant Extensions for Grantees Affected by COVID-19
March 18, 2021
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it will offer grant extensions to eligible grantees affected by COVID-19.
CDC issues first recommendations for people fully vaccinated for COVID-19
March 09, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued interim guidance for masking, social distancing, hand hygiene, and other infection control measures for people who are fully vaccinated for coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19).
IDSA: Testing, masking still key to COVID-19 infection control
March 05, 2021
In a briefing this morning, the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) stressed the continued importance of coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) control measures that have been there from the start.
Biden Pledges Enough COVID-19 Vaccines for All US Adults By End of May
March 02, 2021
President Biden promised that the federal government will have enough vaccine supply to vaccinate approximately 300 million Americans by the end of May.
How Sex and Gender Disparities Affect Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 02, 2021
Diverse Voices: COVID-19 and the Health of Women, a virtual speaker series run by the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH), presented compiled research on sex and gender disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to identifying issues of concern, the webinar offered actions to improve women’s health despite sex and gender disadvantages.
WHO reverses position on COVID-19 vaccines
February 12, 2021
The World Health Organization (WHO) had previously issued guidance recommending that pregnant women should not receive the Moderna Inc. vaccine unless the individual is at high risk of exposure or having a severe case.
Contemporary OB/GYN and JAMA: COVID Vaccination in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Individuals
February 12, 2021
Contemporary OB/GYN’s Editor in Chief, Catherine Y. Spong, MD, recently joined Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and Denise J. Jamieson, MD, MPH for a Q&A session to discuss COVID vaccination in pregnant and breastfeeding women.