COVID-19 vaccine Archive
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July 26, 2021
Allergic reaction to first dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine should not keep people from getting the second dose: study
An immediate allergic reaction to the first dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine — those manufactured by Moderna and Pfizer BioNTech — should not keep people from getting the second dose, a multi-hospital analysis shows. -
July 19, 2021
Update on COVID-19 for VUMC workforce: what you need to know
COVID-19 is still very much part of our daily lives, and infection rates are on the increase in the community. VUMC continues to effectively manage COVID-19, and outpatient and inpatient volumes are back to pre-COVID levels. -
July 19, 2021
Statement from VUMC: COVID-19 vaccination continues to be the way forward
Last week, Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced that COVID-19 vaccinations for leaders will become mandatory. This was a carefully considered step forward in VUMC’s ongoing efforts to protect its patients and employees from the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its variants. -
June 17, 2021
Community hospitals shine in vaccine distribution
Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s community hospitals — Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital (VWCH), Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital and Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital — have risen to the occasion to meet critical vaccination needs across Tennessee. -
May 12, 2021
Heparin, platelets discouraged as treatment for blood clots after COVID vaccine
Heparin and platelets are discouraged as treatment for patients who develop blood clots in the brain and low platelet counts 6-15 days after receiving Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine, following a clinical investigation review of 12 U.S. cases conducted by the CDC and institutions including Vanderbilt University Medical Center. -
April 23, 2021
Vaccinated patients avoiding hospital stays as pandemic rages on
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is reporting only four persons who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 have been diagnosed with COVID during an acute care hospitalization at its facilities over the past four months. -
April 12, 2021
Crowe receives SEC Faculty Achievement Award
James Crowe Jr., MD, a physician-scientist on the front lines of global research to eliminate human susceptibility to COVID-19 and other illnesses, is Vanderbilt University’s winner of the 2021 Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award.