This Fall Will Be a Vaccination Reboot
In one sense, this is how it was always supposed to go: When viruses evolve, vaccines should follow, and sometimes...
Month: June 2022
Next fall’s new COVID vaccine will be different
Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP FILE – Crager Boardman, from Brattleboro, Vt., receives a shot at a flu vaccine...
FDA panel recommends new COVID-19 shots to target the Omicron variant
BREAKING NEWS: FDA recommends new COVID-19 shots to target Omicron with jabs expected to rollout in OctoberThe FDA's leading vaccine...
FDA Panel Meeting for Discussion If Next Generation Vaccines Should Target Omicron
© Caroline Brehman/EPA, via Shutterstock A healthcare worker prepares a Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus booster shot in Los Angeles earlier this year....
FDA advisers call for Omicron update for COVID boosters
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) outside advisory committee today recommended that new booster shot versions include an Omicron variant...
News Scan for Jun 28, 2022
Study: In most young adults, COVID-19 infectious period lasts only 5 daysA new study from researchers at Boston University (BU)...
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker awaits Republican opponent in the fall
Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Illinois Republicans awaited the outcome of vote-counting in Tuesday’s six-way primary for governor to determine...
An FDA Panel Decides It’s Time For New COVID-19 Boosters
On June 28, a panel of experts convened by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted 19 to 2...
Novavax COVID-19 Data Presented at FDA VRBPAC Meeting Demonstrates Broad Antibody Responses to Both Prototype and Omicron-Specific Variants
Novavax prototype vaccine (NVX-CoV2373) demonstrates broad immune responses including against Omicron and other circulating variantsPre-clinical data demonstrated that boosting with...
FDA advisers recommend updating COVID booster shots for fall
At least some U.S. adults may get updated COVID-19 shots this fall, as government advisers voted Tuesday that it's time...