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Parents of children under 5 are one step closer to vaccinating their young kids against COVID-19 after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s outside vaccine panel recommended emergency use authorizations of two COVID-19 vaccines Wednesday. The 21-person Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted unanimously to recommend the FDA …

The Biden administration is preparing to ship out to the states millions of COVID-19 vaccines for kids under 5 in the coming weeks. White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha said Thursday that if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorizes emergency use of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for young …

On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave full approval to Moderna‘s COVID-19 vaccine for people 18 years of age and older. The approval makes it the second vaccine to be fully licensed in the United States. The vaccine will be marketed as Spikevax. Moderna’s messenger RNA vaccine has …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has endorsed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendations to expand eligibility of Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster doses to kids 12 to 15 years old. CDC now recommends that adolescents aged 12 to 17 years …

The White House is purchasing an additional 10 million courses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 treatment pill Paxlovid, the company said Tuesday, bringing the total U.S. order to 20 million. The news was first reported by Fox News, and it was later confirmed in a statement from Pfizer. NEW: The Biden administration will double …

Pfizer‘s antiviral Covid-19 pill Paxlovid has been authorized by the FDA for emergency use. The drugmaker says the pill, which could be available to patients as early as this weekend, is meant to treat mild to moderate Covid-19 diagnosis in patients who are at increased risk of hospitalizations or death. The FDA …

COVID-19 booster shots are now available to all adults in the United States, after Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky signed off on the recommendations of an agency advisory panel on Friday. “After critical scientific evaluation, today’s unanimous decision carefully considered the current state of the pandemic, the …

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized the emergency use of Pfizer‘s COVID-19 Vaccine for children 5 through 11 years of age. The authorization was based on the FDA’s evaluation of the data that included input from independent advisory committee experts who overwhelmingly voted in favor of making the …

On Tuesday, the vaccines advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration voted to recommend that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine be approved for children between 5 and 11 years old. The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee convened Tuesday morning to hear presentations for several hours before it held the …

Yesterday, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation for booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in certain populations and also recommended a booster dose for those in high risk occupational and institutional settings. “I believe we can best serve the nation’s public …

President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced that the U.S. would double its global donation of vaccines and buy another 500 million doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to share with low- and middle-income countries by next year. JUST IN: Pres. Biden announces the U.S. is donating another 500 million doses of …

The key scientific advisory council of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)has voted to deny the use of a “booster” shot of Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine to the general public. In a 16-2 vote on Sept. 17, 2021, an independent committee of physicians, scientists, and public health experts recommended against full use of …

A spokesperson for the Pentagon announced on Monday that the U.S. military would be issuing updated guidance to require all service members to get the COVID-19 vaccine. “We’re going to move forward making that vaccine mandatory,” Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said. “We’re preparing the guidance to the force right …

On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted full approval to the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech, a long-awaited development that public health officials hope will persuade some people who remain hesitant about the vaccine to get the shot. “The FDA’s approval of this vaccine is …

Health officials announced on Wednesday that Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 booster shots would be available for adults in the United States beginning the week of September 20, 2021, pending approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Dr. Vivek Murthy, Surgeon General of the United States, discussed the effectiveness of …