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.
Health Nov 02 WATCH: CDC advisory panel endorse Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel will have a discussion and vote Tuesday on the use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of five to 11.
Health Oct 29 WATCH: FDA paves way for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations in young kids Next week, advisers to the CDC will discuss which youngsters should get vaccinated. In the meantime, Pfizer plans to begin shipping millions of vials of the new doses to vaccination sites.
Health Oct 26 FDA panel backs Pfizer's low-dose COVID-19 vaccine for kids The vote Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration panel moves the nation closer to vaccinating children ages 5 to 11. The FDA isn't bound by the recommendation and is expected to make its own decision within days.
Nation Oct 26 WATCH: FDA advisers endorse COVID-19 vaccines for kids ages 5 to 11 The U.S. moved a step closer to expanding COVID-19 vaccinations for millions more children as a panel of government advisers on Tuesday endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer's shots for 5- to 11-year-olds.