Understanding Erectile Dysfunction

For American men with erectile dysfunction, life can be so challenging and the desire to have a good sex life is difficult. Understanding the basics of erectile dysfunction is the first step to tackle the sexual condition. Here we cover some erectile dysfunction fundamentals and treatments to know and discover more about the condition.       

 

What is Erectile Dysfunction (ED)?

Erectile dysfunction, also known as impotence, is when a man has an inability problem to achieve or keep an erection allowing sexual activity with penetration.   

 

Nowadays, erectile dysfunction is becoming a common issue among American men:

• Affects about 30 million men
• One-quarter to one-third of men in their 20s and 30s
• More men aged 70 and older report about the condition while 5 percent between the ages of 20 to 40

 

Erectile Dysfunction Symptoms

Male arousal is a complicated process. Overall bodily systems contribute their role from mental, physical, emotional, and psychological aspects. If one is missing, some sign of dysfunction is shown. While there may be occasions when sexual problems are not an erectile dysfunction issue. However, when you experience erectile dysfunction persistently due to symptoms such as:   

• less sexual desires
• lacking the ability to maintain an erection
• lacking the ability to get an erection

 

Erectile Dysfunction Affects Who

The condition is more common to men as they age. Based on Massachusetts Male Aging Study, at the age of 40, approximately 40% of men experience this sexual dysfunction, as compared to age 70 with 70% of men. In addition, the percentage of men experiencing it increases from 5% to 15% as age increases from 40 to 70 years. People who are at risk are: 

• Men getting older
• With psychological conditions (stress, anxiety, or depression)
• With heart disease people or diabetic
• Using tobacco, drugs, and alcohol
• Overweight men
• Patients undergoing radiation treatment for cancer
• With damaged nerves or arteries contributing to erections

 

Erectile Dysfunction Causes

The first step is to reduce risk factors. Before drug treatment, take a look and see which risk factors can you reduce or take action to manage:

• Weight loss – 79% of men with Erectile Dysfunction are overweight
• Stop smoking – Cigarette smoke damages the cells lining of your penile blood vessels
• Move more – Exercise improves the cells lining your penile arteries
• Reduction of alcohol – Excess alcohol negatively affects every aspect of the sexual response
• High blood pressure – The penile arteries are small and especially sensitive to vascular changes
• High cholesterol – Raised cholesterol levels affect muscular relaxation within the penile vessels
• Diabetes – Diabetes has complex effects that can result in Erectile Dysfunction however, improved diabetic control can lead to a marked improvement.
• Importance of mental health – ED, and depression, for example, often co-exist
• Talk to your partner – Partners often suffer and don’t know where to turn. Talk to your partner.

 

Erectile Dysfunction Effects

Typically, men experiencing ED will have issues like lowering of self-esteem or self-confidence, which can cause stress, low sex life, and contribute to relationship problems, which sometimes for others end in divorce.     

 

Is Erectile Dysfunction Is Curable?

ED is usually treatable with medication or surgery. However, a person may be able to treat the underlying cause and reverse symptoms with no medication. The best treatment may depend on the person. Some find that traditional treatments, such as surgery or medication.

Treating Erectile Dysfunction

There are several different ways that erectile dysfunction can be treated. For some men, making a few healthy lifestyle changes may solve the problem. Your urologist will help determine the most effective course of treatment for your condition.

• Change of Lifestyle- making new changes to lifestyle can improve the sexual condition. Doing regular exercising, weight loss, and stop smoking can contribute to a more improved blood flow.    
• Dietary Supplements - with a lot of medicines in the market, these "dietary supplements" are not FDA approved and can put the user at risk of its dangerous effects. Always consult first your doctor before using these supplements.   
• Injections - some injectable medicines are also available, which are directly injected into the penis. It widens the blood vessels of the penis and helps sustains a stronger erection.    
• Implants – penile implants can return the lost sexual function. It is an inflatable implant that uses two cylinders placed inside the penis. Then, if an erection is desired, it will be pumped to fill in the cylinders with pressurized fluid.    
• Medications – Commonly, Viagra is the most popular drug on the market. However, there are also others like Levitra, Cialis, Staxyn, and Stendra.
• Psychotherapy - through psychotherapy counseling, the condition can be treated also. The therapists usually advise the partners with techniques and methods to lessen the performance anxiety and develop more intimacy.   
• Surgery – For younger men who have a blockage in an artery leading to the penis, surgery can help restore the flow of blood. While for older men having narrow arteries are not recommendable. 
• Hormone replacement therapy

 

What is Intracavernous Injection (ICI)?

