Moderna 76% effective against Covid-19 Delta variant, Pfizer 42%: Study
3 years, 4 months ago

Moderna 76% effective against Covid-19 Delta variant, Pfizer 42%: Study

India TV News  

Vaccines against Covid-19 that were developed by US drug makers Pfizer and Moderna may not be as effective against the 'Delta' variant compared to as they were against the original strain of the virus, suggests a new study. Researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, US, found that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was only 42 percent effective against infection in July, while the Moderna vaccine was only 76 percent effective, the Daily Mail reported. "Comparing rates of infection between matched individuals fully vaccinated with mRNA-1273 versus BNT162b2 across Mayo Clinic Health System sites in multiple states, mRNA-1273 conferred a two-fold risk reduction against breakthrough infection compared to BNT162b2," the researchers wrote in the study, not yet peer-reviewed, and published on pre-printer server medRxiv.org. From January to June, the vaccines as claimed remained effective around 90 percent, but began dipping in June and largely dropped in July as the variant took hold in the US. The change in vaccine effectiveness corresponds with a massive surge in the prevalence of the Delta variant in Minnesota, growing from 0.7 percent prevalence in May to more than 70 percent in July, the study showed.

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Results are looking promising for a combined COVID and flu vaccine. Here’s how it could benefit public health
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Results are looking promising for a combined COVID and flu vaccine. Here’s how it could benefit public health

New Indian Express  

Earlier this week, Moderna announced positive results for its phase 3 clinical trial of a combined vaccine against COVID and influenza. The control groups received a COVID vaccine and a suitable flu vaccine delivered separately. The control group in the 50-to-64 age category were given the Fluarix flu vaccine, as well as Moderna’s mRNA COVID vaccine, Spikevax. The over-65 control …

Largest Covid vaccine study ever finds shots are linked to small increased risk of neurological, blood and heart disorders - but they are still extremely rare
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Largest Covid vaccine study ever finds shots are linked to small increased risk of neurological, blood and heart disorders - but they are still extremely rare

Daily Mail  

Covid vaccines have been linked to small increases in heart, blood, and neurological disorders, according to the largest global study of its kind. There was also a 1.3 to 1.4 times greater risk of having a seizure following the first and second doses of the Moderna vaccine, as well as the fourth dose of the Pfizer vaccine. Researchers in Israel …

Newest COVID shots are 54% effective in preventing symptoms, CDC finds
11 months, 1 week ago

Newest COVID shots are 54% effective in preventing symptoms, CDC finds

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The latest versions of COVID-19 vaccines were 54% effective at preventing symptomatic infection in adults, according to the first U.S. study to assess how well the shots work. The 54% finding is similar to what’s been reported in other countries, and it’s also about what was reported for an earlier vaccine version, said the Ruth Link-Gelles of …

New COVID-19 vaccines available in Australia: Millions urged to get a booster as cases rise
1 year ago

New COVID-19 vaccines available in Australia: Millions urged to get a booster as cases rise

Daily Mail  

New COVID-19 vaccines targeting the current Omicron variant of the virus are available in community pharmacies throughout Australia. Pharmacy Guild of Australia National President Trent Twomey says the new vaccine available on Monday is targeted at the strain of the virus which is currently circulating among the population. 'With COVID-19 cases on the rise, it is important anyone who is …

New COVID-19 vaccinations are coming, CDC says. The shots will likely be available this week
1 year, 3 months ago

New COVID-19 vaccinations are coming, CDC says. The shots will likely be available this week

LA Times  

Allan Fernandez, 7, middle, is vaccinated by Dr. David Bolour, left, as CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky looks on in Ted Watkins Memorial Park last year. “Although hospitalization rates are currently low in some age groups, we have seen rates increase in recent weeks, and anticipate further increases as we enter respiratory virus season.” CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen on …

Updated COVID vaccines will be available later this week, recommended for everyone six months and up
1 year, 3 months ago

Updated COVID vaccines will be available later this week, recommended for everyone six months and up

