COVID-19 Vaccine News

Moderna on Monday said laboratory tests have shown its COVID-19 vaccine could protect against the U.K. strain but that it is less effective -- while still meeting efficacy benchmarks -- against the strain identified in South Africa.

Infectious disease expert, Anthony Fauci, MD, says the current COVID-19 vaccines may not be as effective against new coronavirus variants, but they should be powerful enough to still be beneficial.

If the second dose can’t be scheduled in the recommended time frame -- 21 days after the first dose for Pfizer and 28 days for Moderna -- people can wait up to 6 weeks, the CDC said in an update published Thursday.

Pfizer and BioNTech says their studies show that their COVID-19 vaccine is likely to be effective against the contagious variant strain of the virus that was discovered in the United Kingdom.

The new CDC director, Rochelle Walensky, MD, says the Biden administration is determined to stick to its COVID-19 vaccination strategy of 100 million doses in 100 days.

Amazon has offered to help President Joe Biden’s Administration with the national distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.

Some states say they’re running out of COVID-19 vaccine, causing the cancellation of thousands of appointments for people expecting their first shot.

But keeping campaign promises regarding the nation’s covid response will go beyond stepping up the rollout of the vaccines.

Moderna is investigating reports of allergic reactions to its COVID-19 vaccine when employees at a San Diego vaccination center required medical attention after they were vaccinated.

Nine states have given out more than half of their doses of COVID-19 vaccines as opposed to nationwide, where about a third of the distributed doses have been administered.

Canadians who often travel to the Southern U.S. for the winter -- called “snowbirds” -- are being criticized for receiving a COVID-19 vaccine before permanent U.S. citizens.

More than 16,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine were compromised this week while being shipped to states, either because the temperatures were too cold or too hot to maintain vaccine integrity.

More than 44,500 people in Florida are overdue for their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

That's because adequate sleep is an important factor in a strong immune system.

An all-female team of healthcare workers is delivering COVID-19 vaccines in rural Alaska, often through harsh winter conditions.

A spritz instead of a shot to ward off COVID-19? Researchers report that a nasal spray vaccine against the new coronavirus shows promise in animal testing.

Groups nationwide are looking for ways to secure coronavirus vaccines for people of color who have suffered disproportionately during the pandemic.

Clinical trials show that Johnson & Johnson's single-dose coronavirus vaccine is proving safe with a promising immune response in volunteers.

Retail pharmacy giants CVS and Walgreens have issued statements supporting President -elect Joe Biden’s $20 billion, five-point national vaccination program.

Several companies and even nursing homes are offering incentives to encourage their workers to take a COVID-19 vaccine.

California's epidemiologist is urging a stop to more than 300,000 coronavirus vaccinations with Moderna's vaccine because some people had severe allergic reactions.

Black Americans are receiving covid vaccines at a much lower rate than their white peers due to a combination of mistrust and access issues, leaving them behind in the mission to vaccinate the nation’s population.

Experts have a simple answer for heart and stroke patients questioning whether they need a COVID-19 vaccination. That answer: yes.

President-elect Joseph R. Biden unveiled a plan to jump-start the nation’s faltering COVID-19 vaccine effort that will include establishing mass vaccination sites and mobile vaccine clinics around the country.

he Federal Retail Pharmacy Partnership Program has tapped two pharmacy chains per state to offer free COVID-19 vaccines. Already signed are CVS, Walgreens, Duane Reade, Costco, Walmart, Rite Aid, Publix and more.