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Nation Dec 09
FDA expands Pfizer COVID booster, opens extra dose to age 16The U.S. and many other nations already urge adults to get a booster to pump up their immunity months after initial vaccination.
Health Dec 01
Mysteries of omicron variant could take weeks to decipherUp to now, the world has been slow to react to each coronavirus curveball. This time an early warning from South Africa and Botswana might have offered important head start.
Health Nov 19
FDA expands COVID boosters to all adults, final hurdle aheadIf the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention agrees, tens of millions more Americans could have three doses of protection ahead of the new year. Anyone who got the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine can already get a booster.
Health Oct 25
Moderna says its low-dose COVID shot works for kids 6 to 11Moderna said Monday that a low dose of its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and appears to work in 6- to 11-year-olds, as the manufacturer moves toward expanding shots to children.
Health Sep 23
WATCH: CDC advisory committee supports Pfizer booster shots for vulnerable groupsThe U.S. vaccination drive against COVID-19 is poised for a major new phase: Government advisers on Thursday recommended booster doses of Pfizer’s vaccine for millions of Americans.
Health Jan 29
Johnson & Johnson’ single-shot vaccine is 66 percent effective against COVID-19With vaccinations off to a rocky start globally, experts had been counting on a one-dose vaccine that would stretch scarce supplies and avoid the logistics nightmare of getting people to return for boosters.
Politics Nov 14
AP FACT CHECK: Trump relies on falsehoods to deny Biden winPresident Donald Trump rebelled this past week against Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election with denial, delay and outright misrepresentation. Trump raged about widespread cases of fake ballots that aren’t so and undertook legal challenges that even state GOP…
Health Sep 09
WATCH: NIH says halted vaccine study shows ‘no compromises’ on safetyThe National Institutes of Health director is telling Congress that AstraZeneca's suspension of its COVID-19 vaccine study shows there will be "no compromises" on safety in developing the shots.
Health Sep 08
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine study paused after one illness"This is not something to be alarmed about," Fuller said. Instead, it's reassuring that the company is pausing the study to figure out what's happening and carefully monitoring the health of study participants.
Politics May 15
WATCH: Trump expresses confidence in ‘warp speed’ vaccine push as studies ramp upTrump expressed his confidence in the test from Abbott Laboratories after a preliminary study by New York University researchers reported problems with it.