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COVID Shots for Kids Are Over
The FDA’s new approach to boosters could mean that kids will no longer be able to get vaccinated against the disease to begin ...
FDA requires Covid vaccine makers to expand warning about risk of rare heart inflammation
The US Food and Drug Administration will now require Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna to use expanded ...
FDA limits access to COVID-19 vaccine to older adults and other high-risk groups – a public health expert explains the new rules
On May 20, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration announced a new stance on who should receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The ...
Covid Vaccine Boosters Won't Be Available for Healthy Adults Under 65. How Will That Work?
"With the COVID pandemic behind us, it is time to adopt a common-sense approach to COVID policy," a spokesperson for the FDA ...
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How do we know mRNA vaccines are safe and effective? An explainer
This week, mRNA vaccines are set to face intense scrutiny from critics in Congress. Here's an explainer of how we know they are safe and effective.
InnovationRx: FDA Will Limit Covid-19 Vaccines To Those Over 65 Or At High Risk
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the FDA's new rules on Covid-19 vaccines, Novartis’s acquisition strategy, ...
WA vaccine scientists push back against FDA changes around COVID shots
Seattle vaccine experts were confused by the country's apparent new direction around updated COVID-19 shots, which top FDA ...
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Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago
Many of the CDC's newsletters have stopped being distributed, workers at the CDC say. Health alerts about disease outbreaks, ...
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FDA Officials Detail Plan to Limit COVID Shots
The FDA also gave full approval to the Novavax COVID vaccine (Nuvaxovid) using this approach, approving it for those ages 65 ...
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Older adults gain new COVID vaccine option as FDA approves protein-based shot
The US Food and Drug Administration has fully approved a new COVID vaccine option specifically targeting high-risk individuals, including seniors. The protein-based Nuvaxovid vaccine, produced by ...
FDA plans to limit COVID shot eligibility
Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare — The Trump administration on Tuesday said it plans to limit ...
FDA to limit covid shot approval to 65+, those with medical conditions
The FDA will narrow its approval for updated coronavirus vaccines, marking a significant shift in the agency’s approach to ...