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F.D.A. Authorizes Updated Covid Shots for Children as Young as 6 Months
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday expanded eligibility for the updated coronavirus shots to children as young as 6 months old, the latest step to make the retooled doses available to more Americans. The federal government rolled out the updated boosters from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna in September, though the public has shown […]
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Biden Administration Plans to Offer Updated Booster Shots in September
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration now expects to begin a Covid-19 booster campaign with retooled vaccines in September because Pfizer and Moderna have promised that they can deliver doses by then, according to people familiar with the deliberations. With updated formulations apparently close at hand, federal officials have decided against expanding eligibility for second boosters […]
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F.D.A. Authorizes Moderna and Pfizer Covid Vaccines for Youngest Children
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration authorized both the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccines for the nation’s youngest children on Friday, a relief to parents who have waited 18 months to protect their babies, toddlers and preschoolers since shots first became available. Regulators followed the recommendation of independent experts on an advisory panel, who […]
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A Better Way to Measure Immunity in Children
For Jacqueline Almeida, next week cannot come soon enough. She has watched friends roll their eyes when she asked to meet them outdoors. She has tried unsuccessfully to convince her sister to vaccinate her son. She was told by strangers on Twitter that putting her daughter in a mask was tantamount to child abuse. And […]
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F.D.A. Panel Recommends Pfizer and Moderna Vaccines for Youngest Children
WASHINGTON — The only Americans still not eligible for coronavirus vaccines — babies, toddlers and preschoolers — appear on the verge of finally getting cleared to receive them after an advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on Wednesday to recommend the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for the group. The F.D.A. appears […]
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Pfizer Vaccine Effective in Children Under 5, the F.D.A. Says
The Food and Drug Administration said on Sunday that three doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine appeared to be effective in preventing Covid illness in children under 5, judging by the level of virus-blocking antibodies the shots induced. The agency’s evaluation was posted online ahead of Wednesday’s meeting of outside vaccine experts, summoned to recommend […]
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Moderna’s Covid Vaccine Is Effective in Children Under 6, F.D.A. Says
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine for children under 6 is effective in preventing symptomatic infection without causing worrisome side effects, the Food and Drug Administration said on Friday night. Advisers to the F.D.A. are scheduled to meet next week to decide whether to recommend that the agency grant Moderna’s request for emergency authorization of its vaccine for […]
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Moderna Vaccine Provokes Strong Immune Response in Children 6 to 11
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine elicits a strong immune response in children aged 6 to 11, researchers reported on Wednesday — another signpost in what has become a long and tortuous road to protecting young children against the virus, even as cases again inch upward. On Monday, Moderna requested authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for […]
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Moderna Says Trial Suggests Redesigned Vaccines Protect Against Variants
Given the ability of the Omicron variant to evolve, Dr. Burton said, “I think we have to just assume it is going to be major player, still, in the fall.” Moderna’s researchers measured levels of antibodies — the body’s first line of defense in warding off infection from the coronavirus. Other immune responses that also […]
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