US COPD Coalition

COVID-19

Aug
23

FDA Gives Full Approval of Pfizer COVID Vaccine

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older. The vaccine will continue to be available under the FDA’s emergency use authorization (EUA) for individuals 12 – 15 years of age and for the administration … Read more

May
26

Domestic Travel During COVID-19

The following is reprinted from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention’s COVID-19 website. Delay travel until you are fully vaccinated. If you are not fully vaccinated and must travel, follow CDC’s recommendations for unvaccinated people. People who are fully vaccinated with an FDA-authorized vaccine or a vaccine authorized for emergency use by the World Health Organization … Read more

Apr
14

NIH begins trial of anti-CD14 antibody to treat respiratory disease caused by COVID-19

The following article is re-printed from a news release issued by the National Institutes of Health. A clinical trial testing the safety and efficacy of an investigational monoclonal antibody for treating people who are hospitalized with respiratory disease and low blood oxygen due to infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has begun. The … Read more

Nov
19

Considerations for Wearing Masks

The following article is reprinted from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention’s Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) website. Evidence for Effectiveness of Masks Your mask helps protect those around you COVID-19 spreads mainly from person to person through respiratory droplets. Respiratory droplets travel into the air when you cough, sneeze, talk, shout, or sing. These … Read more

Nov
4

A Conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci

The American Lung Association (ALA) has partnered with HCPLive, a clinical news and information portal for physicians, to launch a podcast series hosted by the ALA’s Chief Medical Officer (and US COPD Coalition Board of Directors member) Dr. Albert Rizzo. Entitled Lungcast™, it spotlights conversations with researchers, physicians, patients and advocates about hot topics impacting lung health. Dr. Rizzo … Read more

Sep
10

COPD and COVID-19: A Conversation with a Front-Line Provider

Join Respiratory Health Association as they invite Dr. Khalilah Gates from Northwestern University to share her experience as a front-line provider during the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has affected those living with COPD. Dr. Gates is a practicing pulmonologist who focuses on COPD, asthma, and other respiratory illnesses. She will also share early learnings … Read more

Aug
28

COPD in the COVID-19 Era

Join the Hawaii COPD Coalition for their 14th Annual COPD Education Day on Friday, 9/11/2020 from 10:00am – 12:00pm Hawaii Standard Time (4:00 – 6:00 pm Eastern). The day will consist of a FREE online webinar (via ZOOM). As always there will be great speakers, and the ability to get your questions answered. Hear about … Read more