Tag: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Covid vaccines this fall should target XBB variant, FDA advisors say
A woman receives a booster dose of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a vaccination centre in Antwerp, Belgium, February 1, 2022.Jo [...]
Why Novavax’s path to survival won’t be easy
Medical syringes and Novavax logo displayed in the background are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on December 2, 2021.Jakub Po [...]
Pfizer RSV shot for infants has favorable safety data, FDA staff say
Blood sample for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) testJarun011 | Istock | Getty ImagesU.S. Food and Drug Administration staff on Tuesday said Pfizer' [...]
Covid shots free for uninsured after public health emergency
A healthcare worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in the Peabody Institute Library in Peabody, Massa [...]
Breast cancer screenings should start at age 40
Medical personnel use a mammogram to examine a woman's breast for breast cancer.Hannibal Hanschke | dpa | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesMost women sh [...]
FDA approves GSK shot for older adults
A GSK lab in London.Oli Scarff | Getty ImagesThe Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved an RSV vaccine produced by GlaxoSmithKline for use [...]
Covid and flu hospitalizations increasing, RSV declining
Healthcare workers treat a Covid-19 patient on the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) floor at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S., on Monday, Jan [...]
Biden administration will end monkeypox public health emergency
People line up to get a monkeypox vaccination at a new walk-up monkeypox vaccination site at Barnsdall Art Park on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022 in Hollywood, [...]
Covid vaccines prevented at least 330,000 deaths among U.S. seniors in 2021
Covid vaccines prevented at least 330,000 deaths and nearly 700,000 hospitalizations among adult Medicare recipients in 2021, the Health and Human Ser [...]
FDA expands vaccine supply, allows shots for children
A health worker administers a dose of the Bavarian Nordic A/S Jynneos monkeypox vaccine at a vaccination site in West Hollywood, California, on Wednes [...]
FDA commissioner Robert Califf expects shortage to end within two months
Shelves normally meant for baby formula sit nearly empty at a store in downtown Washington, DC, on May 22, 2022.Samuel Corum | AFP | Getty ImagesFood [...]
Pfizer asks FDA to authorize third Covid vaccine shot for children 5 to 11 years old
Dr. Sandra Hughes prepares to administer a first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine (COVID-19) to Elise Langevina, 6, in Storrs, Connecti [...]
Florida judge overturns CDC mask mandate for planes and public transit
Travelers make their way through the Miami International Airport before starting the Labor Day weekend on September 03, 2021 in Miami, Florida.Joe Rae [...]
How some small businesses have survived the Covid pandemic without them
The storefront of Mark Shriner's small business, The Coffee House, in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska.Courtesy: Mark ShrinerMark Shriner needed help. It wa [...]
How the U.S. is trying to fix its at-home Covid testing problem
The latest Covid-19 wave during the busy holiday travel season caught the U.S. flat-footed when it came to one key tool in its pandemic-fighting arsen [...]