In a unanimous vote, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's vaccine advisory panel on Friday recommended that the agency grant emergency ... Read More
Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout
FDA Panel Supports Moderna Booster Shot for Older Adults, People at High Risk
Mirroring a similar recommendation issued last month for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, an expert advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug ... Read More
FDA Expert Panel to Weigh Approval of Moderna, Johnson & Johnson Booster Shots
Millions of Americans who got the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccines have had to watch those who received the Pfizer ... Read More
Pfizer Seeks FDA Emergency Approval for COVID Vaccine in Younger Kids
Pfizer Inc. announced Thursday that it has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for emergency approval for its coronavirus vaccine to ... Read More
CDC Pushes Hard on Vaccination for Pregnant Women
The country's leading health agency on Wednesday implored all Americans who are pregnant, breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant to ... Read More
Pfizer Says COVID Vaccine Works Well in Children Aged 5 to 11
A smaller dose of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine safely triggers a strong immune response in children as young as 5, the company announced ... Read More
Africa Will Get 30% of COVID Vaccines It Needs by February
In Africa, only 4% of people have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Leaders had once hoped to have 60% of people living on the ... Read More
L.A. Is First Major School District to Mandate Vaccines for Students 12 and Up
Los Angeles has become the first major school system in the United States to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for all students 12 and older. ... Read More
Early U.S. Vaccine Rollout Saved 140,000 Lives, Prevented 3 Million COVID Cases
The United States' early rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations may have saved nearly 140,000 lives, a new study suggests. One missing piece of ... Read More
Early Data Shows Rise in Breakthrough Infections Among the Vaccinated
Preliminary data from seven U.S. states show that the arrival of the Delta variant in July may be fueling a rise in breakthrough infections ... Read More
U.S. to Recommend Booster Shots for Most Americans
There are now 169 million Americans vaccinated in the U.S., according to Our World Data. With the rise of the Delta variant, there has been ... Read More
The Worldwide COVID Threat to Black People
The word pandemic, as defined by Dictionary.com means, “a disease prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world.” ... Read More