Salon  

A new, fourth round of COVID-19 booster shots was approved Tuesday, following the recommendation of federal health agencies, which will make the vaccines available to Americans later this week. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention followed suit this afternoon, with CDC director Mandy Cohen recommending updated vaccination for "everyone 6 months and older to better protect you and your …

US FDA authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna's updated Covid shots
1 year, 3 months ago

US FDA authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna's updated Covid shots

India Today  

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday authorized updated Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna that target a recently circulating Omicron variant of the coronavirus, paving the way for the launch later this week of a fall vaccination campaign. Pfizer and Moderna said their updated vaccines, which target the XBB.1.5 subvariant of the virus, were expected to be available …

Should you get the new COVID booster? The CDC is about to decide
1 year, 3 months ago

Should you get the new COVID booster? The CDC is about to decide

LA Times  

A nurse prepares a syringe of a COVID-19 vaccine. The CDC’s vaccine advisors will soon decide whether to recommend the latest COVID-19 boosters only for frail, older, sick and immunocompromised people or to offer it to everyone over 6 months of age. “I don’t plan to get it myself,” said Dr. Paul Offit, the director of the Vaccine Education Center …

Moderna says updated COVID vaccine is effective against ‘highly-mutated’ BA.2.86 variant
1 year, 4 months ago

Moderna says updated COVID vaccine is effective against ‘highly-mutated’ BA.2.86 variant

Hindustan Times  

Moderna on Wednesday said clinical trial data showed its updated COVID-19 vaccine will likely be effective against the highly-mutated BA.2.86 subvariant of the coronavirus that has raised fears of a resurgence of infections. The Omicron offshoot carries more than 35 mutations in key portions of the virus compared with XBB.1.5, the dominant variant through most of 2023 and the target …

Sliding vaccine sales, new costs, squeeze Moderna 4Q profit
1 year, 10 months ago

Sliding vaccine sales, new costs, squeeze Moderna 4Q profit

Associated Press  

Moderna’s fourth-quarter profit tumbled 70% as COVID-19 vaccine sales fell and the drugmaker caught up on a royalty payment. Heavy research and development costs also weighed on Moderna as the vaccine developer looks to strengthen an income statement currently dominated by its Spikevax coronavirus preventive shots. Researchers are testing how Moderna’s potential vaccine and Merck’s immunotherapy Keytruda work in improving …

Moderna, Pfizer and BioNTech Covid vaccine patent dispute heads to 2024 trial
1 year, 10 months ago

Moderna, Pfizer and BioNTech Covid vaccine patent dispute heads to 2024 trial

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and drug manufacturer BioNTech are locked …

FDA advisers set to consider one-and-done annual covid booster plan
1 year, 11 months ago

FDA advisers set to consider one-and-done annual covid booster plan

Live Mint  

The message has come through loud and clear that Americans have already had enough of frequent Covid shots. The new strategy would require health officials to meet each year to review which strains of the virus should be included in the shots, just as they do with flu, for use in September. “I don’t think that we can chase after …

Column: Moderna and Pfizer are jacking up the price of COVID vaccines. The government should stop them
1 year, 11 months ago

Column: Moderna and Pfizer are jacking up the price of COVID vaccines. The government should stop them

LA Times  

Doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine wait to be administered at a clinic. That included a research grant of almost $1 billion from the government’s Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, or BARDA, through 2020, plus a $1.5-billion federal purchase guarantee in 2020 for COVID vaccines before testing was even completed — a deal that materially reduced Moderna’s financial risks …

Explained: Are Chinese vaccines to blame for its COVID-19 surge?
2 years ago

Explained: Are Chinese vaccines to blame for its COVID-19 surge?

