Posts by Estela Balderas
MATEC Missouri is hiring! Regional Instructional Design Coordinator.
Regional Instructional Design Coordinator Remote work opportunity! The MATEC (Midwest AIDS Training + Education Center) Regional Instructional Design Coordinator is responsible for leading regional MATEC efforts to deliver state-of-the-art distance-based trainings. This position will involve collaboration and communication with all other MATEC sites across the region as well as within the MATEC-Missouri team. This position…
Read MoreFDA approves COVID-19 vaccine for everyone 16+
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, and will now be marketed as Comirnaty (koe-mir’-na-tee), for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older. The vaccine also continues to be available under emergency use authorization…
Read MoreUpdates to the Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV
August 18, 2021: The Panel updated the following section of the Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV. Highlights from the section are summarized below: Human Papillomavirus Disease:New recommendation for cervical cancer screening to start at age 21 based on the HIV/AIDS Cancer Match Study with no…
Read MoreOhio Department of Health Releases Health Alert: Increase in Cases of Congenital Syphilis
On July 15, 2021, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) issued a health alert regarding a rise in the number of cases of congenital syphilis (CS). Since 2016, CS in Ohio has increased 146% from 13 cases in 2016 to 32 cases in 2020. CS occurs when the sexually transmitted pathogen treponema pallidum infects a…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Vaccines for Moderately to Severely Immunocompromised People
CDC now recommends that people whose immune systems are compromised moderately to severely should receive an additional dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine after the initial 2 doses. Widespread vaccination is a critical tool to help stop the pandemic. Read CDC’s statement. What You Need to Know People who are moderately to severely immunocompromised are especially vulnerable to COVID-19…
Read MoreUpdates to the Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Adults and Adolescents with HIV
August 16, 2021: The Panel updated the Hepatitis C Virus / HIV Co-infection section of the Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Adults and Adolescents Living with HIV.
Read MoreHHS Adult and Adolescent Opportunistic Infections Guidelines Updated
The following two sections of the Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV have been updated: Candidiasis (Mucocutaneous): The Panel updated the text, treatment, pregnancy considerations, references, and treatment table and made the following key changes: • Added important new information on spontaneous abortion in pregnant women after any exposure…
Read MoreHHS HIV/AIDS Guidelines Panels Release Interim Guidance for COVID-19 and Persons with HIV
The Interim Guidance for COVID-19 and Persons with HIV is now available on the AIDSinfo website. The guidance, which was developed collectively by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Antiretroviral and Opportunistic Infections Guidelines Panels, which are working groups of the Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council, is intended for health care providers and…
Read MoreNew Illinois Medicaid Prescription Drug Policy Coming January 1, 2020
Do you have patients, friends or clients who are on Medicaid? If the answer is “yes,” keep reading the important information below! On Jan. 1, 2020, prescription drug coverage is changing for Illinois Medicaid.Previously, Medicaid managed care plans covered whatever drugs they wanted. Starting in January, every plan in the state will have to cover…
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