The following statement is attributed to Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research and Dr. Anne Schuchat, Principal Deputy Director of the CDC. As of April 12, more than 6.8 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (Jans...
FDA As of April 12, more than 6.8 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine have been administered in the U.S. CDC and FDA are reviewing data involving six reported U.S. cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot in individuals after receiving the J&J vaccine. ...
"The virus that causes COVID-19 spreads easily between people in close quarters on board ships, and the chance of getting COVID-19 on cruise ships is very high, even if you are fully vaccinated and have received a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose." Earlier this week, federal officials ...
California is followed by Texas and Florida, with over 791,000 cases and over 717,000 cases, respectively. More than 190 vaccine candidates for COVID-19 are being tracked by the World Health Organization, at least seven of which are in crucial phase three trials....
Should the virus ever mutate to spread easily among humans, the CDC says vaccines have been developed that should "provide reasonable protection against H5N1 influenza viruses." The current seasonal flu vaccine would not help prevent infection with avian flu. ...
Infants who already had a first dose of vaccine before their first birthday "should receive two more doses of MMR vaccine, the first of which should be administered when the child is age 12 through 15 months and the second at least 28 days later." ...
"I 100% believe in the importance of vaccines and the importance in particular of a COVID-19 vaccine. A COVID-19 vaccine is the thing that will get Americans back to normal everyday life," Redfield said in a statement emailed to CNBC. "The best defense we currently have aga...
The CDC's recommendation has created some confusion because it does not lift local mask mandates. States, municipalities and businesses can make the choice whether or not to follow it. There's also no definitive way to track who has received a vaccine, forcing businesses to work on a sort ...
freedoms and they will start demanding concessions before they return them. Increased taxes. Bailouts for mega-corporations. New vaccine requirements. Medical tracking and registration. Communist-era social surveillance. If we comply with their demands in exchange for our liberty, we are acknowledging ...
adult population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 55.2% of American adults are fully vaccinated. In total, 44.5% of the population, including those under 18, are fully vaccinated, CDC data shows. This story was reported from Cincinnati. The Associated Press ...