 Although oral medications are preferred by some men, intracavernosal injection is still the most popular and effective treatment for ED by many. Intracavernous Injection therapy is a form of injectable treatment where a potency-enhancing medication is injected directly into the penis.

 

Advantages of Intracavernous Injection

• Effective – in most cases, it is more effective compared to Viagra. Some men don’t respond to PDE5 inhibitors (Viagra) because of poor vascular systems or due to injury. For ICI it’s injected directly into the penis with no need to take it orally and undergo into the system.   
• Fast-Acting- erection can be achieved within 5-15 minutes, as compared to pills for an hour
• Non-surgical – no surgeries needed.
• Safe- for thirty-eight years the therapy has been proven and tested as a safe treatment.
• Long-lasting – the effect lasts for almost an hour.
• Self-administered - with proper and correct injection procedure, as taught by physician or nurse you can self-inject the treatment

 

Erectile Dysfunction Compounding Pharmacy

Intracavernous injection treatment is considered the most effective non-surgical treatment for erectile dysfunction. Myerlee Pharmacy is equipped with state-of-the-art compounding technology to provide intracavernous injections to their patients suffering from erectile dysfunction.

 

The injection is considered an alternative approach to oral therapy. Compounds can be mixed and injected which includes Phentolamine, Alprostadil, and Papaverine. In addition, Alprostadil, and Papaverine can be used also as monotherapy. However, to increase efficacy and lower the risks of side effects combination therapies are applied.

 

Sterile Injections In-House For Erectile Dysfunctions:

Quad- Mix: Papaverine plus Alprostadil plus Phentolamine plus Atropine

Bi-Mix: Papaverine plus Phentolamine

Tri-Mix: Papaverine plus Phentolamine plus Alprostadil

 

Southwest Florida’s Most Trusted Compounding Pharmacy| Myerlee Pharmacy

Since 1991, Myerlee Pharmacy offers intracavernous injection treatment and customized compounded drug formulations of medications to customers in Fort Myers, Florida, and its surrounding areas. Our intracavernous injection is safe, effective, and fast-acting, and can be done by the individual 5 minutes before sexual activity, and should last for no more than 1 hour.

 

Our compounded injection formulas are formulated in our certified ISO 7 sterile cleanroom. We have an established reputation among doctors and patients in Southwest Florida and are always ready to help you.

 

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Things to Know When Traveling Back to Florida

Traveling back to Florida? Stop into Myerlee Pharmacy today to pick up a BinaxNOW™ Covid-19 Ag Card Home Test kit before traveling. BinaxNOW™ Covid-19 Ag Card Home Test is a virtually guided COVID-19 antigen test that provides rapid and verifiable results in the safety and convenience of your home.

The US government requires all air travelers arriving in the United States from other countries to be tested for COVID-19 no more than 3 days before flight departure and to present negative test results or documentation showing the individual has recovered from COVID-19 to the airline before boarding the flight. Air passengers are also required to confirm the information they present is true by signing an attestation. This order applies to all passengers 2 years of age or older, whether or not they are US citizens. Before Traveling Before traveling, consider the following:

• Is Covid-19 spreading at the destination?
  The more cases there are at the destination, the more likely infection is.
• Do you live with someone who might be at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19?
  If you get infected while traveling, you can spread the virus to loved ones when you return, even without symptoms.
• Are you at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19?
  Anyone can get ill from the virus that causes COVID-19, but older adults and people with certain underlying medical conditions are at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19.
• Does your destination have requirements or restrictions for travelers?
  Some state, local, and territorial governments have requirements, such as requiring people to wear masks and requiring those who recently traveled to quarantine for up to 14 days.

