Enlarge / The Food and Drug Administration headquarters in White Oak, Maryland. (credit: Getty | Congressional Quarterly) The US Food and Drug Administration late Wednesday authorized booster doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people ages 65 and up. Also eligible for boosters will be those ages 18 to 64 who are at high risk […]
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43. 7% of the world’s population has received a COVID vaccine. See the rate in your country
Only 2% of people in low-income countries have received even one dose of the vaccine. Read More
Kids 5-11 appear safely protected by small doses of COVID vaccine, Pfizer says
Enlarge / Vials of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. (credit: SOPA images ) Small doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 mRNA in children ages 5 to 11 appeared to produce strong antibody responses and comparable side effects to those seen in older age groups, according to the first top-line results from a Phase 2/3 clinical trial released by […]
COVID deaths are up 40%. These states are running low on ICU beds and health workers
The Delta variant continues to wreak havoc. Read More
COVID deaths are up 34%. See the states where ICU beds are in short supply
The Delta variant continues to wreak havoc. Read More
NFL RedZone Previews, Part 3: The Quad Boxers
Every week during the season, NFL RedZone is packed with action from across the particular league, and there are some stalwarts who carry the action every Sunday afternoon from 1 to 8 Eastern. Read more…
39.6% of the world’s population has received a COVID vaccine. See how your country is doing
Only 1.8% of people in low-income countries have received even one dose of the vaccine. Read More
Vaccine mandates work, especially when they’re done right
Enlarge (credit: Mario Tama | Getty Images) On Monday, the US Food and Drug Administration gave formal, full approval to the Covid-19 vaccine made by the drug companies Pfizer and BioNTech. You might’ve already gotten a dose of it, of course; millions of Americans have, thanks to an “emergency use authorization” awarded in December 2020. […]
States are running out of ICU beds. See where COVID cases are rising the fastest
Alabama and Arkansas are already at capacity as the Delta variant spreads in the South. Read More
Pediatricians push for speedy COVID vaccines for kids—but no jumping the gun
Enlarge / PALOS VERDES ESTATES, CA – AUGUST 24: A father helps his 4-year-old son with the swab for a rapid COVID-19 test. (credit: Getty | MediaNews Group) After Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine earned full regulatory approval Monday, pressure is mounting to have the vaccine available to children under 12 years old—and so are concerns that […]