Firstpost  

China’s homemade vaccines are far less efficient against COVID-19 than the Western-made mRNA vaccines. This, as Beijing has exported its vaccines to over 40 countries including Pakistan, Zimbabwe, Cambodia and Philippines China’s COVID-19 surge has set the world on edge. The Western mRNA vaccines order the body’s cells to build a replica of a key coronavirus protein to trigger an …

Fact-check on vaccine-related misinformation
2 years ago

Fact-check on vaccine-related misinformation

China Daily  

Vaccine is a powerful weapon in the fight against COVID-19. As the second COVID booster becomes available for eligible people and the health authorities work to boost senior vaccination rates, misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines is also rising. The COVID-19 vaccines work by imitating an infection and can cause mild side effects, such as a fever or pain at the injection …

Fact-check on vaccine-related misinformation
2 years ago

Fact-check on vaccine-related misinformation

China Daily  

Vaccine is a powerful weapon in the fight against COVID-19. As the second COVID booster becomes available for eligible people and the health authorities work to boost senior vaccination rates, misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines is also rising. The COVID-19 vaccines work by imitating an infection and can cause mild side effects, such as a fever or pain at the injection …

Covid vaccines have averted THREE MILLION deaths in America
2 years ago

Covid vaccines have averted THREE MILLION deaths in America

Daily Mail  

Two years ago tomorrow the first person in the US got the shot outside a trial The report likely underestimates the full impact of vaccines, the researchers said More than 120 million Covid infections were prevented by the shots, it found Covid vaccines have averted more than three million deaths in the US during the pandemic, a report has found. …

FDA clears updated COVID-19 vaccines for kids under age 5
2 years, 1 month ago

FDA clears updated COVID-19 vaccines for kids under age 5

Associated Press  

U.S. regulators on Thursday cleared doses of the updated COVID-19 vaccines for children younger than age 5. “Vaccination is the best way we know to help prevent the serious outcomes of COVID-19, such as hospitalization and death,” Dr. Peter Marks, FDA’s vaccine chief, told The Associated Press. The FDA decided that: --Children under age 6 who’ve already gotten two original …

As COVID-19 spikes in California, booster shots could make all the difference
2 years, 1 month ago

As COVID-19 spikes in California, booster shots could make all the difference

LA Times  

With coronavirus cases and hospitalizations rising in Los Angeles County, officials are voicing new confidence in the effectiveness of the updated COVID-19 booster shot. New data has found that the updated COVID-19 vaccines offer “significant additional protection” against symptomatic infection in people who were previously vaccinated or boosted with the older formula. “We have seen very low uptake of the …

US renews push for COVID boosters as data show they protect
2 years, 1 month ago

US renews push for COVID boosters as data show they protect

Associated Press  

Americans who got the updated COVID-19 booster shots are better protected against symptomatic infection than those who haven’t — at least for now, U.S. health officials said Tuesday. Speaking at a White House briefing expected to be his last before he retires from the government at the end of year, Fauci said what “may be the final message I give …

Pfizer, Moderna launch trials to track whether issues arise YEARS after getting their vaccines
2 years, 1 month ago

Pfizer, Moderna launch trials to track whether issues arise YEARS after getting their vaccines

Daily Mail  

Heart inflammation has been the most reported severe side effect of the vaccine Pfizer and Moderna have launched trials to determine whether there are any long-term negative health impacts associated with their Covid vaccines. The same study found that 21 of every million recipients of the original two-dose Pfizer vaccine also suffered the heart issue. A recent Canadian study found …

Pfizer study says updated COVID boosters rev up antibody protection
2 years, 2 months ago

Pfizer study says updated COVID boosters rev up antibody protection

LA Times  

Booster shots of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine sit ready to be used at a vaccine clinic in Townshend, Vt. Pfizer’s updated COVID-19 booster significantly revved up adults’ virus-fighting antibodies, the company said Friday, releasing early findings from a rigorous study of the new shots. Pfizer said people 55 and older who got the Omicron-targeting booster had four-fold higher antibody levels …

New bivalent Covid vaccines DON'T give people better immunity, studies show
2 years, 2 months ago

New bivalent Covid vaccines DON'T give people better immunity, studies show

Daily Mail  

The new bivalent Covid vaccines are no more effective than the original shots, according to two new studies. In both studies, people who had already been triple vaccinated were given either a standard Covid shot or an updated bivalent booster. President Joe Biden got his updated booster yesterday — his fifth shot to date — in the latest White House …

EMA gives positive advice over Covid-19 vaccines for children from 6 months
2 years, 2 months ago

