ASSOCIATED PRESS - COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna is suing its main competitors Pfizer and the German drugmaker BioNTech. It's accusing the rivals … [Read more...]
US Rules Out Summer COVID Boosters to Focus on Fall Campaign
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - U.S. regulators say they are no longer considering authorizing second COVID-19 booster shots for all adults under 50 this … [Read more...]
FDA Advisers Recommend Updating COVID Booster Shots for Fall
June 29, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - Advisers to the U.S. government are recommending that COVID-19 booster shots used this fall be modified to better match more … [Read more...]
FDA Advisers Endorse 1st COVID-19 Shots for Kids Under 5
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The first COVID-19 shots for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in the U.S. have moved a step closer. An advisory panel for the … [Read more...]
Kids 5-11 Now Eligible for Pfizer Booster
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HYANNIS – Kids in Massachusetts will be able to increase their defense against COVID-19 after the state recently announced that children between the … [Read more...]
FDA Restricts J&J’s COVID-19 Vaccine Due to Blood Clot Risk
May 7, 2022
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FDA Sets June Meetings on COVID Vaccines for Youngest Kids
April 30, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration has set tentative dates in June to publicly review COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest American … [Read more...]
FDA OKs Another Pfizer, Moderna COVID Booster for 50 and Up
March 30, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. regulators are allowing people 50 and older to get another booster dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The Food … [Read more...]
Pfizer Begins Testing Omicron-Matched COVID Shots in Adults
January 26, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) - Pfizer and BioNTech have begun studying a COVID-19 vaccine tweaked to match to the omicron variant in healthy adults. COVID-19 … [Read more...]
COVID-19 Pill Rollout Stymied by Shortages Amid Omicron Wave
January 14, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two brand-new COVID-19 pills that were supposed to be an important weapon against the pandemic in the U.S. are in short supply and … [Read more...]
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