Spencer Kimball, CNBC, Nov. 16, 2021 Pfizer on Tuesday submitted its application to the Food and Drug Administration for emergency authorization of its Covid-19 treatment pill, saying it reduces hospitalization and death by 89% when administered with a common HIV drug. Read the …
CDC advisers recommend Pfizer’s COVID vaccine for children ages 5 through 11
Joe Neel and Carmel Wroth, NPR, Nov. 2, 2021 Children ages 5 through 11 years may soon be able to get a low-dose COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech. Advisors to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously to …
COVID-19 vaccine for young children may be ready next week
Aaron Cantrell, News Channel 5, Oct. 25, 2021 A Pfizer board member and former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner thinks vaccines for young children could begin rolling out next week. On Friday, scientists at the FDA said that the …
Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine protective, safe in young children
Manas Mishra, Reuters, Oct. 25, 2021 Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) said on Monday its COVID-19 vaccine generated a strong immune response in children aged six to 11 years and that it plans to submit the data to global regulators soon. Moderna said its two-dose vaccine …
Tennessee Dept. of Health to begin offering COVID-19 booster
Gregory Raucoules, WATE-TV, Oct. 22, 2021 The Tennessee Department of Health will begin administering COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to eligible populations next week. Beginning Oct. 25, Tennesseans who received a Pfizer or Moderna vaccine who fall into the following groups are eligible for …