Health Feb 04 Johnson & Johnson asks U.S. regulators to approve its one-shot COVID-19 vaccine Preliminary results from a massive study showed J&J's vaccine was safe and offered strong protection against moderate to severe COVID-19.
Health Feb 03 Study finds AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine may reduce virus transmission The study also suggested that a single dose of the AstraZeneca formula provides protection for 12 weeks, which could vindicate the British government's controversial strategy of delaying the second shot.
Health Jan 05 Fauci says U.S. could soon give 1 million vaccinations a day Fauci said vaccinations already have begun speeding up. And with the holidays over, he expects that pace to pick up to a million or more daily.
Health Jan 05 FDA dismisses idea of stretching doses by delaying booster shot The first Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 are getting their second dose, while Britain has decided to postpone boosters and focus instead on giving more people a first shot — international differences that are adding to public confusion.
Health Dec 18 U.S. clears Moderna vaccine for COVID-19 The U.S. added a second COVID-19 vaccine to its arsenal Friday, boosting efforts to beat back an outbreak so dire that the nation is regularly recording more than 3,000 deaths a day.
Health Dec 16 WATCH: Moderna COVID-19 vaccine set for approval in U.S. with panel endorsement The FDA reviewers said that the two-dose vaccine “was highly effective” in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 from occurring “at least 14 days after the receipt of the second dose.”…
Health Dec 14 U.S. health workers start receiving COVID-19 vaccine Hospitals are rolling out the first small shipments, as boxes of precious frozen vials arrive at locations around the country — a day of hope amid grief as the nation’s death roll nears 300,000.
Nation Dec 12 US says COVID-19 vaccine to start arriving in states Monday The nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine will begin arriving in states Monday morning, U.S. officials said Saturday, after the government gave the final go-ahead to the shots needed to end an outbreak that has killed nearly 300,000 Americans.
Health Dec 11 U.S. greenlights first COVID-19 vaccine, launching a nationwide vaccination campaign Shots for health workers and nursing home residents are expected to begin in the coming days after the Food and Drug Administration authorized an emergency rollout of what promises to be a strongly protective vaccine from Pfizer Inc. and its…
Health Dec 08 WATCH: FDA advisers endorse Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency authorization A U.S. government advisory panel has endorsed Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, in a major step toward an epic vaccination campaign that could finally conquer the outbreak.