EMA gives positive advice over Covid-19 vaccines for children from 6 months

NL Times  

The European Medicines Agency advised the European Commission to approve the Covid-19 vaccines produced by Pfizer and Moderna for use in children from six months old. Currently, Pfizer's vaccine is only allowed for children once they reach five years of age, and the Moderna vaccine can be given to children as young as six years old. Children from six months …

Pfizer, Moderna seek authorization for updated Covid-19 boosters for younger children
2 years, 3 months ago

Pfizer, Moderna seek authorization for updated Covid-19 boosters for younger children

CNN  

CNN — Younger children could soon be eligible to receive an updated Covid-19 booster shot. Pfizer and BioNTech on Monday said they completed their submission to the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization of their updated Covid-19 booster for children ages 5 through 11. Moderna on Friday said it had requested FDA authorization for its updated booster …

Omicron-specific boosters are here: How effective will these vaccines be in the fight against COVID-19?
2 years, 4 months ago

Omicron-specific boosters are here: How effective will these vaccines be in the fight against COVID-19?

Firstpost  

The new booster shots — one by Moderna and another from Pfizer-BioNTech – are specifically tailored to combat the two most recent and contagious Omicron subvariants, BA4 and BA5 On 31 August 2022, the Food and Drug Administration authorised the use of updated COVID-19 booster shots that are specifically tailored to combat the two most recent and contagious Omicron subvariants, …

New vaccines approved, booster campaign to start in September
2 years, 4 months ago

New vaccines approved, booster campaign to start in September

Dutch News  

The new Pfizer and Moderna booster vaccines have been given approval by the European Medicines Agency for over-12s, and another booster campaign is planned for the second half of September. Although the current vaccines protect against serious sickness, they have become less good at protecting against a coronavirus infection due to mutations in the virus, reports NOS. The EMA expects …

New vaccines approved, booster campaign to start in September
2 years, 4 months ago

New vaccines approved, booster campaign to start in September

Dutch News  

The new Pfizer and Moderna booster vaccines have been given approval by the European Medicines Agency for over-12s, and another booster campaign is planned for the second half of September. Although the current vaccines protect against serious sickness, they have become less good at protecting against a coronavirus infection due to mutations in the virus, reports NOS. The EMA expects …

CDC Advisers Weigh Who Needs Updated COVID Booster And When
2 years, 4 months ago

CDC Advisers Weigh Who Needs Updated COVID Booster And When

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING COVID-19 boosters updated to match the newest omicron strains are about to roll out, and government advisers met Thursday to decide who should roll up their sleeves ― and when. The original COVID-19 vaccines still offer strong protection against severe illness and death, especially among younger and healthier people who’ve gotten at least one booster. The new …

Moderna sues Pfizer/BioNTech for patent infringement over COVID-19 vaccine
2 years, 4 months ago

Moderna sues Pfizer/BioNTech for patent infringement over COVID-19 vaccine

The Hindu  

Moderna is suing Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech for patent infringement in the development of the first COVID-19 vaccine approved in the United States, alleging they copied technology that Moderna developed years before the pandemic. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization for the COVID-19 vaccine first to Pfizer/BioNTech in December 2020, then one week later …

Moderna Sues Pfizer, BioNTech For Patent Infringement Over Its mRNA Covid Vaccine
2 years, 4 months ago

Moderna Sues Pfizer, BioNTech For Patent Infringement Over Its mRNA Covid Vaccine

ABP News  

Moderna said on Friday it was suing Pfizer and and its German partner BioNTech for copying the "groundbreaking technology" behind its mRNA Covid-19 vaccine. "Moderna believes that Pfizer and BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine Comirnaty infringes patents Moderna filed between 2010 and 2016 covering Moderna's foundational mRNA technology," the company said in a statement. "Moderna expects Pfizer and BioNTech to compensate Moderna …

Moderna Sues Pfizer, BioNTech for Covid-19 Vaccine Patent Infringement
2 years, 4 months ago

Moderna Sues Pfizer, BioNTech for Covid-19 Vaccine Patent Infringement

News 18  

Moderna said Friday it is suing rival vaccine makers Pfizer and BioNTech, alleging the partners infringed on its patents in developing their Covid-19 shot that has been administered to hundreds of millions around the world. “Moderna believes that Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine Comirnaty infringes patents Moderna filed between 2010 and 2016 covering Moderna’s foundational mRNA technology,” the company said …

Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech for Covid-19 vaccine patent infringement
2 years, 4 months ago

Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech for Covid-19 vaccine patent infringement

India Today  

Moderna said on Friday it is suing rival vaccine makers Pfizer and BioNTech, alleging the partners infringed on its patents in developing their Covid-19 shot administered to hundreds of millions around the world. "Moderna believes that Pfizer and BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine Comirnaty infringes patents Moderna filed between 2010 and 2016 covering Moderna's foundational mRNA technology," the US-based biotech firm said …

Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech for patent infringement over Covid-19 vaccine
2 years, 4 months ago

Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech for patent infringement over Covid-19 vaccine

Live Mint  

American pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Moderna has filed a suit in a United States District court against Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech, seeking undetermined damages for patent infringement in the development of the first Covid-19 vaccine. Moderna in a press release informed that they are seeking undetermined monetary damages in the lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in …

Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech, alleging they copied its COVID-19 vaccine technology
2 years, 4 months ago

Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech, alleging they copied its COVID-19 vaccine technology

LA Times  

Moderna has accused Pfizer and BioNTech of copying its technology to make their COVID-19 vaccine. Moderna said Friday that Pfizer and Germany-based BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, Comirnaty, infringes on patents Moderna filed several years ago protecting the technology behind its preventive shot, Spikevax. Pfizer spokeswoman Pam Eisele said the company had not fully reviewed Moderna’s lawsuit but was surprised by it, …

Tweaked COVID boosters close but how much will they help?
2 years, 4 months ago

Tweaked COVID boosters close but how much will they help?

Associated Press  

COVID-19 vaccines tweaked to better match today’s omicron threat are expected to roll out in a few weeks but still up in the air is how much benefit the booster shots will offer, who should get one -- and how soon. Dr. Peter Marks, the FDA’s vaccine chief, said Thursday that once authorized, the tweaked boosters could help right away …

Pfizer COVID vaccine 73% effective in children aged between 6 months and 4 years
2 years, 4 months ago

Pfizer COVID vaccine 73% effective in children aged between 6 months and 4 years

Live Mint  

Pfizer said that its COVID vaccine is 73.2% effective in the age group of 6 months to 4 years. The updated data released on Tuesday showed 13 children had COVID-19, at least seven days after receiving a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, compared with 21 cases in those who received a placebo. The companies also said they were …

Pfizer’s COVID shots appear 73% effective in children under 5
2 years, 4 months ago

Pfizer’s COVID shots appear 73% effective in children under 5

LA Times  

New data from Pfizer and BioNTech show their COVID-19 vaccine was 73% effective at protecting children younger than 5 as Omicron spread in the spring. Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was 73% effective in protecting children younger than 5 as Omicron spread in the spring, the company announced Tuesday. Health authorities authorized the smaller vaccine doses made by Pfizer and its partner …

British regulator 1st to OK Moderna’s updated COVID booster
2 years, 4 months ago

British regulator 1st to OK Moderna’s updated COVID booster

Associated Press  

LONDON — British drug regulators have become the first in the world to authorize an updated version of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine that includes protection against the omicron variant, which the government said would be offered to people aged 50 and over starting in the fall. In a statement on Monday, the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency said it had given …

British regulator 1st to OK Moderna’s updated booster that targets Omicron
2 years, 4 months ago

British regulator 1st to OK Moderna’s updated booster that targets Omicron

LA Times  

A vial of Moderna’s original COVID-19 vaccine. In a statement Monday, the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency said it had given the green light to Moderna’s combination “bivalent” vaccine, which will be used as an adult booster shot. British regulators said the side effects were similar to those seen for Moderna’s original booster shot and were typically “mild and self-resolving.” …

Covid vaccine effectiveness falls to 0% a year after first series
2 years, 6 months ago

Covid vaccine effectiveness falls to 0% a year after first series

NL Times  

People who have only received the first and second vaccine shots against Covid-19 are barely protected against a coronavirus infection one year after the injections. By that time, vaccine effectiveness falls to 0 percent, according to the RIVM, the Dutch public health institute. Those who received a booster shot in the interim still receive protection against serious symptoms of the …

