Tag: Coronavirus: Prevention
Moderna says FDA needs more time to review its vaccine for teens
Moderna said the Food and Drug Administration will need more time to complete its assessment of the biotech company's Covid-19 vaccine for children [...]
Delta mutation is no reason to panic, scientists say
Firefighter Dan Joslin works alongside critical care nurses in the Intensive Care Unit at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth, southern England. [...]
Merck to seek emergency authorization for oral Covid-19 treatment
A nurse tends to a Covid-19 patient at SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City, August 24, 2021.Nick Oxford | ReutersMerck and Ridgeback B [...]
CDC director on whether kids should go trick-or-treating on Halloween
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 31: A child dressed as Wonder Woman for Halloween at Fort Green Park on October 31, 2020 in New York City. The CDC shared on [...]
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said we may need annual Covid shots
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla addresses a press conference after a visit to oversee the production of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine at the factor [...]
Pfizer Covid vaccine safely generates robust immune response in kids, Pfizer says
A smaller dose of Pfizer and BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine is safe and generates a "robust" immune response in a clinical trial of kids ages 5 to 11, [...]
Fauci defends FDA panel decision to reject third doses for all Americans
Top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci responds to accusations by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) as he testifies before the Senate Health, Educatio [...]
FDA panel recommends Pfizer’s Covid booster doses for people 65 and older
An influential Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Friday rejected a proposal to distribute booster shots of Pfizer and BioNTech's C [...]
Moderna releases data on breakthrough cases backing need for third doses
A healthcare worker fills a syringe with Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the Giorgio Companies site in Blandon, PA where the CATE Mobile Vaccination Un [...]
Gates Foundation annual report says 31 million pushed into dire poverty, child vaccine rates fell
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has pushed an additional 31 million people worldwide into dire poverty, reversing global progress on eliminating pove [...]
CNBC poll shows very little will persuade unvaccinated Americans to get Covid shots
Americans who are unvaccinated against Covid-19 are largely driven by a mistrust of the government and fears over vaccine side effects, and there i [...]
FDA says ‘working around the clock’ to support approvals for kids under 12
12-year-old Justing Concepcion receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from registered nurse Angela N [...]
Pfizer Covid booster photographs seemingly prepared Sept. 20, Anthony Fauci says
High infectious illness professional Dr. Anthony Fauci responds to accusations by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) as he testifies earlier than the Senate Wel [...]
Biden administration unveils $65 billion plan to fight subsequent pandemics
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the August Jobs Report on the White Home in Washington, September 3, 2021.Kevin Lamarque | ReutersThe [...]
Two senior FDA vaccine regulators are stepping down
Two senior Meals and Drug Administration officers accountable for reviewing Covid-19 vaccine functions are leaving the federal company this fall, a [...]