Company also plans to apply to the FDA this month for full approval of the vaccine for use in people ages 16 to 85 years

Global health activists note that patent holders must also share technical know-how and personnel

Agency outlines how inspections of cruise ships will be conducted during simulated and restricted passenger voyages

Rifapentine-based regimen with moxifloxacin noninferior to six-month control regimen of rifampin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, ethambutol

Rates low for 18- to 21-year-olds reporting vaccination at any age or initiating in young adulthood

Second study shows lower neutralizing antibody titers against SARS-CoV-2 after the first dose among elderly patients with multiple myeloma

Accelerated decline in nonpharmaceutical intervention adherence could undermine vaccine-related gains

Increased odds of vaccine hesitancy seen for patients aged 18 to 44 years, Black and Native Americans or Pacific Islanders, women

So far, more than 56 percent of American adults have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine; more than 106 million fully vaccinated

Chief medical adviser at Health Canada says evidence is that the vaccine is safe and effective in the younger age group