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 …
FDA could authorize COVID vaccine for children 5 and under, and Novavax vaccine, this June
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 …