Berkley Lovelace Jr., CNBC, Oct. 20, 2021 The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday night authorized booster shots of both Johnson & Johnson’s and Moderna’s Covid vaccines, another critical step in distributing extra doses to tens of millions of people. KEY POINTS …
Pfizer vaccine 93% effective at keeping adolescents 12-18 out of the hospital, CDC says; DHS Secretary Mayorkas infected: COVID-19 updates
Jorge L. Ortiz, Ryan W. Miller and Celina Tebor, USA Today, Oct. 19, 2021 Even in the throes of the summer spike in coronavirus cases across the U.S. fueled by the delta variant, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine proved 93% effective at …
CDC issues new COVID-19 guidance for the holiday season
Li Cohen, CBS News, Oct. 18, 2021 New holiday COVID-19 guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges eligible people to get vaccinated against the virus and wear masks — in some cases — when gathering. “Because many generations tend to gather to celebrate …
Tennessee to receive 200k COVID-19 vaccine doses for young kids after authorization
Staff, WBIR-TV, Oct. 18, 2021 The Tennessee Department of Health said Monday it has been allocated to receive 200,000 lower-dosage Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines in the first round of shipments meant for younger children. TDH said vaccine orders would be taken …
FDA panel unanimously recommends J&J COVID booster shots to adults who already got the first dose
Berkeley Lovelace Jr. and Robert Towey, CNBC, Oct. 15 An influential Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Friday said the agency should authorize boosters of Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot Covid-19 vaccine to the more than 15 million Americans who have …