When Traveling When traveling, take steps to protect yourself and others from COVID-19:

• Avoid close contact by staying at least 6 feet apart (about 2 arms’ length) from anyone not from your household.
• Avoid contact with anyone who is sick.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.
• Wash hands often or use hand sanitizer (with at least 60% alcohol).
• Wear a mask and keep the nose and mouth covered when in public settings.

Traveling to Florida The Florida Department of Health has issued the following Public Health Advisory:

• Residents and visitors are advised to wear face coverings if social distancing is not possible, both indoors and outdoors.
• Avoid closed spaces, crowded places, and close-contact settings.
• COVID-19 is contractable during travel. You may feel well and not experience symptoms, but still spread COVID-19 to others.
• Travel increases chances of getting and spreading COVID-19. Don’t travel if you are sick or if you have been around someone with COVID-19 in the past 14 days. Don’t travel with someone who is sick.

Domestic Travel The COVID-19 outbreak in the United States is a rapidly evolving circumstance. The status of the outbreak varies by location. State, local, and territorial governments may have travel restrictions in place, including testing requirements, stay-at-home orders, and quarantine requirements upon arrival. Guidance and travel restrictions are updated frequently. International Travel The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect countries differently. Challenges to any international travel at this time may include mandatory quarantines, travel restrictions, and closed borders. Foreign governments may implement restrictions with little notice, even in destinations that were previously low risk. If you choose to travel internationally, your trip may be severely disrupted, and it may be difficult to arrange travel back to the United States.

BinaxNOW™ Covid-19 Ag Card Home Test and NAVICA™ App

At-home, virtually guided COVID-19 antigen testing provides rapid and verifiable results in the safety and convenience of your home.

The 15-minute BinaxNOW™ COVID-19 Ag Card Home Test has received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for at-home testing, a digital health solution. This first-of-its-kind service for COVID-19 testing ships tests directly to your home and uses trained, virtual proctors, to guide you through the test via video call. The complementary NAVICA™ mobile app enables the testing process and displays BinaxNOW COVID-19 test results that are shareable at workplaces, organizations, or events that require proof of test for entry. Prescription home use. Only available in the US. A Breakthrough Rapid Antigen Test

• Simple test procedure using a nasal swab and a test the size of a credit card
• Read results in 15 minutes
• Detects active COVID-19 infection

NAVICA Mobile App Download the NAVICA mobile app to your smartphone or tablet to:

• Display COVID-19 test result and review previously-stored COVID-19 test results
• Receive an encrypted, digital NAVICA Pass with a negative test result, similar to an airline boarding pass
• Share your NAVICA Pass with NAVICA-enabled organizations such as employers and schools to verify negative COVID-19 test results.

Your Guide to At-Home Testing

• Provides a digital platform for fast, easy, and affordable at-home COVID-19 testing
• Includes certified guides to direct and supervise testing via video call

BinaxNOW™ Covid-19 Ag Card Home Test and NAVICA™ App are Now Available at Myerlee Pharmacy

Traveling outside the U.S. this summer? Myerlee Pharmacy of Fort Myers, FL carries the COVID-19 home test kit authorized by EUA and accepted by United, American, and Delta airlines. Stop in today to purchase.

Myerlee Pharmacy has served physicians and customers since 1991. We have established ourselves in Lee County as a well-respected leader in the pharmaceutical compounding industry. Our state-of-the-art on-site sterile compounding pharmacy is the only pharmacy in Lee County with a sterile license from the State Board of Pharmacy. Our ISO Class 7 cleanroom meets USP 797 guidelines. To discover more about the COVID-19 Ag Card Home Test Kit, call Myerlee Pharmacy at 239-482-3022 or connect with us online today.

Myths and Facts about COVID-19 Vaccines in Fort Myers, FL

 

COVID-19 Vaccine Facts and Myths | Myerlee Pharmacy

The facts of today may not be the truths of tomorrow as information surrounding this pandemic changes every day. Accurate COVID-19 vaccine information is critical and can help prevent common myths from spreading. When deciding whether or not to get the vaccine, follow the advice given by your healthcare provider, your national and local public health authority.

