Vaccination

FDA questions strength of Johnson & Johnson's booster shot data

In a development that could mean Johnson & Johnson might encounter resistance over its application for authorization of a booster shot of its coronavirus vaccine, a new analysis filed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

Vaccination

EU watchdog backs Sanofi COVID booster jab

The EU on Thursday approved a COVID booster vaccine by French drug maker Sanofi and Britain's GSK after it gave positive results against the Omicron variant in trials.

Vaccination

Four things to know about COVID-19 vaccine boosters

Recent increases in COVID-19 positivity rates and hospitalizations and uncertainty about the risks posed by the omicron variant have placed renewed emphasis on the essential role of COVID vaccines in combatting the ongoing ...

Vaccination

EU backs new Omicron vaccines for first jabs

The EU's drug watchdog on Tuesday said two COVID vaccines targeting new types of the Omicron variant could now be used for people's first vaccinations, and not just for boosters.

Pediatrics

Q and A: A parents' guide to COVID booster shots for kids 5-11

With COVID-19 cases rising again in the Bay Area, parents have a new consideration for protecting their children this week: The Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization Tuesday for kids ages 5-11 to ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

CDC backs COVID vaccine from Novavax

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday gave its blessing for the emergency use of Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine, the fourth coronavirus shot to be approved in the United States.

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