Vaccinations

U.S. FDA panel narrowly backs Pfizer RSV vaccine for older adults

Wed, 2023-03-01 09:50 — mike kraft

FDA panel narrowly backs Pfizer RSV vaccine for older adults WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health advisers on Tuesday narrowly backed an experimental vaccine from Pfizer that could soon become the first shot to protect older adults against the respiratory illness known as RSV. AP NEWS

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The Food and Drug Administration panel voted 7-4 on two separate questions of whether Pfizer’s data showed the vaccine was safe and effective against the respiratory virus for people 60 and older. One panelist abstained from voting. The recommendation is non-binding and the FDA will make its own decision on the vaccine in the coming months.

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U.S. FDA cleares the first home flu and Covid test — but its maker just declared bankruptcy

Mon, 2023-02-27 10:33 — mike kraft

The FDA has cleared the first home flu and Covid test — but its maker just declared bankruptcy The FDA's authorization of the first at-home test that can detect flu and Covid-19 came just days after the test's maker, Lucira, filed for bankruptcy. Brittany Trang STAT

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Not enough data to support multiple annual COVID boosters, U.S. CDC advisory group says

Fri, 2023-02-24 17:18 — mike kraft

Not enough data to support multiple annual COVID boosters, U.S. CDC advisers say There is not sufficient evidence to recommend more than one COVID-19 booster shot a year for older people and those with weakened immune systems, an expert advisory group to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday. Aditya Samal Reuters

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Pfizer/BioNTech apply for full FDA approval of updated COVID vaccine

Fri, 2023-02-24 10:53 — mike kraft

Pfizer/BioNTech apply for full FDA approval of updated COVID vaccine Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE said on Friday they filed an application to the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a full approval of their Omicron-adapted COVID-19 vaccine. Reuters Reuters

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Global COVID cases, deaths continue to drop, new study cites vaccination benefits --WHO

Fri, 2023-02-24 10:19 — mike kraft

Global COVID cases, deaths continue to drop CIDRAP

Monthly averages for new COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline steadily, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today in its latest pandemic update, though it cautioned that the trends are underestimated due to reduced testing and delayed reporting.

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