1. Vaccines

MYTH: Researchers rushed the development of the COVID-19 vaccine, so its effectiveness and safety cannot be trusted. FACT: Studies found that the two initial vaccines are about 95% effective with no serious or life-threatening side effects reported. The COVID-19 vaccine could be developed quickly for several reasons:

• The COVID-19 vaccines from Johnson & Johnson and Moderna were created with a method that has been in development for years, so the companies could start the vaccine development process early in the pandemic.
• Vaccine developers didn’t skip any testing steps but conducted some of the steps on an overlapping schedule to gather data faster.
• Vaccine projects had plenty of resources, as governments invested in research and/or paid for vaccines in advance.
• Some types of COVID-19 vaccines were created using messenger RNA (mRNA), which allows a faster approach than the traditional way that vaccines are made.
• Social media helped companies find and engage study volunteers who were willing to help with COVID-19 vaccine research.
• Because COVID-19 is so contagious and widespread, it did not take long to see if the vaccine worked for the study volunteers who were vaccinated.
• Companies began making vaccines early in the process — even before FDA authorization — so some supplies were ready when authorization occurred.

MYTH: COVID-19 vaccines are not safe.
FACT: The COVID-19 vaccines currently in use have all been through rigorous testing and approval procedures to ensure they are safe and effective. MYTH: If I’ve already had COVID-19, I don’t need a vaccine.
FACT: People who have gotten sick with COVID-19 may still benefit from getting vaccinated. Due to the severe health risks associated with COVID-19 and the fact that re-infection with COVID-19 is possible, people may be advised to get a COVID-19 vaccine even if they have already been sick with COVID-19.

2. Symptoms and Severity

MYTH: Most people who contract COVID-19 get very sick or die. FACT: Most people who get COVID-19 suffer a mild form of the illness and will be able to recover at home, without hospital treatment. Stay home and call your local health authority for advice if you have any symptoms of COVID-19 including difficulty breathing, persistent chest pain, or loss of speech or mobility.
MYTH: You can always tell if someone has COVID-19.
FACT: The virus that causes COVID-19 can be in the body for up to 14 days before symptoms appear. Some people will have such mild cases of COVID-19 that they might not have any symptoms.

You can still pass COVID-19 without symptoms. It is important that everyone follows the prevention advice such as social distancing, wearing a face mask, and regularly washing hands even if they feel healthy.

3. Risks

MYTH: COVID-19 only affects certain demographics.
FACT: Anyone can get COVID-19, regardless of demographics. COVID-19 has affected people from all over the world, including people of all backgrounds, races, ages, and financial statuses.
MYTH: COVID-19 only affects the elderly.
FACT: While COVID-19 can be more dangerous in older people, anyone can contract it including young people, some of whom become seriously ill. While we don’t yet fully understand why some people suffer more serious symptoms, we do know that young people with certain underlying health conditions including obesity, diabetes, cancer, or high blood pressure are more likely to develop serious symptoms.
MYTH: The COVID-19 vaccine can affect women’s fertility.
FACT: The COVID-19 vaccine will not affect fertility. The truth is that the COVID-19 vaccine encourages the body to create copies of the spike protein found on the coronavirus’s surface. This “teaches” the body’s immune system to fight the virus that has the specific spike protein on it.

4. Prevention, Treatment, and Cures

MYTH: Drugs used in antiretroviral treatment for HIV are effective against COVID-19. FACT: There is currently no evidence that antiretroviral drugs used in HIV treatments can treat or prevent COVID-19. If you’re living with HIV, continue taking antiretroviral treatment to protect your immune system. Follow the general prevention advice for COVID-19, as there’s no evidence that antiretroviral treatment for HIV provides any immunity to COVID-19.

MYTH: Anti-malaria drugs are effective against COVID-19.
FACT: There’s currently no evidence that antimalarial drugs treat or prevent COVID. The main clinical trial searching for effective COVID-19 treatment with the anti-malarial drug, hydroxychloroquine concluded after it found no evidence linking the drug to faster recoveries or ventilation and death prevention.

