Like most vaccines, those for COVID are intended to prevent severe disease, not infection altogether. When the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were first authorized in late 2020, they were about 95 percent protective against even mild disease. But viruses evolve. And as SARS-CoV-2 di...
[01:10.68]The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden [01:15.20]has supported waiving intellectual property protections for the vaccines. [01:21.40]But it is not clear if there will be agreement on the issue. [01:27.16]It is also unclear if such an agreement would speed production. [0...
Covid-19: Should doctors recommend treatments and vaccines when full data are not publicly available?doi:10.1136/BMJ.M3260Raymond M JohnsonPeter DoshiDavid HealyBMJ
COVID-19 vaccines will likely not be available for everyone in the U.S. until the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is approved for use in the U.S., possibly this spring. The government has not released a timetable for when the 500,000 doses it has ordered of the two-dose vaccine will be...
COVID vaccines for these youngest Americans could come this summer: In April, Moderna asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve the emergency use of its vaccine in kids under 6. Pfizer continues to gather data on the power of a third shot...
Pharmaceutical companies are starting clinical trials in young children and adolescents, but they must balance speed and safety
Dr. Mallika Marshall answers a viewer's question on when is the best time to get your flu and COVID vaccines.
The good news: Research says that you can get both the COVID and flu vaccines, and doing so will not reduce your immunity to either virus. Come on in to a CareSpot or MedPost near you today, and we’ll be happy to help you get protected!
When will COVID-19 vaccines be widely available globally? Experts say it could be 2023 or later before the shots are widely available in some countries. The United States, Israel and the United Kingdom are among the nations where about half or more of the population has gotten at least one...
COVID vaccines have been available to adults in the United States for more than a year, but there are still a lot of questions. Which vaccines have received full approval? When will we see vaccines approved for children under the age of 5? And are there any new vaccines forthcoming?