The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday it has greenlighted updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna for the 2024 fall season. The decision clears the way for distribution to begin for the latest version of the shots earlier this year than last year. Moderna and Pfizer's ...
Moderna on Wednesday announced that the COVID-19 vaccine it recently developed to address a concerning new coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa is ready to be tested in people in clinical trials.
Pfizer and Moderna's are rolling out now, with Novavax likely to follow later this month. The CDC recommends a new shot for nearly all Americans to reduce the risk of severe illness, hospitalization or death. FDA and CDC say yes to updated COVID boosters. Here's what to know about ...
Moderna, which has been studying lower-dose versions to help stretch supplies of its vaccine, has been delivering an approved 100-microgram dose to date. The drugmaker has said early booster shot data for a 50-microgram version showed it helped protect against emerging virus variants. Lower-dos...
FDA approves updated COVID vaccines as cases rise00:19 Copied Copied The Food and Drug Administration approved a new COVID vaccine from Pfizer and Moderna Thursday. The approval comes as more people are testing positive for COVID.Aug. 23, 2024Read More UP NEXT Can I apply to the job my ...
New COVID-19 vaccines are expected to be available as soon as this week, a promising development amid California’s potent and enduring summer wave of the disease. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the distribution of the updated Moderna and Pfizer C...
The agency anticipates the decision to update monovalent formulas of the Pfizer, Moderna, and future COVID-19 vaccines to reflect circulating variants will become an annual practice.
So far, the FDA has authorized three vaccine options for 2023-2024 — two mRNA vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer, for everyone ages six months and older, and a protein-based non-mRNA shot from Novavax, for everyone ages 12 and older. ...
Thanks to another new variant, COVID cases are surging in New York State. What symptoms should you watch out for? Millions of New Yorkers are expected to travel or spend time with family and friends during the Fourth of July holiday. However, officials warn COVID cases are on the rise, ...
The new variant being more virulent in addition to being more infectious. Another newer strain that’s even worse. Or, in a nightmare scenario, a highly-transmissible mutation that also renders the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines ineffective.