Frank Gluck, Tennessean, May 25, 2022 COVID-19 infections rose sharply again last week throughout Tennessee and Davidson County, continuing an upward trend that has been ongoing for the last two months or so, according to state Department of Health data. Read …
Pfizer 3-dose COVID vaccine 80% effective against symptomatic omicron infection for youngest children
Sony Salzman, Cheyenne Haslett, and Eric M. Strauss, ABC News, May 23, 2022 In long-awaited data, Pfizer said its three-dose vaccine was 80% effective against symptomatic omicron COVID-19 infection among children 6 months to under 5 years old. The company cautioned that …
COVID vaccines for young children could be coming soon
Alexander Nazaryan, Yahoo News, May 23, 2022 The long-awaited approval for coronavirus immunizations for children under 5 took a major step forward on Monday with an announcement from biomedical giant Pfizer and its German partner, BioNTech, that their COVID-19 vaccine …
U.S. FDA sets June meeting dates for Moderna, Pfizer small children COVID-19 vaccines
Staff Writer, Reuters, May 23, 2022 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration set June 14-15 as the new meeting date to review Moderna Inc’s emergency authorization request for its COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6 months to 5 years and …
White House COVID response coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha discusses the growing virus surge
Juliet Fuisz, PBS News Hour, May 21, 2022 A new COVID wave is accelerating across the U.S. with cases rising in almost every state. New daily cases are up by more than 50 percent from just two weeks ago, while …