Tag: CORO
FDA Advisors Approve Emergency Use of Pfizer Vaccine in Children 5 to 11
Vote was nearly unanimous at 17 to 0, with one abstention; FDA expected to make a final ruling in a matter of days
Biden Admin Offers Details of Vaccination Requirements for Foreign Travelers
New policy comes as the Biden administration eases restrictions that ban nonessential travel from several dozen countries
White House Takes More Steps to Up Supply of Rapid At-Home COVID-19 Tests
Tests will be be particularly useful during flu season because the tests can help distinguish between the flu and COVID-19
Statins May Be Tied to Lower Risk for COVID-19 Death
Statin treatment tied to moderately lower COVID-19 mortality in large population study accounting for preexisting health conditions and other factors
Severe COVID-19 Outcomes Not Up During Delta Predominance
No increase in proportion of patients admitted to ICU, receipt of invasive mechanical ventilation, death while hospitalized
Moderna Says Its COVID-19 Vaccine Works Well in Children Aged 6 to 11
Trial included more than 4,700 children who received two shots of the vaccine 28 days apart
Pfizer Says Lower Dose of Its COVID-19 Vaccine Protects Younger Children
Dose used in trial that included more than 2,200 children was 10 mcg, while the adult dose is 30 mcg
CDC Signs Off on Moderna, J&J Boosters, Backs Mix ‘n’ Match Shots
Agency plans to release guidance early next week about who might benefit from choosing one booster over another
BNT162b2 Highly Effective Against Delta Variant in Teens
At seven to 21 days after second dose, estimated effectiveness was 90 percent against infection, 93 percent against symptomatic COVID-19
mRNA Vaccine More Effective Booster to ChAdOx1 nCoV-19
Heterologous ChAdOx1 nCoV-19/mRNA prime-boost vaccination more effective than homologous ChAdOx1 nCoV-19/ChAdOx1 nCoV-19
