May 18 RSV vaccine for pregnant women protects their newborns but is it ready for sale? By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Pfizer's research shows a late-pregnancy shot is 82 percent effective at preventing severe RSV in the infants' first months of life. While FDA scientists say it appears safe, they have some questions about premature birth. Continue reading
Mar 01 FDA panel narrowly backs Pfizer RSV vaccine for older adults By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press Federal health advisers have narrowly backed an experimental vaccine from Pfizer that could become the first shot to protect older adults against the respiratory illness known as RSV. Continue reading
Jan 23 FDA proposes shift to annual COVID-19 booster shots for most Americans By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration on Monday proposed a simplified approach for future vaccination efforts, allowing most adults and children to get a once-a-year shot to protect against the mutating virus. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 8:16 Grant Wahl's wife fights vaccine misinformation in the wake of her husband's death By Amna Nawaz, Dorothy Hastings When sports journalist Grant Wahl died of an aortic aneurysm while covering the World Cup in Qatar, a flood of misinformation took over social media, with anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theorists falsely claiming the COVID vaccine was to blame. Wahl’s wife,… Continue watching
Dec 08 FDA clears updated doses of COVID-19 vaccine for kids under age 5 By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press U.S. regulators have cleared doses of the updated COVID-19 vaccines to children younger than 5. Continue reading
Nov 01 New RSV vaccine data raises hopes of availability next fall By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press The preliminary results buoy hope that after decades of failure and frustration, vaccines against RSV may finally be getting close. Continue reading
Oct 25 Experts say children should get a COVID-19 bivalent booster. Here's what you need to know By Dan Cooney, Matt Rasnic Right now, the most important thing is getting vaccinated and boosted to prevent the spread of the virus. Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch 8:01 Health experts worry effort to vaccinate against COVID variants moving too slowly By John Yang The number of confirmed and reported COVID cases in the U.S. is at its lowest point since last spring. But the average number of deaths associated with COVID remains at more than 350 a day. Public health experts are increasingly… Continue watching
Oct 03 Seniors urged to get extra-strength flu vaccines this season By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch 7:43 An epidemiologist answers viewers' questions about COVID-19 More than two years into the pandemic, most Americans have returned to a sense of some normalcy. But the virus is still disrupting daily life in the U.S. with more than 130,000 per day and deaths on the rise. We… Continue watching