Tag: Vaccinations
Moderna moves three vaccines into final stage trials
Nikos Pekiaridis | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesModerna has more to offer beyond its Covid vaccine.The biotech company Wednesday announced positive clini [...]
New Covid vaccines effective against BA.2.86 variant
Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesNew Covid vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer produced a strong immune response against BA.2.86, a highly mutated om [...]
New vaccines will likely protect against Eris variant
A pharmacist prepares to administer Covid-19 vaccine booster shots during an event hosted by the Chicago Department of Public Health at the Southwest [...]
Moderna Covid vaccine effective against Eris, Fornax variants
Nikos Pekiaridis | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesModerna's new Covid vaccine generated a robust immune response against the now-dominant Eris variant and [...]
What uptake of new shots could look like
A pharmacist delivers a COVID-19 booster dose at a Chicago CVS store.Antonio Perez | Tribune News Service | Getty ImagesA new round of Covid vaccines [...]
RSV vaccine uptake will start slower than shingles shot: GSK CEO
Budrul Chukrut | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesGlaxoSmithKline CEO Emma Walmsley on Wednesday said she expects uptake for the company's new RSV vaccine to [...]
Pfizer Group B strep vaccine for infants returns strong trial results
Streptococcus agalactiae bacteria, responsible for vaginal and urinary tract infections and newborn infections including meningitis and septicemia. Op [...]
Updated Covid vaccines should have ‘reasonable’ prices: HHS
A nurse prepares doses of the Pfizer vaccine during a COVID-19 vaccination event at Josephine's Southern Cooking in Chatham, Illinois, Dec. 30, 2021.B [...]
Novavax stock jumps after Canada agrees to pay for unused Covid shots
Nikos Pekiaridis | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesStock Chart IconStock chart iconNovavax shares jump on news of a settlement payment from the Canadian govern [...]
Pfizer, GSK RSV shots may prevent thousands of hospitalizations
Respiratory syncytial virus vial.Manjurul | Istock | Getty ImagesVaccinating one million adults ages 65 and above with a single RSV shot from Pfizer o [...]
Moderna files for FDA approval of updated Covid vaccine for fall
A vial and a medical syringe seen displayed in front of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Moderna biotechnology company's logos.Pavlo Gonchar [...]
CDC panel recommends Pfizer, GSK shots for adults over 60
A health worker prepares a flu vaccine shot before administering it to a local resident in Los Angeles, the United States, on Dec. 17, 2022.Xinhua New [...]
GSK says its RSV vaccine for older adults gives long-term protection
Respiratory syncytial virus viral vaccine under research.Hailshadow | Istock | Getty ImagesGlaxoSmithKline on Wednesday said its vaccine to protect ad [...]
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 [...]