NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

The Independent  

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As COVID-19 ticks up in some places, US advisers recommend a fall vaccination campaign
5 months, 3 weeks ago

As COVID-19 ticks up in some places, US advisers recommend a fall vaccination campaign

The Independent  

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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 …

U.S. approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall
1 year, 3 months ago

U.S. approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall

The Hindu  

The U.S. approved updated COVID-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the latest coronavirus strains and blunt any surge this fall and winter. It’s part of a shift to treat fall updates of the COVID-19 vaccine much like getting a yearly flu shot. “Vaccination remains critical to public health and continued protection against serious consequences of COVID-19, including …

US approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall
1 year, 3 months ago

US approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. approved updated COVID-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the latest coronavirus strains and blunt any surge this fall and winter. It’s part of a shift to treat fall updates of the COVID-19 vaccine much like getting a yearly flu shot. “Vaccination remains critical to public health and continued protection against serious consequences of …

FDA approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall
1 year, 3 months ago

FDA approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall

LA Times  

Single-dose vials of Pfizer’s updated COVID vaccine for adults, which was approved by U.S. regulators on Monday. The U.S. approved updated COVID-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the latest coronavirus strains and blunt any surge this fall and winter. “Vaccination remains critical to public health and continued protection against serious consequences of COVID-19, including hospitalization and death,” …

Gov. DeSantis and Florida surgeon general warn against new COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine
1 year, 3 months ago

Gov. DeSantis and Florida surgeon general warn against new COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine

Associated Press  

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday criticized recent efforts across the U.S. to tamp down a recent jump in COVID-19 cases through temporary restrictions or masking, and his state surgeon general warned against getting the latest COVID-19 vaccine, which is expected to be available this month. The criticism from DeSantis at news conference in Jacksonville, Florida, arrived …

COVID treatments weren’t suppressed to OK vaccines’ emergency use
54 years, 11 months ago

COVID treatments weren’t suppressed to OK vaccines’ emergency use

Associated Press  

CLAIM: Ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine were suppressed as COVID-19 treatments because the vaccines couldn’t receive emergency use authorization if such treatments were available. THE FACTS: Social media users are sharing a conspiracy theory that posits that the drugs hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin were withheld as COVID-19 treatments by officials in order to greenlight vaccines under emergency use authorization. An emergency use authorization, …

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
2 years ago

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

The Independent  

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Pfizer asks FDA to clear updated COVID shot for kids under 5
2 years ago

Pfizer asks FDA to clear updated COVID shot for kids under 5

LA Times  

A nurse in Seattle gives a dose of Pfizer’s original COVID-19 vaccine shot to a 20-month-old child in June. Pfizer is asking U.S. regulators to authorize its updated COVID-19 vaccine for the initial series of shots for children under age 5. Pfizer is asking U.S. regulators to authorize its updated COVID-19 vaccine for children under age 5 — not as …

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 …

WHO says new COVID-19 wave emerging in Europe
2 years, 2 months ago

WHO says new COVID-19 wave emerging in Europe

Al Jazeera  

UN agency’s regional data show only Europe with an increase in coronavirus cases in the week that ended October 2 as infections rose 8 percent from the week before. “Although we are not where we were one year ago, it is clear that the COVID-19 pandemic is still not over,” the WHO’s Europe director, Hans Kluge, and the ECDC’s director, …

Pfizer seeks EMA approval to give modified Covid vaccine jabs to children
2 years, 2 months ago

Pfizer seeks EMA approval to give modified Covid vaccine jabs to children

NL Times  

The makers of the Comirnaty Covid-19 vaccine want their modified version of the vaccine to be approved for use by children from 5 to 11 years of age in the European market. The new version has been adapted to prevent serious symptoms of Covid-19 caused by infection from newer variants of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. This week, Comirnaty producers Pfizer and …

UK Approves Pfizer Bivalent Covid Vaccine Ahead of Booster Drive
2 years, 3 months ago

UK Approves Pfizer Bivalent Covid Vaccine Ahead of Booster Drive

News 18  

The UK’s drug regulator said Saturday it had approved an updated Covid-19 jab by Pfizer/BioNTEch targeting the original virus and a subvariant ahead of an autumn booster drive. The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency approved the Pfizer jab as a booster for those aged 12 and over after a “careful review of the evidence”. MHRA chief executive June …

