Alexander Tin, CBS News, April 29, 2022 The Food and Drug Administration could authorize COVID-19 vaccine shots for children under 6 years old as early as June following key meetings of its outside advisers now tentatively scheduled for that month. …
Pfizer says COVID treatment Paxlovid fails to prevent infection of household members
Deena Beasley, Reuters, April 29, 2022 Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) on Friday said a large trial found that its COVID-19 oral antiviral treatment Paxlovid was not effective at preventing coronavirus infection in people living with someone infected with the virus. The trial enrolled …
Here’s why Dr. Fauci says the U.S. is ‘out of the pandemic phase’
Bill Chappell, NPR, April 28, 2022 The U.S. is no longer in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the coronavirus’s continuing global threat, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Biden. But Fauci also warns that …
After omicron winter surge, CDC finds nearly 60% of all Americans and 75% of kids have been infected by the coronavirus
Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, April 26, 2022 A huge proportion of American adults and even more children were infected by the coronavirus between December and February, perhaps explaining why cases have risen but not skyrocketed since. New government data, released Tuesday, looked …
Pfizer asks FDA to authorize third COVID vaccine shot for children 5 to 11 years old
Spencer Kimball, CNBC, April 26, 2022 Pfizer and BioNTech on Tuesday asked the Food and Drug Administration to authorize a third dose of its Covid vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. KEY POINTS The application comes after Pfizer released data earlier this …