MYTH: Hot beverages stop COVID-19.
FACT: There is no drink, hot or cold, that will protect against or cures coronavirus. Most people who get COVID-19 recover by themselves. Taking paracetamol, drinking increased liquids and resting helps manage symptoms. MYTH: Strong disinfectants protect against COVID-19. FACT: Strong disinfectants should not be used to clean the body. Thoroughly washing hands with soap and water or using an alcohol-based sanitizer will stop the virus from being passed on. Using stronger chemicals on the skin can be dangerous. Never drink disinfectant or hand sanitizer as this can cause serious damage.

MYTH: Drinking alcohol cures or prevents COVID-19.
FACT: Drinking alcohol doesn’t cure or prevent COVID-19. In fact, drinking alcohol can weaken the immune system. It’s recommended that adults limit alcohol intake to stay healthy. Drinking high-strength ethanol found in some cleaning products will not protect you from COVID-19 and instead could cause disability or death. COVID-19 vaccines are now available at Myerlee Pharmacy Clinic.

COVID-19 vaccines are now available at Myerlee Pharmacy in Fort Myers, Florida. Those under 18 require a guardian's consent. Walk-up vaccinations will also be administered on a first-come, first-serve basis. Available dates and times vary by location.

AVAILABLE COVID VACCINES

• J&J Vaccine
• Moderna Vaccine

Myerlee Pharmacy has served physicians and customers since 1991. We have established our reputation as a well-respected leader in the pharmaceutical compounding industry. Our state-of-the-art on-site sterile compounding pharmacy is the only pharmacy in Lee County with a sterile license from the State Board of Pharmacy and our ISO Class 7 clean room meets USP 797 guidelines.

Call Myerlee Pharmacy at 239-482-3022 or connect with us online for COVID-19 vaccine scheduling.

Fort Myers, FL COVID19 Vaccine Walk-in Clinic

 

Benefits of Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine

Vaccines reduce the burden on our health care system by reducing the number of people who get COVID-19. It’s been long-touted that between 70 to 85% of the population will need to be vaccinated for us to reach herd immunity against COVID-19. Just over 100 million Americans aged 18 and older about 40 percent of adults are now fully vaccinated. We need to get that number much higher. If you or a loved one haven’t yet been vaccinated, please consider doing so. It will help to save lives and bring this pandemic to an end.

1. Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine

• Results of a 44,000-person global clinical trial showed the vaccine to be 67% effective against moderate-to-severe COVID-19 at 14 days after being vaccinated and 66% effective at 28 days after vaccination.
• Against severe COVID-19, the vaccine was found to be 77% effective at 14 days after vaccination and 85% at 28 days after vaccination.
• U.S. regulators announced that Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine being developed by its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals is effective at preventing moderate to severe cases of the disease.
• Require fewer medical personnel and should speed up the pace of the vaccination campaign considerably.

Sources:https://www.statista.com/topics/5994/the-coronavirus-disease-covid-19-outbreak/
https://www.statista.com/chart/23510/estimated-effectiveness-of-covid-19-vaccine-candidates/

General Information

Name: JNJ-78436735
Manufacturer: Janssen Pharmaceuticals Companies of Johnson & Johnson
Type of Vaccine: Viral Vector
Number of Shots: 1 shot
How Given: Shot in the muscle of the upper arm
Does NOT Contain: Eggs, preservatives, latex Authorized Use
The Janssen COVID-19 vaccine is authorized for use under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for active immunization to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in individuals 18 years of age and older.

Important Safety Information

Tell the vaccination provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:

• have any allergies
• have a fever
• have a bleeding disorder or are on a blood thinner
• are immunocompromised
• pregnant or plan to become pregnant
• breastfeeding
• received another COVID-19 vaccine
  
  

WHO SHOULD NOT GET THE JANSSEN COVID-19 VACCINE?

• had a severe allergic reaction to any ingredient of this vaccine.

HOW IS THE JANSSEN COVID-19 VACCINE GIVEN?

• The Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine will be given to you as an injection into the muscle. The Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine vaccination schedule is a single dose.

WHAT ARE THE RISKS OF THE JANSSEN COVID-19 VACCINE?
Injection site reactions

• pain
• redness of the skin
• swelling.