US CDC endorses updated Covid boosters, shots to begin soon
2 years, 3 months ago

US CDC endorses updated Covid boosters, shots to begin soon

India Today  

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday endorsed updated Covid-19 boosters, opening the way for a fall vaccination campaign that could blunt a winter surge if enough Americans roll up their sleeves. The CDC’s advisers struggled with who should get the new boosters and when because only a similarly tweaked vaccine, not the exact recipe, has been …

Moderna sues Pfizer/BioNTech for patent infringement over COVID-19 vaccine
2 years, 3 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 …

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 …

FDA advisers recommend updating COVID booster shots for fall
2 years, 5 months ago

FDA advisers recommend updating COVID booster shots for fall

Associated Press  

At least some U.S. adults may get updated COVID-19 shots this fall, as government advisers voted Tuesday that it’s time to tweak booster doses to better match the most recent virus variants. Their combination shots, what scientists call “bivalent” vaccines, substantially boosted levels of antibodies capable of fighting that variant, more than simply giving another dose of today’s vaccine. Marks …

US to roll out COVID vaccines for youngest children next week
2 years, 6 months ago

US to roll out COVID vaccines for youngest children next week

Al Jazeera  

US to begin vaccinating children as young as six months after CDC clears Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna’s shots for infants, toddlers and preschoolers. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has approved COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as six months, allowing a nationwide rollout to start next week. The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized Moderna …

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

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

Associated Press  

U.S. regulators on Friday authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin next week. The FDA also authorized Moderna’s vaccines for school-aged children and teens; CDC’s review is next week. While young children generally don’t get as sick from COVID-19 as older kids and adults, their hospitalizations surged during the omicron wave …

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 Covid-19 vaccines for younger children
2 years, 6 months ago

FDA authorizes Covid-19 vaccines for younger children

CNN  

CNN — The Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines are now authorized for emergency use in young children. “I’m really pleased that we’ve reached this kind of milestone,” said committee member Dr. Ofer Levy, of the Precision Vaccines Program at Boston Children’s Hospital, who also likened the moment to when Covid-19 vaccines previously were authorized for other age groups. “Having vaccine …

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 …

FDA advisers vote in favor of authorizing Covid-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months
2 years, 6 months ago

FDA advisers vote in favor of authorizing Covid-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months

CNN  

CNN — Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on Wednesday in favor of expanding the emergency use authorizations forthe Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines to include children as young as 6 months. All 21 members of the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted “yes” in response to the question: “Based on the …

FDA advisors back Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for older kids
2 years, 6 months ago

FDA advisors back Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for older kids

LA Times  

A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on a counter at a pharmacy in Portland, Ore. A government advisory panel has endorsed the company’s vaccine for school-age children and teens. Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine has long been available for adults in the U.S. and elsewhere and more than three dozen countries offer it to children, too. If the FDA authorizes Moderna’s …

FDA advisers vote in favor of authorizing Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for ages 6-17
2 years, 6 months ago

FDA advisers vote in favor of authorizing Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for ages 6-17

CNN  

CNN — Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration decided unanimously Tuesday in favor of expanding the emergency use authorization of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine to include older children and teens, ages 6 to 17, saying it would offer more benefits than risks. All 22 members of the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted “yes” in …

FDA advisers to weigh expanding Covid-19 vaccines to younger kids
2 years, 6 months ago

FDA advisers to weigh expanding Covid-19 vaccines to younger kids

CNN  

CNN — Several months after older children became eligible to get vaccinated against Covid-19, the United States might be just days away from offering vaccines to those younger than 5. Pfizer’s data People 5 and older are already eligible for Pfizer/BioNTech’s two-dose Covid-19 vaccine and a booster dose – but in Wednesday’s meeting, VRBPAC members will discuss whether to add …

US FDA Says Moderna Covid Vaccine Effective For Children Under Five Years
2 years, 6 months ago

