Posted on 10/22/2023 8:31:09 PM PDT by nickcarraway
John Legend isn’t taking chances when it comes to keeping his family healthy.
In an interview with “CBS Mornings” Wednesday, the singer and father of four, 44, shared why he thinks it’s important to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
“I believe in making sure everyone in my family is protected,” he said. “The thing about the virus is, it changes, it mutates, and so it’s good to have vaccines that are updated.”
Legend partnered with vaccine maker Pfizer earlier this year to promote booster shots against Omicron variants. Now, just a month after the FDA and CDC signed off on updated COVID vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer, Legend is using his voice to encourage others to get the shots, which are retargeted for newer variants ahead of the fall virus season.
“I think what’s gonna happen in the future is we’re gonna have updates every year, just like we get a flu shot every year,” Legend added. “If you care about keeping your family healthy and keeping your family protected, I think getting the vaccine update is a great way to help do that.”
How to get the new COVID vaccine for free, with or without insurance Looking for the new COVID vaccine? Here’s where to get the shot FDA authorizes Novavax’s updated COVID vaccine for fall 2023 The new shots are similar to previously approved formulas, but were updated to target the XBB variants of the virus, which became dominant last winter.
“Updated COVID booster shots still provide the best protection we have against the disease, especially the most severe forms of COVID,” Emily Smith, a global health expert and author of “The Science of the Good Samaritan,” told CBS News in an email last month. “Even though we continue to have new variants of COVID pop up, the good news is that the updated booster shots still work against the current variants circulating, including the newest variants.”
The new COVID-19 shots come as health authorities are also promoting other new vaccines now available for RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, in addition to the annual seasonal flu vaccine.
–Alexander Tin contributed reporting.
ALERTl 💊 Diphenhydramine is the main ingredient in Benedryl the most common cold and allergy medicine. Either the FDA wants to eliminate these OTC PRODUCTS TO FORCE HIGHER PRICED ONES OR COVID TREATMENT ON THE PUBLIC.
The company will continue to sell other “oral cough and cold products” in order to “meet consumer needs,” the statement continued.
“We are aware of the FDA Advisory Committee’s position on oral phenylephrine (PE) and will follow direction from the FDA to ensure products we sell comply with all laws and regulations,” the statement from CVS said.
CNN reached out to other retail pharmacies to see if they are planning to take similar action. In a statement Friday, a Walgreens spokesperson told CNN, “Walgreens follows FDA regulations. We are closely monitoring the situation and actively partnering with the Walgreens Office of Clinical Integrity and suppliers on appropriate next steps.”
While the FDA has found that the ingredient is safe to use, many doctors have questioned phenylephrine’s effectiveness for years. These products generated nearly $1.8 billion in sales last year alone, according to data from the FDA that was presented to the Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee during the committee’s two-day meeting in September.
Last month, the advisory committee voted no on the specific question: “Do the current scientific data that were presented support that the monograph dosage of orally administered phenylephrine is effective as a nasal decongestant.”
The FDA told the committee it would take its advice into consideration, although it did not give a timeline. The agency has not issued a final decision regarding phenylephrine and has not asked manufacturers or retail pharmacies to remove products containing the ingredient from store shelves.
The group encouraged the FDA, before it made any regulatory changes, to “be mindful of the totality of the evidence supporting this long-standing OTC ingredient, as well as the significantly negative unintended consequences associated with any potential change in oral PE’s regulatory status.”
A CHPA spokesperson, Logan Ramsey Tucker, told CNN in a statement Thursday, “Until FDA makes a determination on the committee’s recommendation, oral PE remains a Category 1 OTC ingredient, which is generally recognized as safe and effective (GRASE).”
I’d say his family is at high risk for future effects
Hopefully that whole clan will exit stage left really soon.
Apparently, he is a singer. At this point, I don’t think a well known performer, even one of the few I admire, could influence me to risk this injection.
And colds and seasonal allergies.
The Coof is a miracle cure.
If you want to know what really works check out the newly inflated costs of the vitamin D3.
Ha! Perfect!
This one isn’t priced high....right amount of each ... D3/K2....
I went to Walgreens and got a BOGO deal for $15.
Counted myself lucky as there was not much left on the shelves.
But thank you.
I’ve bought stuff from them for many years.
VitaLife was another online company I liked.
I think that’s their name.
I’ve tried to buy at local brick and mortar stores as much as I can.
Puritan is out, mostly. :-(
Just ordered some (more) from Costco.
This is crazy.
Good to see you 💞
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