COVID-19 Vaccine News

This analysis is one of the first to compare adverse events in pregnant and nonpregnant and vaccinated and nonvaccinated women.

BioNTech expects to begin deliveries of two Omicron-adapted vaccines as soon as October.

New COVID-19 vaccine boosters, targeting new Omicron strains of the virus, are expected to roll out across the U.S. in September.

Scientists seeking to keep ahead of the evolving coronavirus are looking at new strategies, including developing nasal vaccines.

Revised COVID-19 vaccine boosters that target Omicron subvariants may become available sooner than expected this year.

Many Parents Don’t Want Kids Under 5 Vaccinated Against COVID July 26, 2022 -- A new survey reports 43% of parents say they won’t vaccinate their children younger than 5 against COVID-19.The study published Tuesday by the Kaiser Family Foundation also reported wide variations in responses based on parents’ political affiliations, their own vaccination status, race and income.In June, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration approved vaccinations for kids as young as 6 months.So far, 17% of parents of kids between 6 months and 5 years said their child has been vaccinated or will be shortly. Others

American adults who haven’t yet gotten vaccinated against COVID-19 should consider a new option from Novavax, which is a more traditional type of vaccine, federal health officials said Tuesday.

COVID Czar Urges Americans Over 50 to Get Vaccination, Booster July 18 -- White House COVID-19 coordinator Ashish Jha, MD, is urging Americans – especially people over 50 years old -- to get up to date on their vaccinations as the “immune-evasive” BA.5 variant sweeps the nation.“We're still seeing some protection against infection but not as much,” Jha said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week.” “This is that immune evasive nature of this virus. So, if you got your booster, let's say last November or December, you don't have as much protection against this virus as you'd like.”Federal

The two-dose regimen is only for those who have not yet received any other COVID-19 vaccine.

One month after the federal government authorized the COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5, about 300,000 U.S. kids in that age group have received at least one dose of the vaccine, a Biden administration official said.

A new study says the U.S. COVID vaccination program saved hundreds of thousands of lives during the first two waves of the pandemic, slashing the coronavirus' expected death rate by as much as 58%.

A new combination vaccine for COVID-19 will likely be coming out this fall, offering more protection against the Omicron variants of COVID-19.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas mentioned a controversial claim about COVID-19 vaccines in a dissenting opinion on Thursday.

Pizer and its partner BioNTech announced plans on Wednesday to develop a vaccine that will work against SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) and the entire class, or family, of related coronaviruses.

The FDA announced has asked vaccine makers to update their COVID booster shots to target the Omicron subvariants known as BA.4 and BA.5.

Sesame Street’s Elmo Gets COVID-19 Vaccination June 29, 2022 -- Parents wondering about giving small children the Covid-19 vaccination have received advice from an unlikely source: Sesame Street.Elmo, the furry, red creature of “Tickle Me” fame, is now vaccinated.In a new public service announcement from the Sesame Workshop, Elmo’s dad talks about whether to give the vaccine to children under 5.Elmo is, perhaps eternally, 3 and a half."Was it safe? Was it the right decision? I talked to our pediatrician so I could make the right choice," Louie says in the spot. "I learned that Elmo getting

The FDA’s advisers on vaccines deliberated Tuesday on what direction the agency should give drugmakers about future modifications to their COVID shots to address changes in the virus.

Infectious disease doctors address safety, efficacy, dosing, and other concerns regarding authorized COVID-19 vaccines for youngest Americans.

Because the virus mutates so quickly, the FDA may approve the new vaccine formulations as COVID cases are expected to surge again this winter.

Though the federal government recently authorized the COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5, Publix supermarkets will not offer the vaccine to children in that age group.

An expert panel from the CDC voted unanimously to recommend the Moderna COVID vaccine be approved for kids between the ages of 6 and 17.

Vaccinations prevented nearly 20 million deaths from COVID-19 in 185 countries and territories in the first 12 months the shots were available, a mathematical modeling study calculates.

The vaccine maker released data on its combination vaccine in development designed to protect against Omicron coronavirus strains.

Shots are going in arms this week after the CDC endorsed vaccines for ages 6 months to 5 years. Now parents are facing choices.

Florida is now allowing pediatricians, children’s hospitals and other physicians on Friday to order coronavirus vaccines for the youngest children after Governor Ron DeSantis initially said he wouldn't allow it.