Health Jan 05 CDC advisers endorse Pfizer COVID boosters for younger teens An influential government advisory panel is recommending COVID-19 boosters for younger teens. Boosters already are recommended for everyone 16 and older.
Health Jan 03 As omicron surges, FDA expands Pfizer boosters for more teens The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters as it confronts the omicron surge. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday allowed extra Pfizer shots for children as young as 12.
Health Dec 16 CDC panel recommends Pfizer, Moderna vaccines over Johnson & Johnson shot due to blood clot risk Thursday's recommendation came after government advisers reviewed new safety data about rare but potentially life-threatening blood clots linked to J&J's shot.
Health Dec 16 WATCH: CDC panel examines J&J COVID-19 vaccine blood clot data, safety data for kids age 5-11 A government advisory panel is meeting Thursday to determine if any restrictions are needed for the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine because of rare but serious blood clots.
Health Dec 09 U.S. expands Pfizer COVID boosters, allowing third dose to people as young as 16 The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday cleared an extra dose for those ages 16 and 17, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rapidly endorsed a booster for those ages.
Health Dec 08 Pfizer says COVID booster offers protection against omicron variant Pfizer and its partner BioNTech said lab tests showed a booster dose increased by 25-fold the level of so-called neutralizing antibodies against omicron.
Health Nov 19 WATCH: CDC advisory panel votes approves COVID-19 booster shots for all adults An influential U.S. advisory panel will discuss expanding eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to all adults Friday, a move that could make the shots available as early as this weekend.
Nation Nov 09 FDA to consider COVID-19 booster shots from Pfizer for all adults Pfizer is asking U.S. regulators to allow boosters of its COVID-19 vaccine for anyone 18 or older. Older Americans and other groups particularly vulnerable to the virus have had access to a third dose of the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine…
Health Nov 02 CDC clears the way for Pfizer COVID vaccine for kids 5 to 11 The Food and Drug Administration already authorized the shots for children ages 5 to 11 — doses just a third of the amount given to teens and adults. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends who should receive…
Health Nov 02 CDC advisers endorse COVID shot for kids 5-11 If the CDC’s director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, signs off as expected, it will mark the first opportunity for Americans under 12 to get the powerful protection of any COVID-19 vaccine.