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People 50 and older should get pneumococcal vaccine, U.S. health officials recommend
Read full article: People 50 and older should get pneumococcal vaccine, U.S. health officials recommendU.S. health officials are recommending that people 50 and older get a shot against bacteria that can cause pneumonia and other dangerous illnesses.
Pfizer CEO on moving beyond COVID vaccines to become a leader in cancer and obesity treatments
Read full article: Pfizer CEO on moving beyond COVID vaccines to become a leader in cancer and obesity treatmentsPfizer's CEO Albert Bourla is trying to reposition the global pharmaceutical giant for a post-pandemic world.
Puerto Rico is entangled in a heated public health debate over vaccines and masks
Read full article: Puerto Rico is entangled in a heated public health debate over vaccines and masksA fiery debate over public health and personal rights has gripped Puerto Rico as legislators clash with medical experts.
Switch from selling COVID-19 drugs on market rather than to governments continues to sting at Pfizer
Read full article: Switch from selling COVID-19 drugs on market rather than to governments continues to sting at PfizerPfizer’s forecast for sales of its COVID-19 vaccine and treatment next year falls more than $5 billion short of the Wall Street consensus.
Texas attorney general sues Pfizer, claiming vaccines didn’t end pandemic quickly enough
Read full article: Texas attorney general sues Pfizer, claiming vaccines didn’t end pandemic quickly enoughExperts argue other assertions made in the lawsuit filing are completely unsubstantiated, such as one claiming that vaccinated people were more likely to die from COVID-19, which Texas health data disputes.
What to know as fall vaccinations against COVID, flu and RSV get underway
Read full article: What to know as fall vaccinations against COVID, flu and RSV get underwayFall vaccination season is in full swing, with health officials urging both an updated COVID-19 shot and flu vaccine for most everyone.
New COVID-19 vaccines: US approves updated doses to rev up protection this fall
Read full article: New COVID-19 vaccines: US approves updated doses to rev up protection this fallU.S. regulators have approved updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, shots aimed at revving up protection this fall and winter.
FDA could greenlight new COVID boosters as early as Friday
Read full article: FDA could greenlight new COVID boosters as early as FridayThe Food and Drug Administration plans to greenlight updated versions of the Covid booster as early as Friday, according to four people familiar with the agency’s plans.
Tornado damage to Pfizer plant will probably create long-term shortages of some drugs hospitals need
Read full article: Tornado damage to Pfizer plant will probably create long-term shortages of some drugs hospitals needU.S. hospital drug supplies may be strained further after a tornado ripped open the roof of a Pfizer factory this week.
Tornado damages Pfizer plant in North Carolina as scorching heat and floods sock other parts of US
Read full article: Tornado damages Pfizer plant in North Carolina as scorching heat and floods sock other parts of USA tornado has heavily damaged a major Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina — the latest in a string of extreme weather events plaguing the U.S. Torrential rains flooded communities in Kentucky while an area from California to South Florida endured more blistering heat on Wednesday.
FDA advisers back RSV vaccine for pregnant women that protects their newborns
Read full article: FDA advisers back RSV vaccine for pregnant women that protects their newbornsFederal health advisers are backing a first-of-its-kind RSV vaccine to protect newborns by immunizing their moms late in pregnancy.
FDA panel narrowly backs Pfizer RSV vaccine for older adults
Read full article: FDA panel narrowly backs Pfizer RSV vaccine for older adultsFederal health advisers have narrowly backed an experimental vaccine from Pfizer that could become the first shot to protect older adults against the respiratory illness known as RSV.
Pfizer's Paxlovid not included in China's national insurance
Read full article: Pfizer's Paxlovid not included in China's national insuranceChina will not include Pfizer’s COVID-19 treatment drug in a national reimbursement list that would have allowed patients to get it at a cheaper price throughout the country, saying it was too expensive.
HCPH now offering updated Moderna, Pfizer COVID-19 booster doses for younger children
Read full article: HCPH now offering updated Moderna, Pfizer COVID-19 booster doses for younger childrenHarris County Public Health announced that it will begin administering Moderna COVID-19 updated boosters (Bivalent) to children six years of age and older beginning Wednesday. HCPH will also begin administering Pfizer COVID-19 updated boosters to children five years of age and older starting Thursday.
