Worried about a vulnerable population as the Delta variant surges, administration officials are taking a new tack. By Apoorva Mandavilli The Food and Drug Administration is speeding efforts to authorize extra doses of the coronavirus vaccines for Americans with...
— "If you have had COVID-19 before, please still get vaccinated," says CDC Director by Molly Walker Unvaccinated adults who were previously infected with COVID-19 were twice as likely to be reinfected as those previously infected but also fully vaccinated, researchers...
— Provincetown statistic being misinterpreted by Kristina Fiore Misinformation and misunderstanding about vaccine efficacy have abounded recently, potentially sparked by what seemed to be worrying data out of Provincetown, Massachusetts, reported last week by the CDC....
According to The Daily Expose, a “Shocking 86% of Children suffered an Adverse Reaction to the Pfizer Covid Vaccine in Clinical Trial.” Some consider this particular outlet to be fringe, so we can compare their version of the facts with the June FDA EUA Fact...
Berkeley Lovelace Jr. KEY POINTS Moderna said its Covid-19 vaccine booster shot produced a “robust” antibody response against the highly contagious delta variant.In a phase two trial, Moderna is testing a 50-microgram dose of three vaccine booster candidates in...
By Joanne Kenen THE DELTA IS IN THE DETAILS — For public health officials and the Biden administration, the Delta variant is the biggest communication conundrum we’ve seen in a while. Don’t panic, they tell us in one breath. Well, maybe panic a bit, they...
I still remember the feeling I had on December 13, 2020 -- the date the first vaccines rolled out of the Pfizer facility in Michigan, destined for hospitals and vaccination centers in every state in the country. Typically reserved scientists described it as the...
— It's time for bolder solutions by Vinay Prasad Like most healthcare professionals, I am worried about unvaccinated adults. Currently, just shy of 50% of Americans have been fully vaccinated, and there is a sizable percentage of adults -- even older adults -- who...
By Mick Krever An analysis by British academics, published by the UK Government's official scientific advisory group, says that they believe it is "almost certain" that a SARS-Cov-2 variant will emerge that "leads to current vaccine failure." SARS-CoV-2 is the virus...
The French president stuck his neck out, banking that the public would support his plan. And so far, it’s been a success. BY CLEA CAULCUTT It has been a nail-biting summer for officials at the top of the French government. Would Emmanuel Macron's controversial...
BY JUSTINE COLEMAN A study into the immune responses of the two mRNA COVID-19 vaccines found that Moderna’s vaccine created twice as many antibodies as the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Researchers analyzed the antibody levels of Belgium health care workers after they...
Acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock sent a memo Tuesday evening to vaccine regulators, reiterating her support as frustration over the process spreads within their ranks. By SARAH OWERMOHLE The Biden administration’s decisions over when to administer coronavirus...
By Carolyn Johnson et al. A sobering scientific analysis published Friday found that three-quarters of the people infected during an explosive coronavirus outbreak fueled by the delta variant were fully vaccinated. The report on the Massachusetts cases, from the...
The new CDC report on the strain's breakthrough cases raises concern, but vaccinating the unvaccinated will go much further than vaccinating the vaccinated. By Dr. Jalal Baig, Oncologist This summer should have been different. Flush with the world’s best Covid-19...
By Maria Cramer & Jenny Gross Many scientists say that vaccinated people probably won’t need booster shots anytime soon. Some are getting them anyway. They are going to local pharmacies, other states or even other countries — anywhere where...