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Updated COVID-19 Boosters Now Available
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The CDC is recommending updated COVID boosters for people ages 12 and older. The updated boosters, called bivalent boosters, have Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 spike protein components added to the original vaccine composition. They offer better protection against the highly transmissible Omicron variants and restore waning immunity. The new Pfizer-BioNTech booster is authorized for people ages 12 and older. Moderna's new booster is authorized for people ages 18 and up. Both can be given two months or later after getting a prior booster or completing the primary vaccination series.
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CEAL’s latest fact sheet: What is Long COVID?
CEAL’s new fact sheet explains what Long COVID is, its common symptoms, who’s most likely to get it, how to prevent it, and what to do if you think you have it. The fact sheet also discusses the importance of participating in research such as the NIH-supported RECOVER Initiative, which is investigating Long COVID. Help get the word out in your community about Long COVID.
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ComPASS Program has funding opportunities
Check out funding opportunities from the NIH Common Fund’s Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society (ComPASS) Program. ComPASS develops community-led projects on social determinants of health to advance health equity. The program’s goal is to help communities and researchers work as equal partners in the research process and enhance the quality of interventions to improve health disparities research.
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Arizona CEAL investigator is a “Health Champion”
Sairam Parthasarathy, M.D., was named the August Arizona Health Champion by the NIH All of Us Research Program. Parthasarathy, a principal investigator for Arizona CEAL, works to educate communities about COVID-19 prevention and vaccinations. He has spearheaded efforts to address health disparities related to COVID-19 by building community partnerships, facilitating open conversations, and providing educational outreach and access.
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New California CEAL vaccine study
Before the COVID-19 vaccines became widely available, California CEAL team researchers investigated how urban Native Americans were thinking about the vaccines, including misconceptions about vaccine development. The new study, “A qualitative study of COVID-19 vaccine decision making among urban Native Americans,” appears in the journal Vaccine X.
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Events and Key Conversations
CEAL events promote community engagement, inclusion in research, and COVID-19 vaccines. These key conversations, including town halls and panel discussions, can also be found on our Events Page.
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15th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved
Sept. 16-19 | Learn more about the conference
On September 17, NIMHD’s Nathan Stinson, Jr., Ph.D., M.D., M.P.H., will discuss CEAL at the NIH health equity session at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Conference.
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CEACR Speaker Series: Language Equity
Sept. 23, 1-2 p.m. ET | Register here
Join the Community Engagement Alliance Consultative Resource (CEACR) for their upcoming Summer Speaker Series on language equity. Speakers are Maya Indira Ragavan, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh; Mary Jayne McCullough, the CEO of Global Wordsmiths; and Ryan Schroeder, director of clinical research at the Clinical Research Network, Boston Medical Center (Massachusetts CEAL).
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HealthWorks Summit: Building COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence
Oct. 25, 12-4 p.m. ET | Learn more about the summit
Tennessee CEAL and HealthWorks will be hosting a virtual summit on building vaccine confidence. Registration is open.
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ICYMI: Past Events and Key Conversations |
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Engaging Parents Around Newly Approved Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccines and Building Vaccine Confidence
Listen to the recording
On August 18, the HHS Children's Bureau Learning and Coordination Center hosted a dialogue with CDC to discuss engaging parents and guardians in conversations about COVID vaccines for children. CDC also provided new tools and resources for keeping children safe from COVID that listeners can share with parents and guardians.
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