CDC advisers weaken COVID vaccine recommendations but stop short of requiring prescriptions
After at times contentious discussions over the science behind COVID vaccine and suspicions over its impacts, the vaccine advisory panel...
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FDA OKs updated COVID vaccines but places limits for kids, adults
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved updated versions of COVID-19 vaccines, which paves the way for distribution...
Study: mRNA COVID vaccines cost-effective for US seniors, and under some scenarios, younger adults
Today in JAMA Network Open, University of Michigan-led research suggests that the US 2023-24 mRNA COVID-19 vaccines were cost-effective for people...
Analysis: 2024-25 COVID vaccines offered strong protection against worst outcomes in seniors
USAID / Flickr cc Today in Open Forum Infectious Diseases, researchers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) report that...
Opinion | Covid-19 Isn’t a Pandemic of the Unvaccinated Anymore
Americans received their first Covid-19 vaccine doses in December 2020, which means we are now approaching the beginning of the...
Paxlovid, a drug to treat COVID-19, has been free so far. Next year, patients will have to pay the cost.
Nearly 6 million Americans have taken Paxlovid for free, courtesy of the federal government. The Pfizer pill has helped prevent...
China eases more Covid restrictions; reopening stocks in Hong Kong jump
15 Min AgoChina lifts negative test requirement for cross-region travelersCross-region travelers in China will no longer need to show Covid-negative...
Hong Kong stocks inch higher ahead of China’s Covid presser
38 Min AgoIndia's central bank raises rates by 35 basis points, in line with expectationsThe Reserve Bank of India delivered...
China’s reopening is a bigger driver for oil prices than cap on Russian crude, Singapore foreign minister says
China's reopening after the pandemic will be a bigger driver for oil prices than the cap on Russian oil, Singapore...
Pfizer rejects Moderna claim it copied Covid vaccine, accuses rival of rewriting history
Vials with Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine labels are seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021.Dado...