Sara G. Miller, NBC News, April 9, 2021 Pfizer on Friday requested to expand use of its Covid-19 vaccine to adolescents ages 12 to 15. The request asks the Food and Drug Administration to amend the emergency use authorization, which …
Biden administration to spend $1.6 billion to expand testing, address supply shortages
Shannon Pettypiece, NBC News, Feb. 17, 2021 WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said it will spend $1.6 billion to expand Covid-19 testing in schools and underserved areas, increase testing supply production and expand genomic sequencing, a move administration officials described as a “bridge” until …
Both Covid vaccine doses critical to stay ahead of variants, Fauci says
Erika Edwards, NBC News, Feb. 8, 2021 Getting both recommended doses of the Covid-19 vaccine is the best way to stay ahead of new mutant variants of the virus — and ultimately end the pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday. …
Biden signs executive orders on Covid vaccinations, pandemic response
NBC News, Shannon Pettypiece, Jan. 21, 2021 WASHINGTON — On his second day in office, President Joe Biden signed 10 executive orders to ramp up Covid-19 vaccinations, expand testing and reopen schools as he outlined a detailed plan to tackle the pandemic. …
Moderna’s vaccine is highly effective, FDA says, clearing way for second vaccine
NBC News, Erika Edwards, Dec. 15, 2020 Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine is 94 percent effective at preventing symptomatic illness and appears to prevent the spread of the virus as well, according to documents released Tuesday. The findings set the Moderna vaccine up for …