Vaccination

A Tennessee health official said she was terminated from her position as director of the state health department’s vaccine-preventable diseases and immunization program for promoting COVID-19 vaccination for teens.

Data from two preprint studies showed that Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose COVID-19 vaccine generates “strong, persistent activity” against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern, including the rapidly spreading delta variant, the company reported.

Healio and Cardiology Today have curated a list of the most read cardiology news of June 2021.

The American Heart Association and the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices both emphasized that reports of myocarditis following COVID-19 vaccination should not dissuade people from getting immunized.

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Wednesday agreed with CDC staff recommendations that myocarditis risks in young people associated with messenger RNA-based COVID-19 vaccines did not outweigh the vaccines’ benefits.

Seven patients who developed myocarditis-like symptoms after COVID-19 vaccination were able to recover after treatment, according to a case series published in Circulation.

Less than 10% of Medicaid beneficiaries with systemic lupus erythematosus are vaccinated against preventable diseases such as influenza, herpes zoster, cervical cancer and others, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Healio and Cardiology Today have compiled a list of the top news from the virtual American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

The benefits of COVID-19 vaccination outweigh the risks despite the possibility of heart-related complications such as myocarditis, the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association announced in a statement.

Despite historic lows in smoking prevalence, rates of cancer prevention and early detection remained suboptimal in the U.S. between 2018 and 2019, according to a study by researchers at American Cancer Society.