Health Oct 12 U.S. approves omicron-specific boosters for kids as young as 5 The U.S. is about to offer updated COVID-19 booster shots to kids as young as 5.
Health Oct 03 Seniors urged to get extra-strength flu vaccines this season Doctors have a message for vaccine-weary Americans: Don't skip your flu shot this fall. And for the first time, seniors are urged to get a special extra-strength kind.
Health Aug 31 WATCH: FDA approves update for COVID booster shots to target Omicron The U.S. on Wednesday authorized its first update to COVID-19 vaccines, booster doses that target today’s most common omicron strain. Shots could begin within days.
Health May 17 FDA authorizes COVID booster shot for healthy 5 to 11 year-old children U.S. regulators have authorized a COVID-19 vaccine booster for healthy children ages 5 to 11.
Health Mar 23 WATCH: White House COVID task force holds news briefing The White House COVID task force held a news briefing on March 23. This comes the same day that Moderna said it's COVID-19 vaccine works in babies, toddlers and preschoolers.
Health Mar 09 Man who received first transplanted pig heart dies A Maryland hospital says the first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig has died.
Health Feb 11 More data needed on Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5, FDA says The Food and Drug Administration had urged Pfizer and its partner BioNTech to apply for authorization of extra-low doses of its vaccine for the youngest children before clinical studies were finished. On Friday, the FDA reversed course.
Health Oct 22 Is it time to get a COVID-19 booster? Which one? A number of factors, including the vaccine you started with and when your last dose was, help determine when you qualify, according to recommendations issued Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Health Oct 12 FDA now begins to look at approving Moderna and Johnson & Johnson boosters After the FDA advisers give their recommendation, the agency itself will make an official decision on whether to authorize boosters. Then next week, a panel convened by the CDC will offer more specifics on who should get them.