COVID-19: Vaccines and Therapeutics
National poll reveals 40% of parents said their health care provider has the biggest influence on their decision to vaccinate their kids.
The Food and Drug Administration authorized using the combination monoclonal antibody therapy Evusheld to help prevent COVID-19 in certain adults and children with compromised immune systems or a history of severe adverse reaction to a COVID-19 vaccine or its components.
FDA expands Pfizer vaccine’s booster authorization to include 16- and 17-year-olds; CDC recommends
The Food and Drug Administration announced the widely anticipated expansion of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine emergency use authorization to allow booster doses for 16- and 17-year-olds.
Pfizer released preliminary laboratory findings on its COVID-19 vaccine’s effectiveness against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, offering an early look at the two, distinct dosing regiments currently authorized in the U.S.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued its opinion explaining why it denied Florida’s motion for an injunction pending appeal.
The Food and Drug Administration authorized administering bamlanivimab and etesivimab together to treat or prevent COVID-19 in all pediatric patients exposed to or testing positive for the virus who are at high risk for progressing to severe disease.
Growing concerns over the omicron COVID-19 variant ahead of holiday gatherings result in long lines at vaccine clinics in Massachusetts.
The House passed the Maternal Vaccination Act (H.R. 951), an AHA-supported provision from the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act that would direct the Health and Human Services Secretary to carry out a national campaign emphasizing the importance of maternal vaccinations.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will not enforce its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers while enjoined by district courts in Missouri and Louisiana, the agency confirmed in a memorandum.
Clinical leaders at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, are participating in a campaign urging community members to get the COVID-19 vaccine.