Michael Erman and Manas Mishra, Reuters, May 9, 2022 COVID-19 vaccine makers are shifting gears and planning for a smaller, more competitive booster shot market after delivering as many doses as fast as they could over the last 18 months. …
Nasal vaccines may be the next generation of protection against COVID
Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, May 8, 2022 Peter Palese pulls open the door of a 16th floor lab room at Mount Sinai’s Upper East Side hospital. Inside the unusually warm room, lie stacked sheets of chicken eggs, delivered fresh every …
FDA restricts J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine due to blood clot risk
Matthew Perrone and Lauran Neergaard, AP News, May 5, 2022 U.S. regulators on Thursday strictly limited who can receive Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine due to the ongoing risk of rare but serious blood clots. The Food and Drug Administration …
Tennessee, Davidson County COVID-19 infections more than doubled during April
Frank Gluck, The Tennessean, May 4, 2022 The steady, upward trend of COVID-19 infections in Tennessee and Davidson County continued again last week, newly released state figures show. According to the Tennessee Department of Health, the seven-day average of new cases across …
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Announces Tentative Advisory Committee Meeting Schedule Regarding COVID- 19 Vaccines
Staff Writer, FDA, April 29, 2022 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing its plans to hold virtual meetings of its Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) in anticipation of complete submissions of emergency use authorization …