General side effects

• headache
• feeling very tired
• muscle aches
• nausea
• fever

Signs of a severe allergic reaction can include:

• Difficulty breathing
• Swelling of your face and throat
• A fast heartbeat
• A bad rash all over your body
• Dizziness and weakness

Who Should Get Vaccinated

• The J&J/Janssen vaccine is recommended for people aged 18 years and older.

Who Should NOT Get Vaccinated

• An allergic reaction is considered severe when a person needs to be treated with epinephrine or EpiPen© or if they must go to the hospital. Experts refer to severe allergic reactions as anaphylaxis. Learn about common side effects of COVID-19 vaccines and when to call a doctor.
• An immediate allergic reaction means a reaction within 4 hours of getting vaccinated, including symptoms such as hives, swelling, or wheezing (respiratory distress).

Source: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/expect/after.html

Possible Side Effects
In the arm where you got the shot:

• Pain
• Redness
• Swelling

Throughout the rest of your body:

• Tiredness
• Headache
• Muscle pain
• Chills
• Fever
• Nausea

How Well the Vaccine Works

• The J&J/Janssen vaccine was 66.3% effective in clinical trials (efficacy) at preventing laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 illness in people who had no evidence of prior infection 2 weeks after receiving the vaccine.
• Early evidence suggests that the J&J/Janssen vaccine might provide protection against asymptomatic infection, which is when a person is infected by the virus that causes COVID-19 but does not get sick.

Source:https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7009e4.htm?s_cid=mm7009e4_w

Clinical Trial Demographic Information

Clinical trials for the J&J/Janssen vaccine included people from the following racial and ethnic categories:

• 62.1% White
• 17.2% Black or African American
• 8.3% American Indian or Alaska Native
• 5.4% Multiple races
• 3.5% Asian
• 0.3% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

Ethnicity:

• 45.1% Hispanic or Latino
• 52.4% Not Hispanic or Latino
• 2.5% Unknown

Sex breakdown:

• 55.5% Male
• 44.5% Female
• <0.1% Undifferentiated or unknown sex

Age breakdown:

• 66.5% 18–59 years
• 33.5% 60 years and older
• 19.6% 65 years and older
• 3.5% 75 years and older

2. Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine

• The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the second vaccine for the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) . The emergency use authorization allows the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine to be distributed in the U.S.
• CDC has received increased reports of myocarditis and pericarditis in adolescents and young adults after COVID-19 vaccination.
• The known and potential benefits of COVID-19 vaccination outweigh the known and potential risks, including the possible risk of myocarditis or pericarditis.
  
  

General Information

Name: mRNA-1273
Manufacturer: ModernaTX, Inc.
Type of Vaccine: mRNA
Number of Shots: 2 shots, one month (28 days) apart
How Given: Shot in the muscle of the upper arm
Does NOT Contain: Eggs, preservatives, latex
Source: https://www.fda.gov/media/144638/download#page=2
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/different-vaccines/mRNA.html

Who Should NOT Get Vaccinated

1. Severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) or an immediate allergic reaction

• The Moderna vaccine is recommended for people aged 18 years and older.
• Any ingredient in an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (such as polyethylene glycol), you should not get an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.
• After getting the first dose of the vaccine, you should not get a second dose of either of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.
• An allergic reaction is considered severe when a person needs to be treated with epinephrine or EpiPen©or if they must go to the hospital. .
• An immediate allergic reaction means a reaction within 4 hours of getting vaccinated, including symptoms such as hives, swelling, or wheezing (respiratory distress).

Possible Side Effects

In the arm where you got the shot:

• PainsRedness
• Swelling

Throughout the rest of your body:

• Tiredness
• Headache
• Muscle pain
• Chills
• Fever
• Nausea

These side effects usually start within a day or two of getting the vaccine. Side effects might affect your ability to do daily activities, but they should go away in a few days.

How Well the Vaccine Works

• Moderna vaccine was 94.1% effective at preventing laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 illness in people who received two doses who had no evidence of being previously infected.
• The vaccine appeared to have high effectiveness in clinical trials (efficacy) among people of diverse age, sex, race, and ethnicity categories and among persons with underlying medical conditions.
• Although few people in the clinical trials were admitted to the hospital, this happened less often in the people who got the Moderna vaccine compared to people who got the saline placebo.