US FDA Says Moderna Covid Vaccine Effective For Children Under Five Years

News 18  

US health authorities confirmed on Friday that data provided by drug-maker Moderna on the efficacy of its Covid-19 vaccine among very young children were accurate, ahead of a decision next week on whether to authorize two inoculations against the virus in kids aged six months to five years. The Food and Drug Administration, which independently analyzed data from clinical trials …

FDA finds Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine is safe and effective in younger kids
2 years, 6 months ago

FDA finds Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine is safe and effective in younger kids

CNN  

CNN — Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine is safe and generated an immune response in children ages 6 months through 17 years that’s comparable to the response in adults, according to documents posted by the US Food and Drug Administration ahead of key meetings of its independent vaccine advisory group. The FDA’s vaccine advisers will evaluate next week Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccines for …

Marathon US hearings to decide fate of COVID shots for tots
2 years, 6 months ago

Marathon US hearings to decide fate of COVID shots for tots

Associated Press  

Parents anxious to finally vaccinate their youngest children against COVID-19, strap in: A lot is set to happen over the next week. The FDA weighed in late Friday with its own analysis of Moderna’s vaccine, finding the shots appear safe and effective for children as young as 6 months old. MODERNA’S PLAN FOR THE LITTLEST Moderna is seeking FDA clearance …

Moderna Delays Covid Vaccine Deliveries to EU by Several Months
2 years, 6 months ago

Moderna Delays Covid Vaccine Deliveries to EU by Several Months

News 18  

Moderna Inc said on Thursday it has agreed to push back some COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to the European Union by several months to later in 2022 or early next year. The bloc had also tweaked agreements with Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech SE in April to delay vaccine deliveries by three months as it gears up for a potential …

Pfizer completes EUA submission for Covid-19 vaccine for youngest kids
2 years, 6 months ago

Pfizer completes EUA submission for Covid-19 vaccine for youngest kids

CNN  

CNN — Pfizer and BioNTech announced Wednesday that they have completed their submission requesting emergency use authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration for their Covid-19 vaccine in children ages 6 months to5 years. Antibody levels tested one month after the third dose showed that the vaccine produced a similar immune response as two doses in 16- to 25-year-olds, …

FDA sets June meetings on COVID vaccines for youngest kids
2 years, 7 months ago

FDA sets June meetings on COVID vaccines for youngest kids

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday set tentative dates in June to publicly review COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest American children, typically the final step before authorizing the shots. The FDA said it plans to convene its outside panel of vaccine experts on June 8, 21 and 22 to review applications from Moderna and Pfizer for child …

Moderna asks regulators to OK its COVID-19 shot for children under 6
2 years, 7 months ago

Moderna asks regulators to OK its COVID-19 shot for children under 6

LA Times  

Moderna asked U.S. regulators Thursday to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for children younger than 6, a long-awaited move toward potentially making shots available for millions of kids by summer. But we’re working on that.” Now, only children ages 5 or older can be vaccinated in the U.S., using rival Pfizer’s vaccine, leaving 18 million younger kids unprotected. Whether it’s one …

Britain approves Moderna's Covid shot for 6-11 year-olds
2 years, 8 months ago

Britain approves Moderna's Covid shot for 6-11 year-olds

India Today  

Britain's medicines regulator on Thursday approved the use of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine in children between six and 11 years, as the country bolsters itself for fighting coronavirus infections amid the spread of new virus variants. Spikevax was already approved in Britain for those over 12 years, and the extension to include younger children comes hours after the regulator approved French …

Netherlands rejects Moderna Covid vaccine for children under 12
2 years, 8 months ago

Netherlands rejects Moderna Covid vaccine for children under 12

NL Times  

The Netherlands will not approve the Moderna vaccine against Covid-19 for children under 12, Minister Ernst Kuipers for Public Health said in a letter to parliament. The European Medicines Agency approved the use of the Moderna vaccine for kids between the ages of 6 and 11 in February, but the Dutch Health Council advised against it. The Health Council, therefore, …

Covid-19: US FDA approves another Pfizer, Moderna booster dose for age 50 and up
2 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19: US FDA approves another Pfizer, Moderna booster dose for age 50 and up

India Today  

US regulators on Tuesday authorized another COVID-19 booster for people age 50 and older, a step to offer extra protection for the most vulnerable in case the coronavirus rebounds. The Food and Drug Administration's decision opens a fourth dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines to those people at least four months after their previous booster. Pfizer had asked the …

Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine safe for children as young as six months old
2 years, 9 months ago

Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine safe for children as young as six months old

Daily Mail  

Moderna announced Wednesday morning that it has successfully completed clinical trials for its COVID-19 vaccine in children as young as six months old - and it will soon submit data to federal regulators to get the shot approved. Moderna announced Wednesday that it has completed Phase 2 and 3 clinical trials for its COVID-19 vaccine in children aged six months …

Moderna asks FDA to authorize 4th COVID-19 dose for all adults
2 years, 9 months ago

Moderna asks FDA to authorize 4th COVID-19 dose for all adults

LA Times  

U.S. health officials currently recommend a primary series of two doses of the Moderna vaccine and a booster dose months later. Drugmaker Moderna asked the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday to authorize a fourth shot of its COVID-19 vaccine as a booster dose for all adults. In a press release, Moderna said its request for approval for all adults …

Biological E seeks EUA for COVID vaccine Corbevax for children aged 5-12: Sources
2 years, 9 months ago

Biological E seeks EUA for COVID vaccine Corbevax for children aged 5-12: Sources

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company Biological E has applied for Emergency Use Authorisation for its COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax for the 5-12 year age group, official sources said on Wednesday. Recently, the Subject Expert Committee recommended Emergency Use Authorization for Biological E's COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax for the age group of 12 to 18 years under certain conditions. The sources told ANI …

EU clears Moderna shot for young kids and Pfizer for boosters
2 years, 9 months ago

EU clears Moderna shot for young kids and Pfizer for boosters

LA Times  

In the European Union, the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has been authorized for children ages 6 to 11. The European Medicines Agency said it had authorized Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 to 11 and recommended booster shots of Pfizer’s vaccine for those 12 and older. At a news briefing Thursday, the EU regulator’s vaccines chief Dr. Marco Cavaleri said …

CDC backs Moderna COVID-19 shots after full US approval
2 years, 10 months ago

CDC backs Moderna COVID-19 shots after full US approval

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday continued its endorsement of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for adults, now that U.S. regulators have given the shots their full approval. Tens of millions of Americans have already gotten Moderna shots, following its emergency authorization by the Food and Drug Administration more than a year ago. Under earlier emergency …

US gives full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
2 years, 10 months ago

US gives full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. health regulators on Monday granted full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, a shot that’s already been given to tens of millions of Americans since its emergency authorization over a year ago. The FDA granted full approval of Pfizer’s vaccine last August. “The public can be assured that this vaccine was approved in keeping with the FDA’s rigorous …

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine receives full FDA approval for Americans aged 18 and older
2 years, 10 months ago

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine receives full FDA approval for Americans aged 18 and older

Daily Mail  

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine has received full approval from the Food and Drug Administration for use in adults in the U.S., the company announced Monday. The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has received full approval for use in adults from the FDA. Only the first two shots of Moderna's vaccine have received approval, and the booster shot remains available of the emergency use …

U.S. gives full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
2 years, 10 months ago

U.S. gives full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine

LA Times  

U.S. regulators have granted full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine after reviewing additional data on its safety and effectiveness. Full approval means FDA has completed the same rigorous, time-consuming review for Moderna’s shot as dozens of other long-established vaccines. U.S. health regulators on Monday granted full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, a shot that’s already been given to tens of …

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccines are not the solution
3 years ago

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccines are not the solution

Al Jazeera  

Government imposed vaccine mandates, while tempting in the short term, may have grave consequences for us all. Policymakers in many countries may, therefore, be tempted to follow Austria’s lead and introduce vaccine mandates in the near future to reduce hospitalisation rates and avoid more economically damaging restrictions. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has already called for a debate …

EU chief calls for debate on making COVID-19 jabs mandatory
3 years ago

EU chief calls for debate on making COVID-19 jabs mandatory

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The chief of the European Union’s executive arm said Wednesday that EU nations should consider making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory because too many people still refuse to get shots voluntarily. “It is understandable and appropriate to lead this discussion now - how we can encourage and potentially think about mandatory vaccination within the European Union,” European Commission President Ursula …

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