
What We’re Reading: Comparing New, Original COVID-19 Boosters; CDC Updates Opioid Prescription Guidelines; Health Care Cybersecurity Report
Pfizer’s updated COVID-19 booster was found to be nearly 4 times more efficacious against Omicron in older adults; CDC released more flexible guidelines for clinicians prescribing opioids; Senator Mark Warner released a report offering solutions to cybersecurity threats to the health care sector.
New COVID-19 Booster Performs Better Than Original, Study Shows
Pfizer and BioNTech said new research suggests their updated COVID-19 booster released in September is nearly 4 times better at boosting antibodies against Omicron in older adults compared with the previous version of the vaccine,
CDC Releases More Flexible Opioid Prescription Guidelines
The CDC released updated, more flexible guidelines for clinicians to prescribe opioids for both short– and long-term pain,
Senator Releases Health Care Cybersecurity Report
Senator Mark Warner, D-Virginia, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, released a report outlining cybersecurity threats to the health care sector, calling it “uniquely vulnerable” to attacks and calling transitions in cybersecurity improvements “painfully slow and inadequate,”
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