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 …
COVID-19 vaccines for kids: what you need to know
Marie Mosley, BCBST Welltuned, Nov. 4, 2021 Last week, the FDA authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for children ages 5-11. On Nov. 2, the CDC formally recommended the vaccine for everyone ages 5 and older, along with guidelines for …
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 …