Vaccines Don't Be a Vaccine Cheater: Why Patience Is a Virtue After Your COVID-19 Shot You finally got your COVID-19 vaccine jab and you’re ready to celebrate by dropping your mask and those social distancing guidelines. But not so fast. It’s important to remember that your body needs time to produce antibodies before you’ll be protected. Lolita Lopez of NBC Los Angeles explains why it’s not OK to be a vaccine cheater....
Vaccines Meet ‘Vaxx-Man,' the Superhero Doctor Fighting Anti-Vaxx Disinformation From exam room to online chat rooms, pediatrician group battles global “infodemic”
anti-vaxxers Superhero Doctors Are Fighting Anti-Vaxx Disinformation With Science Pittsburgh pediatrician Todd Wolynn is the superhero the world needs right now, with coordinated disinformation campaigns undermining trust in public health and proven science. He and communications director Chad Hermann are the founders of Shots Heard Round the World, a nonprofit that mobilizes doctors online to protect vaccine information.
COVID-19 vaccines Trying to Find a Leftover COVID-19 Vaccine? There's an App for That If you’re not yet eligible to get a vaccine in your area, you might still be hoping to get your shot by finding a leftover vaccine that would otherwise be thrown away by a pharmacy or provider in your area. Now there’s an app for that. Cyrus Massoumi created the app, called Dr. B, and joined LX News to explain...
COVID-19 vaccines Making Sense of COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy Rates and What They Mean for You With multiple COVID-19 vaccines now available, the differences in their efficacy rates can be confusing — and misleading. If you’re wondering if one vaccine is better than another — and whether you should hold out for one with higher efficacy — TikTok’s favorite scientist Dr. Noc is here to clear things up. As he explained to LX News, vaccines are...
covid-19 in children Rising Cases in Children of Post-COVID Inflammatory Condition MIS-C Is Alarming Doctors Even with vaccine distribution ramping up across the country, there is still good reason to remain on guard against the coronavirus. Infectious disease physician Dr. Dena Grayson flagged a troubling trend in children who catch COVID-19 — specifically a worrying rise in a dangerous multisystem inflammatory syndrome called MIS-C.
covid-19 variants Getting Vaccines Into Arms Is a ‘Race Against Time' as New Variants Spread With new COVID-19 variants from the U.K., South Africa and Brazil now spreading, doctors are rushing to vaccinate as many Americans as possible before more mutations arise. Dr. Natasha Bhuyan, a regional director of One Medical, joined LX News to talk about why vaccines are so important right now and how she encourages her patients to overcome their skepticism about...
misinformation No, the COVID-19 Vaccine Will Not Make You Infertile One of the most common pieces of misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine is that it will make women infertile. Iahn Gonsenhauser, chief patient safety officer at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, explains why you shouldn’t believe this myth.
vaccine side effects Side Effects for Your Second COVID-19 Vaccine Dose Can Be Rough: Here's What to Expect and Why It's Still Worth It The coronavirus vaccine has been shown to be safe, but some of the temporary side effects can feel pretty rough — especially when you get that second dose. Iahn Gonsenhauser, chief patient safety officer at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, described his own experience with “extreme” fever and chills after his second shot so you know what to expect.
health disparities COVID-19 Vaccines Are Reaching White Populations Before Black and Other Minority Communities, Study Finds As COVID-19 vaccines roll out, a study has found that they are disproportionately reaching white populations before Black and other minority communities. One of the authors of the Business Insider report, senior healthcare reporter Shelby Livingston, joined LX News to discuss the difference in vaccination rates, and the questions it raises about racial equity.