Experts endorse Moderna COVID-19 shots for kids ages 6 to 17
2 years, 6 months ago

Experts endorse Moderna COVID-19 shots for kids ages 6 to 17

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — An expert panel backed a second COVID-19 vaccine option for kids ages 6 to 17 Thursday. Advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously to recommend Moderna shots as an option for school-age kids and adolescents. Last week, the Food and Drug Administration authorized the shots — full-strength doses for children ages 12 …

When Will It Be Time For Another COVID Booster? Here's What Experts Think.
2 years, 6 months ago

When Will It Be Time For Another COVID Booster? Here's What Experts Think.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING We’ve seen second COVID-19 boosters recommended for older adults and people with underlying health conditions — but what about the general population? Immunocompromised individuals and older people’s antibody levels wane earlier, which makes these people strong candidates for booster doses, said Arjun Venkatesh, a Yale Medicine emergency medicine doctor and associate professor at Yale School of Medicine. …

US Approves Pfizer, Moderna Covid-19 Vaccines for Youngest Children
2 years, 6 months ago

US Approves Pfizer, Moderna Covid-19 Vaccines for Youngest Children

News 18  

The US Food and Drug Administration granted emergency authorization Friday for the use of Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines in the youngest children, the final age group awaiting immunization in most countries. The agency authorized Moderna’s two-dose vaccine for children aged six months to five years, and three doses of Pfizer’s shots for those between six months and four years …

Covid Vaccines For Children Under-Five Received US FDA Nod
2 years, 6 months ago

Covid Vaccines For Children Under-Five Received US FDA Nod

News 18  

A panel of experts convened by the US Food and Drug Administration unanimously recommended Covid-19 vaccines Wednesday for children under five, the final age group awaiting immunization in most countries. Opening the discussion, senior FDA scientist Peter Marks said that despite studies showing the majority of children have now been infected with the coronavirus, the high rate of hospitalizations among …

US: FDA authorises COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5
2 years, 6 months ago

US: FDA authorises COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5

Al Jazeera  

US President Joe Biden says jabs could be rolled out to that age group as early as next week, pending CDC approval. The US Food and Drug Administration has authorised two COVID-19 vaccines for children under five, opening the door to vaccinating millions of the country’s youngest children once the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention agrees. US President Joe …

FDA authorizes 1st COVID-19 shots for infants, preschoolers
2 years, 6 months ago

FDA authorizes 1st COVID-19 shots for infants, preschoolers

LA Times  

Rebecca Kellen, 7, looks away as she gets her COVID-19 booster at a vaccination clinic hosted by Los Angeles County Public Health at Balboa Sports Complex in Encino on May 21. U.S. regulators on Friday authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin next week. There’s one step left: The Centers for …

US approves first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers
2 years, 6 months ago

US approves first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers

India TV News  

Highlights Pfizer’s shots had previously been the only ones available for those ages Now, U.S. kids under the age of 5 are eligible for the shots Vaccinations could begin as early as Monday or Tuesday U.S. regulators on Friday authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin next week. There’s one step …

America's FDA panel backs Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for children under five. Here's what that means
2 years, 6 months ago

America's FDA panel backs Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for children under five. Here's what that means

ABC  

Children under the age of five could start receiving COVID-19 vaccines in the United States within days, after federal regulators took a major step towards approving shots from Pfizer and Moderna. Kawsar Talaat — an associate professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg school of public health, who led one of Pfizer's trial sites — said: "I think it's going to be …

US Panel Recommends Moderna Covid Vaccine for Children Six and Up
2 years, 6 months ago

US Panel Recommends Moderna Covid Vaccine for Children Six and Up

News 18  

A panel of US medical experts on Tuesday recommended the Moderna Covid vaccine for use in children aged six through 17. Formal authorization should soon follow, at which point families will have a second option against the coronavirus, as Pfizer’s vaccine was given the greenlight for teens and younger children last year. After weighing available data, 22 experts convened by …

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