The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved a Covid-19 vaccine made by Sinovac Biotech for emergency use listing. WHO emergency listing is a signal to national regulators on a product's
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Biden warns states with low Covid vaccination rates may see cases rise again
President Joe Biden warned Monday that coronavirus case numbers could rise once again in U.S. states with low Covid-19 vaccination rates. For the first time since the pandemic began over
Continue reading »BioNTech expects Covid vaccine data on kids ages 5 to 11 as early as end of summer
Young children could get vaccinated by the end of the year, Dr. Ozlem Tureci, the co-founder and chief medical officer of BioNTech, told CNBC. However, that depends on how clinical
Continue reading »UK and EU vaccine dispute deepens as Brussels considers new export controls
European officials are worried that any future issues could undermine their vaccination targets. In January, the EU approved restrictions on exports of Covid vaccines, but they can only be implemented
Continue reading »Biden will reach goal of having 100 million Covid vaccine 'shots in arms' in his first 100 days as early as Thursday
President Joe Biden is poised to meet his goal of delivering 100 million Covid-19 vaccine shots in his first 100 days in office as early as Thursday, a senior administration
Continue reading »NIH halts trial of Covid plasma treatment after researchers found no benefit
The NIH halted a trial testing convalescent plasma in patients with mild-to-moderate Covid-19 symptoms after an independent group concluded it was unlikely to be beneficial. Scientists and public health officials
Continue reading »UK expected to approve Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine this week
The AstraZeneca shot would be rolled out next week if approved in the next few days. It would be added to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which has been given to 600,000
Continue reading »The U.S. has vaccinated just 1 million people out of a goal of 20 million for December
The CDC said just 1,008,025 shots had been administered as of Wednesday at 9 a.m. ET. That's roughly 19 million doses shy of earlier projections for December. It leaves public
Continue reading »WHO warns Covid reinfections may occur as data suggests antibodies wane
World Health Organization officials on Friday warned that, though rare, recent data suggest people who were once infected with the coronavirus could be infected again. WHO's Dr. Mike Ryan said
Continue reading »FDA said to plan early December advisory meetings to discuss Covid-19 vaccines ahead of potential authorization
The FDA is said to have asked its vaccines advisory committee to plan to meet Dec. 8-10 to discuss Covid-19 vaccines. The meetings could discuss both Pfizer and Moderna's applications.
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