EU regulator clears Pfizer-BioNTech's tweaked COVID booster
Read full article: EU regulator clears Pfizer-BioNTech's tweaked COVID boosterThe European Medicines Agency has recommended the authorization of a tweaked booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine that includes protection against two of the latest versions of omicron, as countries look to bolster their immunization programs ahead of winter.
EU regulator clears tweaked versions of COVID vaccines
Read full article: EU regulator clears tweaked versions of COVID vaccinesThe European Medicines Agency has recommended the authorization of two coronavirus vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Inc., tweaked to include protection against an early version of the omicron variant.
Pfizer asks EU drug regulator to OK tweaked COVID vaccine
Read full article: Pfizer asks EU drug regulator to OK tweaked COVID vaccinePharmaceuticals Pfizer and BioNTech say they have asked the European Medicines Agency to authorize their updated coronavirus booster vaccine that includes the most recent omicron subvariants.
Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech alleging patent infringement over Covid vaccine, NBC News reports
Read full article: Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech alleging patent infringement over Covid vaccine, NBC News reportsModerna said Friday that it is suing Pfizer and BioNTech, alleging that the two companies copied Moderna’s technology to make its Covid vaccine Comirnaty.
Texans have been slow to vaccinate their youngest against COVID-19, but they’re slightly ahead of the national average
Read full article: Texans have been slow to vaccinate their youngest against COVID-19, but they’re slightly ahead of the national averageFor some parents of kids under 5 who want to vaccinate them, the wait has been excruciating, fraught with delays and close calls. Others are hesitant to have their young children vaccinated.
US grapples with whether to modify COVID vaccine for fall
Read full article: US grapples with whether to modify COVID vaccine for fallU.S. health authorities are facing a critical decision: whether to offer new COVID-19 booster shots this fall that are modified to better match the latest changes of the shape-shifting coronavirus.
FDA advisory panel endorses Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for teens, school-age children
Read full article: FDA advisory panel endorses Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for teens, school-age childrenA government advisory panel has endorsed a second brand of COVID-19 vaccine for school-age children and teens.
White House: 1st shots for kids under 5 possible by June 21
Read full article: White House: 1st shots for kids under 5 possible by June 21The Biden administration says children under 5 may be able to get their first COVID-19 vaccination doses as soon as June 21, if federal regulators authorize shots for the age group as expected.
Texas Children’s Hospital begins administering Pfizer vaccine booster to children ages 5-11 Friday
Read full article: Texas Children’s Hospital begins administering Pfizer vaccine booster to children ages 5-11 FridayTexas Children’s Hospital and all Texas Children’s Pediatrics practices will begin administering the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster Friday to children ages 5 to 11, a news release said.
Rare cases of COVID returning pose questions for Pfizer pill
Read full article: Rare cases of COVID returning pose questions for Pfizer pillA small number of COVID-19 patients are relapsing after taking Pfizer's antiviral pill, raising questions about the drug at the center of the U.S. response effort.
COVID shots still work but researchers hunt new improvements
Read full article: COVID shots still work but researchers hunt new improvementsCOVID-19 vaccines still offer strong protection against severe illness and death, but Moderna and Pfizer are testing combination shots as a possible new kind of booster.
EU regulator starts reviewing Spanish COVID vaccine booster
Read full article: EU regulator starts reviewing Spanish COVID vaccine boosterThe European Union's drug regulator says it has begun an accelerated review process for an experimental coronavirus vaccine booster made by the Spanish company Hipra.
EXPLAINER: What to know about COVID vaccines for little kids
Read full article: EXPLAINER: What to know about COVID vaccines for little kidsModerna says it will ask regulators to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for children under 6 but several hurdles need to be cleared before the shots could become available.
EU clears Moderna shot for young kids, Pfizer boosters
Read full article: EU clears Moderna shot for young kids, Pfizer boostersThe European Medicines Agency said it has authorized Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine for children aged six to 11, in addition to recommending booster shots of Pfizer’s vaccine for those aged 12 and over.