Approval Signifies Key Achievement for Public Health Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, and will now be marketed as Comirnaty (koe-mir’-na-tee), for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older. The vaccine also continues to be … [Read more...] about FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine
By Lenny Bernstein and Brittany Shammas The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Wednesday that pregnant people be vaccinated against the coronavirus, updating its advice after it found no increased risk of miscarriage among those who have been immunized. With vaccination rates low among pregnant women, the new guidance … [Read more...] about CDC guidance now official: Pregnant people should get coronavirus vaccine
Caitlin Owens A new preprint study that raises concerns about the mRNA vaccines' effectiveness against Delta — particularly Pfizer's — has already grabbed the attention of top Biden administration officials. What they're saying: The study found the Pfizer vaccine was only 42% effective against infection in July, when the Delta variant was dominant. "If that's … [Read more...] about New data on coronavirus vaccine effectiveness may be “a wakeup call”
In company memo, CEO says there is ‘zero tolerance policy’ for reporting to the office without Covid-19 inoculation CNN has fired three employees who violated company policy by coming to work unvaccinated against Covid-19. Jeff Zucker, the media company’s president, told staff members of the firing in a memo sent on Thursday that reminded them that vaccines were … [Read more...] about CNN fires three employees for coming to work unvaccinated
Children have to get vaccinated for less urgent threats—and it works. So why not with Covid? By Riley Griffin and Suzi Ring One afternoon in May, Michael Joseph Smith, a pediatric infectious disease specialist, strides in baseball-patterned socks through a Duke University facility in Durham, N.C., to welcome Cameron O’Hara, a 14-year-old vaccine trial … [Read more...] about Covid Can Make Kids Very Sick. Why Aren’t More Being Vaccinated?
