Officials say the update is formulated to address the most recent subvariant. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized Pfizer and Moderna’s updated COVID-19 vaccines, to address…
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Senator Sanders Addresses Moderna Vaccine Prices
The company is planning an increase in the commercial cost per dose. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont sent a letter to medicine manufacturer Moderna, urging them not to…
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FDA Authorizes Bivalent COVID-19 Boosters
Boosters could roll out as soon as next week if approved The Food and Drug Administration has issued emergency authorizations for the bivalent vaccines produced by Moderna and…
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“Bivalent” Vaccines Submitted for FDA Approval
Moderna and Pfizer incorporate subvariants into original formula. The Food and Drug Administration has received requests for authorization of newly-developed COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer. The “bivalent”…
Read MoreU.S. Receives 3.2 Million Novavax COVID-19 Vaccines
Protein-based vaccine is waiting for FDA approval and CDC recommendation. This week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced they have received 3.2 million doses of…
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CDC Reports Omicron 52% of Current COVID-19 Cases
Vaccine producers testing formulas against sub-variants. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report this week showing that the BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of Omicron…
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FDA May Modify COVID Vaccines for Fall
They plan to make decision by mid-July. The Food and Drug Administration is facing a critical decision: whether to offer new COVID-19 booster shots this fall that are…
Read MoreCDC Approves Moderna Teen COVID-19 Vaccine
Concerns about heart issues found to be inconsistent with review. On Thursday, the board of advisors for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) unanimously voted to…
Read MoreModerna Says Booster Strong Against Omicron
Company states variant-specific booster still in the works. The makers of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine say a booster dose bolsters the body’s immune response to the Omicron variant—encouraging…
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NIH Studies Allergic Reactions to Vaccines
The National Institutes of Health has begun a clinical trial to determine allergic reactions to the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. The trial seeks to discover whether systemic…
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