Health Oct 01 WATCH: Nobel in medicine goes to scientists whose work on mRNA led to COVID vaccine Hungarian-American Katalin Karikó and American Drew Weissman were cited for contributing vaccine development during what the panel that awarded the prize called “one of the greatest threats to human health in modern times.”… By David Keyton, Mike Corder, Associated Press
Health Oct 01 Watch 6:04 What’s behind the messy rollout of this fall’s new COVID vaccines When federal health officials approved new COVID shots in September, doses were expected to be available in pharmacies within days. But two weeks later, many people are having trouble finding the vaccines, and if they do get an appointment, some… By John Yang, Kaisha Young
Politics Aug 25 Biden says he will request more funding for a new COVID-19 vaccine President Joe Biden said Friday that he is planning to request more money from Congress to develop another new coronavirus vaccine, as scientists track new waves and hospitalizations rise, though not like before. By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press
Health Jan 28 An FDA advisory panel endorsed a one-shot approach to COVID-19 vaccination. Here’s what that means If the FDA panel’s recommendation is endorsed by the CDC, only a single composition of vaccine – in this case, the updated bivalent shot – will be used for both vaccinated and unvaccinated people. By Matthew Woodruff, The Conversation
Jan 10 Pentagon drops COVID-19 vaccine requirement for troops By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Pentagon has formally dropped its COVID-19 vaccination mandate, but a new memo signed by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also gives commanders some discretion in how or whether to deploy troops who are not vaccinated. Continue reading
Dec 05 Pfizer seeks FDA authorization of updated COVID-19 shot for kids under 5 By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press The FDA already has cleared COVID-19 vaccines tweaked to better target omicron as boosters for everyone 5 and older. Continue reading
Aug 23 Pfizer says its COVID shots are 73 percent effective in children under 5 By Associated Press Pfizer's says its COVID-19 vaccine was 73% effective in protecting children younger than 5 as omicron spread in the spring. Continue reading
Jul 18 Boost now or wait? Steady stream of new variants sow confusion By Sam Whitehead, Arthur Allen, Kaiser Health News About 70% of people 50 and older who got a first COVID-19 booster shot haven’t received a secondary dose recommended by the CDC. Inconsistent public health messaging has been a hurdle. Continue reading
Jul 12 WATCH: White House issues warning as new COVID variants rapidly spread across the country By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Biden administration called on people to exercise renewed caution about COVID-19, emphasizing the importance of getting booster shots and wearing masks indoors as two new highly transmissible variants are spreading across the country. Continue reading