Tag: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Covid hospitalizations from delta variant rise again as omicron lands in U.S.
Andrew Pawson, 30, a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) positive patient in recovery after spending over a month in isolation wards, holds the hand of [...]
All U.S. adults can get Pfizer, Moderna boosters after CDC gives final OK
A patient receives a Covid-19 vaccine booster shot at a Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination clinic in Southfield, Michigan, on Sept. 29, 2021.Emily Elconin [...]
10% of 5- to 11-year-olds in U.S. already have first Covid shots
A child reacts while receiving a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Smoketown Family Wellness Center in Louisvil [...]
White House says about 900,000 ages 5 to 11 got shots in first week
Maya Griesemer, 7, receives a first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine from Seattle Public Schools' school-day clin [...]
White House tells business to go ahead despite court pause
The White House on Monday said businesses should move forward with President Joe Biden's vaccine and testing requirements for private businesses, d [...]
Biden says shots will ‘accelerate’ nation’s path out of pandemic
Madeleine Strickland, 11, receives the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine as her mother Monica and brother Liam, 6, look on during the outbreak of [...]
CDC panel unanimously backs Pfizer Covid vaccine for kids 5 to 11 in critical approval step
Children ages 5 to 11 are on the cusp of being able to get a Covid-19 vaccine after a key CDC panel unanimously voted Tuesday to recommend Pfizer's [...]
1.5 million in U.S. got Moderna or J&J Covid booster in first 5 days
At least 1.5 million Americans received a booster shot of either Moderna's or Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine in the first five days after [...]
CDC extends Covid restrictions for cruise ship industry into January
People come out to watch the new Carnival Cruise Line ship Mardi Gras as it departs on its maiden voyage, a seven-day cruise to the Caribbean from [...]
Dr. Scott Gottlieb says he’ll get his young kids vaccinated against Covid
Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Monday he plans to get his young kids vaccinated against Covid "as soon as they're eligible."Pfizer said Friday its [...]
U.S. officials keep close watch on the ‘delta plus’ mutation as it spreads in the U.K.
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions [...]
CDC panel endorses Moderna, J&J Covid vaccine boosters, sends to director for final OK
An influential Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee Thursday unanimously endorsed boosters of Moderna's and Johnson & [...]
CDC director says the Covid pandemic’s end date depends on human behavior
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky cannot predict when the pandemic will end, saying it largely depends on human behavior — and that might be a pro [...]
WHO says unvaccinated people are ‘dying unnecessarily’ from Covid
Maria Van Kerkhove, head of the World Health Organization's emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, speaks during a press conference following an emer [...]
Data from NIH mix-and-match Covid vaccine booster trials ready soon
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, gives an opening statement during a Senate Health, Educat [...]