Before COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 were released in June, many parents were asking to make those vaccines available to young children. But the new data shows that some parents’ stance may have changed. Massachusetts ranks third nationally, with 11% of those children receiving at least one dose, according to the Boston Globe. Washington … Read more
The administration of President Joe Biden will begin offering updated COVID-19 booster shots in September, NBC News confirmed Friday. These updated doses are expected to provide greater protection against Omicron’s new BA.5 sub-variant, the most contagious to date and which has rapidly overtaken other variants to become the dominant version in the US. Both Pfizer … Read more
ARIZONA- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) authorized the vaccine for children under five years of age. In Arizona, some counties have already announced what immunization will be like for children. The Pima County Health Department confirmed that it will be starting this Tuesday when children under six months to five years can … Read more
Los Angeles County health officials could begin offering COVID-19 vaccines to children as young as 6 months of age as soon as Tuesday, now that federal officials have approved vaccines for children under 5 years of age. An advisory panel to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unanimously approved giving COVID-19 vaccines to … Read more
MARYLAND – The advisory committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA, for its acronym in English), voted this Tuesday in favor of approving the vaccine against the coronavirus of the pharmaceutical company Novavax. Of the FDA advisory panel, 21 members voted in favor of approval and one abstained, while no one voted against the … Read more
MARYLAND – The advisory committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA, for its acronym in English), voted this Tuesday in favor of approving the vaccine against the coronavirus of the pharmaceutical company Novavax. Of the FDA advisory panel, 21 members voted in favor of approval and one abstained, while no one voted against the … Read more
Pfizer asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday to authorize a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. The request comes after Pfizer released clinical trial data earlier this month showing blood samples from 30 children in the age group had a 36-fold increase in antibody levels against … Read more
Pfizer asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday to authorize a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. The request comes after Pfizer released clinical trial data earlier this month showing blood samples from 30 children in the age group had a 36-fold increase in antibody levels against … Read more
WASHINGTON – A United States appeals court on Thursday unblocked the imposition of vaccination against COVID-19 for all employees and contractors of the federal government, which had been paralyzed at the national level since January by decision of a Texas judge. A three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that the … Read more
WASHINGTON – Drugmaker Pfizer is expected to apply this week for an additional booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for seniors, according to a person familiar with the matter. If approved, a fourth dose would be added to the regimen, which currently consists of a primary series of two injections, followed months later by a … Read more