Matthew Perrone, Lauran Neergaard and Mike Stobbe, AP News, Sept. 22, 2021 The U.S. moved a step closer Wednesday to offering booster doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to senior citizens and others at high risk from the virus as the …
FDA Authorizes Booster Dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Certain Populations
Staff, FDA, Sept. 22, 2021 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to allow for use of a single booster dose, to be administered at least six months after …
COVID-19 vaccinations work with or without side effects
Robby Berman, Medical News Today, Sept. 21, 2021 Many people assume that when a person experiences side effects after COVID-19 vaccination, it is a sign that the vaccine is working. This may leave people without such symptoms wondering whether their vaccinations have …
COVID Vaccine For Kids Ages 5 To 11 Is Safe And Effective, Pfizer Says
Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, Sept. 20, 2021 The first results from the highly anticipated trial studying the effectiveness and safety of the Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 showed promising results. The pharmaceutical companies said early …
East Tennessee doctor talks about impacts of Pfizer vaccine for kids if approved
Lexi Spivak, WATE-TV, Sept. 20, 2021 Children ages five to eleven could soon be eligible to get a smaller dosage of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. Officials with the company said they will seek authorization soon. Doctor Joe Childs, the Chief Medical Officer …