The Arthritis Foundation is your trusted source for arthritis-related news and COVID updates that affect people with arthritis. Here’s a wrap-up of the headlines from this past month.
The latest in COVID-19 News & Arthritis
FDA Committee Greenlights COVID Vaccines for Young Kids
The Vaccine and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted by a majority to authorize the emergency use of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID vaccine for children ages 5 through 11.Read the latest.
FDA Authorizes Boosters for Moderna and J & J, Allows Mixing
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized booster doses for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines, while also allowing boosters to be given interchangeably with any of the other vaccines in people who are eligible to get them.Learn more.
CDC Research Shows Children Equally Vulnerable as Adults to COVID
According to new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), children had similar infection rates, compared with adults, confirming there is risk of people of all ages. The research revealed that schools without mask requirements were three-and-a-half times more likely to have COVID-19 outbreaks than those enforcing mask mandates.Read more about it.
Get the latest on managing your arthritis during the COVID pandemic in theCare & Connectresource center.
In Other Arthritis News
Prevalence of Arthritis in the U.S. Continues to Rise
National prevalence of arthritis and arthritis-attributable activity limitations continue to increase. According to the CDC, 58.5 million (23.7%) U.S. adults now have arthritis — 25.7% of whom have arthritis-attributable activity limitations. Read more aboutthe impact of arthritis．
New Finding: 71% of Active Adults With Arthritis Walk for Physical Activity
体育活动可以减少疼痛、残疾和功能限制，同时还可以改善成年关节炎患者的心理健康和生活质量。超过三分之一的患有关节炎的成年人进行有氧运动。美国疾病控制与预防中心(CDC)的新研究显示，在过去一个月里锻炼身体的成年关节炎患者中，约有71%的人表示，走路是他们最常做的两项活动之一。Learn how other activities ranked.
And be sure to check outWalk With Ease美国关节炎基金会(Arthritis Foundation)的步行项目被证明可以减轻关节炎症状，改善健康状况。
FDA Approves Combo Pill for Severe, Acute Pain
The FDA has approved a combination pill containing celecoxib and tramadol for the treatment of adults with acute pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatments fail to provide adequate pain relief.Get the details here.
To learn more ways to take control of pain, visitarthritis.org/pain．
FDA Approves First Nasal Spray to Treat Dry Eye
TheFDA has approved varenicline solution(Tyrvaya), the first nasal spray given the greenlight to treat dry eye disease. Varenicline solution will provide an alternative to the immunomodulators currently available.
Learn about theconnection between dry eyes and arthritis．
Updates to Guidance for Shingles and Pneumococcal Vaccines
The CDC Advisory Committee of Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted torecommend zoster vaccine recombinant, adjuvanted (Shingrix) for the prevention of shingles in immunodeficient or immunosuppressed adults age 19 or older. During the same meeting, ACIP also voted to recommend pneumococcal vaccines for routine use in adults older than 65 and in adults ages 19 to 64 with chronic conditions such as diabetes, chronic heart disease, chronic liver disease and HIV, and disease risk factors like smoking and alcoholism.
National Emergency Declared for Mental Health in Children
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) and Children’s Hospital Association havedeclared a national emergency in children’s mental health．根据这两个组织的说法，新冠肺炎疫情在本已严峻的挑战基础上造成了严重损失，迫切需要改变政策。
Know the signs andhow to recognize emotional distress in your child with juvenile arthritis．
High-Intensity Resistance Training Bests Pilates for Better Bone Density in the Spine
An eight-month high-intensity resistance and impact training program (HiRIT, Onero) led to greater gains in lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) and leg/back strength than a low-intensity Pilates-based program.Learn more.
Retraining the Brain May Help Relieve Chronic Back Pain
A patient’s perception of pain plays a key role in pain outcome, according to new research. Psychological therapy that changes an individual’s beliefs about pain not only provides lasting chronic pain relief but also alters brain regions related to pain generation.Read more about it.
Exercise Appears to Improve Bone Structure, Not Density
最近的一项研究得出结论，骨骼健康不仅仅是严格意义上的骨密度，绝经后骨量较低的女性应该获得足够的钙和维生素D，并参加负重锻炼。Learn more.