The rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations is picking up speed. Many more people are eligible to be vaccinated now compared to a week or two ago. (You may not be able to get an appointment yet, but hopefully that will get easier soon.) In our recent article about COVID-19 vaccines, we described what mRNA vaccines are, how they work, and how effective they are. But concerns about safety may still have you
Who would have thought that a needle in the arm could bring such a huge smile to so many faces? As a pharmacist immunizer, I was blessed to be one of the first healthcare workers at St Joseph Mercy hospital in Chelsea to be vaccinated in late December. My second dose is on the calendar for later this month. I’m happy to be able to immunize other folks, too, and
I’m taking off my “pharmacist” hat and putting on my “average human being” hat for this post. Mostly, anyway. One can never really change who one is, I guess, but at least we can change the focus for a while. Thanksgiving, 2020 Who’d have thought that we’d still be distancing ourselves from loved ones after nearly 9 months? Honestly, I’d hoped for at least a small gathering of close relatives
Insulin can be a lifesaving medication for people living with diabetes. It’s been around for a long time, but in recent years its cost has skyrocketed. Reasons for the price hikes are unclear to most experts, and likely are the result of many factors. But regardless of the reasons, the cost of insulin has gotten so high that many people can’t purchase their prescriptions regularly (or at all). What’s so