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March 8, 2021

U.S. government scientists skeptical of one-shot regimen for Pfizer, Moderna COVID vaccines

U.S. health experts say they cannot get behind proposals to switch to single-dose regimens of the Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccines, which were approved under a two-dose protocol. Seven U.S.

March 5, 2021

Update to asthma guidelines covers ICS, LAMAs, indoor allergy mitigation, more

In December 2020, the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) Coordinating Committee released a focused update to its 2007 asthma guidelines. The update covers select topics, such as intermittent use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), the role of long-acting muscarinic antagonists (LAMAs), indoor allergy mitigation, use of immunotherapy, bronchial thermoplasty, and fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) testing.

March 5, 2021

One and done: Why people are eager for Johnson & Johnson's vaccine

Many Americans have expressed a preference for Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine, even though its 72% efficacy rate lags that of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, which are about 95% effective. For recipients, the convenience of a single-dose is worth forfeiting the extra cushion of protection.

March 4, 2021

Retailers put brakes on Texas and Mississippi move to scrap mask mandates

Texas and Mississippi are getting pushback from major retailers as the governors move ahead with plans to reopen businesses at 100% capacity and drop mask mandates.

March 3, 2021

Biden promises enough coronavirus vaccine for 'every adult in America' by the end of May

President Biden announced Tuesday there will be ample COVID-19 vaccine for "every adult in America" to be protected by the end of May. That milestone previously was set for late July, but the pace has accelerated due to Johnson & Johnson's single-dose vaccine receiving emergency use authorization.

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February 25, 2021

Goodbye to a hero, mentor, and friend

A true pharmacy icon, Dr. Joseph A. Oddis, left the Earth this week. He began his life of service to pharmacy and its patients as a young man, going on to become the CEO of ASHP for 37 years and the…

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It was the summer of 2020, and COVID-19 had pulled back the curtain on historic inadequacies in the American health care system—too little personal protective equipment, an unreliable drug supply…

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March 2, 2021

APhA, Physicians and Nurses Urge Bolstered Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data During COVID-19 Vaccinations

The American Pharmacists Association today joined two other leading national health care advocacy organizations to urge urged all health care professionals to redouble efforts to collect and report race and ethnicity data when administering COVID-19 vaccinations.

February 27, 2021

American Pharmacists Association Comment on Authorization of Janssen Vaccine: “We are Ready to Continue this Work”

Statement from Scott J. Knoer, MS, PharmD, FASHP, executive vice president and CEO of the American Pharmacists Association, upon the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision today to authorize emergency use of Janssen Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine.

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