AMCHP’s Member Briefs is a biweekly newsletter that highlights maternal and child health resources, services and events of interest to AMCHP members.
December 1, 2022
COVID-19 Resources Recent CDC News CDC Allows Novavax Monovalent COVID-19 Boosters for Adults Ages 18 and Older AMCHP COVID-19 Resources and Vaccination Pages AMCHP is committed to working alongside our federal agency and organizational partners to gather...
November 17, 2022
COVID-19 Resources Recent CDC News CDC Allows Novavax Monovalent COVID-19 Boosters for Adults Ages 18 and Older CDC Expands Updated COVID-19 Vaccines to Include Children Ages 5 Through 11 AMCHP COVID-19 Resources and Vaccination Pages AMCHP is committed to...
November 2, 2022
COVID-19 Resources CDC Allows Novavax Monovalent COVID-19 Boosters for Adults Ages 18 and Older On October 19, CDC’s Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., signed a decision memo allowing Novavax monovalent COVID-19 boosters for adults. This action gives people...
October 20, 2022
COVID-19 Resources CDC Expands Updated COVID-19 Vaccines to Include Children Ages 5 Through 11 On Wednesday, October 12, CDC’s Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., signed a decision memo expanding the use of updated (bivalent) COVID-19 vaccines to children...
October 6, 2022
COVID-19 Resources Recent CDC News CDC Recommends the First Updated COVID-19 Booster AMCHP COVID-19 Resources and Vaccination Pages AMCHP is committed to working alongside our federal agency and organizational partners to gather available information, resources, and...
September 22, 2022
COVID-19 Resources Recent CDC News CDC Recommends the First Updated COVID-19 Booster CDC Recommends Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine for Adolescents CDC Streamlined COVID-19 Guidance to Help the Public Better Protect Themselves and Understand their Risk AMCHP COVID-19...
September 8, 2022
COVID-19 Resources CDC Recommends Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shot On Thursday, September 1, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved updated COVID-19 vaccine booster shots from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech. The boosters contain vaccines...
August 25, 2022
COVID-19 Resources CDC Recommends Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine for Adolescents On Monday, August 22, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., signed a decision memo that Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccines be used as another primary series option for adolescents ages 12...
August 11, 2022
COVID-19 Resources Recent CDC News CDC Recommends Novavax’s COVID-19 Vaccine for Adults New COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Data Showcase Protection Gained by 3rd and 4th Doses COVID-19 Reverses Progress in Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance in U.S. CDC Recommends...
July 28, 2022
COVID-19 Resources CDC Recommends Novavax’s COVID-19 Vaccine for Adults CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation that Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine be used as another primary...
July 14, 2022
COVID-19 Resources COVID-19 Reverses Progress in Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance in U.S. The COVID-19 pandemic pushed back years of progress made combating antimicrobial resistance (AR) in the United States. The report from the Centers for Disease Control and...
June 30, 2022
COVID-19 Resources CDC Recommends COVID-19 Vaccines for Young Children CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation that all children 6 months through 5 years of age should receive a...
June 16, 2022
COVID-19 Resources Recent CDC News CDC Strengthens Recommendations and Expands Eligibility for COVID-19 Booster Shots AMCHP COVID-19 Resources and Vaccination Pages AMCHP is committed to working alongside our federal agency and organizational partners to gather...
June 2, 2022
COVID-19 Resources CDC Strengthened Recommendations and Expanded Eligibility for COVID-19 Booster Shots On May 19, CDC issued a statement recommending that children ages 5 through 11 years should receive a booster shot 5 months after their initial Pfizer-BioNTech...
May 19, 2022
COVID-19 Resources Recent CDC News CDC Reports COVID-19 Was Third Leading Cause of Death in the U.S. CDC Recommendation for Masks and Travel CDC’s Annual Gathering of Disease Detectives Showcase Findings from the Front Lines of Public Health AMCHP COVID-19...