Patient Care Is the COVID Vaccine Safe for Pregnant People? What About When You Are Breastfeeding? By Emily Boynton Sep. 9, 2021 A new mom shares her story about getting the shot during pregnancy and obstetrician Eva Pressman, M.D. answers common COVID questions.
Research Lessons from COVID: URMC, RGH Launch Clinical Trials to Test mRNA Flu Vaccine By Susanne Pallo Sep. 2, 2021 Researchers at URMC and RGH are joining a clinical trial today to test a new Pfizer/BioNTech mRNA flu vaccine that mimics the technology used in their highly effective, FDA-approved COVID vaccine.
Research FDA Grants Full Approval to Pfizer-BioNTech COVID Vaccine By Mark Michaud Aug. 23, 2021 The federal Food and Drug Administration today granted full approval to the COVID vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNTech for people 16 and older, making it the first to move beyond emergency use ...
Community URMC Reinstates Indoor Face Mask Requirement Regardless of Vaccine Status By Chip Partner Aug. 9, 2021 Responding to the growing public health threat of the Delta variant, and the recent emergence of COVID-19 cases in the Rochester area, the University of Rochester is reinstating indoor face-masking ...
People University, UR Medicine Join County-led Effort Requiring COVID Tests for Unvaccinated Employees By Chip Partner Aug. 2, 2021 Starting Sept. 8, all employees of the University of Rochester, including URMC and UR Medicine, must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to regular COVID testing and stricter safety protocols.
Patient Care Miracle Kids 2021: Marquan Henderson By Correna Dolce Jul. 29, 2021 In the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Lucille stood at the bedside of her son, Marquan. She was looking at a shell of what she knew him to be...a gregarious, loving young boy. At 12 years old, the ...
Research Need a Boost? URMC Experts Answer Your Questions About COVID Vaccine Boosters By Susanne Pallo Jul. 14, 2021 Pfizer and BioNTech raised questions last week with news of a plan to seek authorization for COVID booster shots and to develop a new Delta variant COVID vaccine. Our experts answer those questions.
Research COVID Infection, Death Linked to Racial Diversity in Nursing Homes By Mark Michaud Jun. 16, 2021 New research shows that people nursing homes with higher concentrations of Black and Latino residents were more than 50% more likely to be infected with COVID and twice as likely to die in the first ...
Research New Study Mismatches Vaccine Doses to Boost Immunity to COVID and Variants By Mark Michaud Jun. 8, 2021 URMC is participating in a new clinical trial that will help inform public health decisions around re-vaccination schedules and the deployment of boosters that target COVID variants.
Patient Care What You Need to Know About COVID Vaccines and Imaging Scans By Leslie Orr Jun. 7, 2021 Tell your health care providers the date of your vaccine and what arm received the shot - especially if you have an imaging scan coming up.