Tag: Vaccines
What’s Next on Moderna and Pfizer Vaccines for Very Young Kids?
An independent panel of experts advising the Food and Drug Administration is scheduled to vote on Wednesday on whether to recommend to the agency that [...]
F.D.A. Panel Debates Covid Vaccines for Youngest Kids
Outside advisers to the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday will consider applications from Moderna and Pfizer to vaccinate the youngest America [...]
With aid stalled, the White House says it has to shift funds from testing to buy more vaccines and treatments.
The White House on Wednesday said it would have to repurpose federal Covid-19 funds meant for coronavirus tests and protective equipment in order to s [...]
The CDC is sending monkeypox vaccines to people at high risk in a race to prevent the spread
Test tubes labelled "Monkeypox virus positive and negative" are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. Dado Ruvic | ReutersThe Biden administra [...]
White House Plans for How to Provide Vaccines if No More Covid Aid
The White House is stepping up its warnings about a coronavirus surge this fall and winter, and is making contingency plans for how it will provide va [...]
F.D.A. Sets Aside June for Potential Decisions on Vaccines for Children Under 5
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday laid out a tentative timetable for deciding whether to authorize a coronavirus vaccine for America’s younge [...]
Vaccines for young children are being delayed by incomplete data, a top F.D.A. official suggests.
The Food and Drug Administration has not yet cleared a coronavirus vaccine for children under 5 because the vaccine manufacturers have not finished th [...]
Covid-19 vaccines and antivirals can’t fix US health care’s inequities
The transition out of the pandemic and back to “normal” relies upon the idea that Covid-19 is, for people who choose to use the available resources [...]
Moderna Says Trial Suggests Redesigned Vaccines Protect Against Variants
Moderna announced preliminary results Tuesday from its study of a coronavirus vaccine intended to protect against variants, saying the findings show i [...]
F.D.A. Panel Explores Challenges of Revamping Coronavirus Vaccines
WASHINGTON — Researchers trying to devise an updated coronavirus vaccine for use this fall would have to settle on a formula as early as June to meet [...]
The Senate’s Covid-19 funding bill falls short on vaccines
Another surge of Covid-19 seems nearly inevitable — whether sooner, from the BA.2 omicron variant, or later, when the next winter with its widely e [...]
Senators reach $10 billion Covid funding deal for therapeutics, vaccines and testing
U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to examine the federal response to the [...]
Moderna says Covid is entering an endemic phase, but annual vaccines will be needed
Maryland National Guard Specialist James Truong (L) administers a Moderna coronavirus vaccine at CASA de Maryland's Wheaton Welcome Center on May 21, [...]
Kids under 5 can’t get Covid vaccines. Doctors explain how to protect them during omicron
Students in the 5 day pre-K class at Immanuel Unite Church of Christ line up to go outside after helping to sort donated food items.Ben Hasty | MediaN [...]
Oxfam on Covid inequality, tax rich to pay for vaccines, protect climate
A pedestrian wearing a face mask delivers food to a homeless person sleeping in the entrance of a shop, closed due to coronavirus restrictions, in cen [...]