Andrew Antoniewicz, 5, receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Lansdale, Pa. in 2021. REUTERS/Hannah Beier The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday recommended COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as six months. The decision will prompt a nationwide rollout to start next week. The CDC’s move came after a panel of advisers voted earlier…
This week, approval should have been secured to begin vaccinating children under the age of 5 for COVID-19. Both Pfizer and Moderna had products that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were to review. Pfizer’s shots are one-tenth of the adult dose and will be given…
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We are roughly one step away from clearing one of the final hurdles to getting the youngest Americans vaccinated for COVID-19. On Wednesday, June 15, the FDA advisors voted unanimously in favor of authorizing COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as six-months. The FDA authorized both the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations for children. After…
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized user of the COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and BioNTech, and from Moderna, for kids between 6 months and 5 years of age. The FDA’s decision follows a length review process, and the dosage for children under 5 is greatly reduced relative to those for older children and…
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There is no change to the Friday Pfizer COVID-19 clinic because of air-conditioner woes at Rock Island County Health Department, a news release says. Hours are 9 a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m. at 2112 25th Ave., Rock Island. No appointments are needed. Everyone 5 and older is eligible, a news release says. One of…
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An image shared on Facebook purportedly shows an article from Global News claiming that data from the pharmaceutical company Pfizer indicates its COVID-19 vaccine has a 12 percent efficacy rate. Facebook/Image Verdict: False The image is digitally fabricated. Research suggests the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is usually effective. Fact Check: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla lamented that his company has billions of unused COVID-19 vaccines sitting in warehouses during the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting in Davos Wednesday. Bourla said Pfizer has billions of doses waiting for use in low-income countries that have already been paid for by rich countries during a sit-down with WEF…
Spraya Yamini, 10, holds her father Afshin’s hand as she receives the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at Rady’s Children’s hospital in San Diego in 2021. Children may soon be eligible to receive booster shots. REUTERS/Mike Blake The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency reported 1,579 new COVID-19 infections Thursday, the highest number of daily cases…
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Don’t like to read? Courtesy of Jeanette Vietti One of the makers of the COVID vaccine, Pfizer Inc, has announced plans to purchase Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co. The company revealed their intensions of paying $11.6 billion to tap into the migraine medicine market. The buyout was approved by the boards of both companies. The migraine…
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Pfizer and Moderna, the manufacturers of the two most popular COVID-19 vaccines in the United States, both reported massive quarterly profits this week driven by the coronavirus pandemic. Moderna tripled its net-income in the first quarter of 2022 compared to Q1 2021, pocketing nearly $6 billion from COVID-19 vaccine sales, the company reported Wednesday. Pfizer’s…
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