Source:https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm695152e1.htm?s_cid=mm695152e1_w

Clinical Trial Demographic Information

Clinical trials for the Moderna vaccine included people from the following racial and ethnic, age, and sex categories:

• 79.4% White
• 9.7% African American
• 4.7% Asian
• <3% other races/ethnicities
• <1% American Indian or Alaska Native
• <1% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Ethnicity:

• 79.1% Not Hispanic or Latino
• 20.0% Hispanic or Latino
• 0.9% Unknown

Sex breakdown:

• 52.6% male
• 47.4% female

Age breakdown:

• 74.7% 18 – 64 years
• 25.3% 65 years and older

Benefits of COVID-19 Vaccine

COVID-19 vaccination will help keep you from getting COVID-19

• All COVID-19 vaccines currently available in the United States have been shown to be safe and effective at preventing COVID-19.
• All COVID-19 vaccines that are in development are being carefully evaluated in clinical trials and will be authorized or approved only if they make it substantially less likely you will get COVID-19.
• Getting vaccinated yourself may also protect people around you, particularly people at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19.
• Experts continue to conduct studies to learn more about how COVID-19 vaccination may reduce the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19.

Sources:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/different-vaccines.html
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/effectiveness.html

Once you are fully vaccinated, you can start doing more

• After fully vaccinated for COVID-19, you may be able to start doing some things that you stopped doing because of the pandemic.
• People are not considered fully vaccinated until two weeks after their second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, or two weeks after a single-dose Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine. You should keep using all the tools available to protect yourself and others until you are fully vaccinated.

Source: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated.html

COVID-19 vaccination is a safer way to help build protection

• COVID-19 can have serious, life-threatening complications, and there is no way to know how COVID-19 will affect you.
• Clinical trials for all vaccines must first show they are safe and effective before any vaccine can be authorized or approved for use, including COVID-19 vaccines. The known and potential benefits of a COVID-19 vaccine must outweigh the known and potential risks of the vaccine before it is used under what is known as an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA).
• Both natural immunity and immunity produced by a vaccine are important parts of COVID-19 disease that experts are trying to learn more about, and CDC will keep the public informed as new evidence becomes available.

COVID-19 vaccination will be an important tool to help stop the pandemic

• Vaccines will work with your immune system so it will be ready to fight the virus if you are exposed.
• A growing body of evidence suggests that fully vaccinated people are less likely to be infected without showing symptoms (called asymptomatic infection) and potentially less likely to spread the virus that causes COVID-19 to others.

COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective

• While more COVID-19 vaccines are being developed as quickly as possible, routine processes and procedures remain in place to ensure the safety of any vaccine that is authorized or approved for use.
• Safety is a top priority, and there are many reasons to get vaccinated.

Source: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/distributing/steps-ensure-safety.html
The COVID-19 vaccines (Johnson & Johnson and Moderna) are safe and effective. They do not contain live viruses so they cannot give you COVID-19. Moderna uses messenger RNA (mRNA) from the genetic code of COVID-19’s spike protein. Johnson & Johnson uses viral vector technology, which uses a harmless version of a virus to deliver important instructions to our cells. This activates an immune response and trains our bodies to protect us against COVID-19. Getting vaccinated is vitally important to protect you. Get COVID19 Vaccine in Myerlee Pharmacy Clinic of Fort Myers, Florida
COVID VACCINES
Myerlee Pharmacy will have walk-in COVID Vaccine clinics 10 am to 4 pm

COVID VACCINES AVAILABLE

• J&J Vaccine
• Moderna Vaccine

Myerlee Pharmacy has served physicians and customers since 1991. We have established ourselves in Lee County as a well respected leader in the pharmaceutical compounding industry. Our state-of-the-art on-site sterile compounding pharmacy is the only pharmacy in Lee County with a sterile license from State Board of Pharmacy. Our ISO Class 7 clean room meets USP 797 guidelines.

Call Myerlee Pharmacy at 239-482-3022 today or connect with us online for COVID-19 vaccine scheduling.