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FDA approves Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, now called Comirnaty
Enlarge / Empty Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine vials (credit: AHMAD GHARABLI) The Food and Drug Administration has granted full approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, which will now be marketed as Comirnaty (koe-mir’-na-tee), the agency announced Monday. The vaccine’s full approval—or Biologics License Application (BLA)—applies for use of a two-dose regimen, given three weeks apart, in […]
Report: Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine may get full FDA approval Monday
Enlarge / Vials with COVID-19 Vaccine labels showing logos of pharmaceutical company Pfizer and German biotechnology company BioNTech. (credit: Getty | Photonews) The Food and Drug Administration is aiming to issue full regulatory approval of Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine as early as Monday, according to a report by the New York Times. The regulatory agency had […]
Another COVID booster unknown: Will more doses for the vaccinated cause new variants?
Some health experts worry COVID boosters for the fully vaccinated could birth new coronavirus variants, and that the priority should be immunizing the hundreds of millions around the world who remain unvaccinated. Read More
New U.S. COVID cases are up 52%. See where cases are rising the fastest
Officials are now recommending booster shots, starting next month. Read More
What to know about the US COVID booster plan—and why WHO hates it
Enlarge / A health professional holds a vial of the Moderna vaccine against Covid-19 (credit: Europa Press News) US officials on Wednesday formally announced plans to offer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to Americans—and the plans are already under fire from experts at the World Health Organization. US officials are recommending that all Americans vaccinated with […]
Here’s who can get a 3rd vaccine dose now—and who may be next
Enlarge / COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Madrid on Feb. 26, 2021. (credit: Getty | NurPhoto) Pfizer and BioNTech submitted new COVID-19 vaccine-booster data to the Food and Drug Administration Monday as US officials continue to consider whether to recommend third doses for more Americans. For now, officials have only recommended that some […]
There are no authorized COVID booster shots. More than one million Americans have gotten them anyway
More than 1 million Americans who got the Pfizer or Moderna COVID vaccines have already gotten booster shots despite a lack of government authorization. Read More
Stocks, crypto and commodities are quiet—but another potential inflation jolt looms for investors
Tech futures continue to underperform ahead of today’s big PPI report. Read More
FDA expected to authorize 3rd COVID vaccine dose for immunocompromised
Enlarge / A pharmacist holding a vial of the undiluted Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19. (credit: Getty | JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER) The Food and Drug Administration is expected to announce Thursday (or soon after) that it is authorizing a third COVID-19 vaccine dose for some people with compromised immune systems, according to people familiar with the FDA’s […]