FDA Simplifies COVID Vaccine Recommendation
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FDA Simplifies COVID Vaccine Recommendation
2023-04-18 17:11:39
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday simplified its recommended COVID-19 vaccination schedule, announcing that a single dose of the bivalent vaccine specific to the BA.4 and BA.5 strains of the omicron variant is enough to protect most... Read More

FDA Authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for Children 5 to 11
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FDA Authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for Children 5 to 11
2021-10-29 21:32:18
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in children 5 to 11. “As a mother and a physician, I know that parents, caregivers, school staff, and children have been waiting... Read More

Biden, a Convert to Mandates, Making Economic Case for Shots
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Biden, a Convert to Mandates, Making Economic Case for Shots

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is wielding his weapon of last resort in the nation's fight against COVID-19, as he champions vaccination requirements across the country in an effort to force the roughly 67 million unvaccinated American adults to... Read More

Spanberger, McKinley Urge HHS to Focus on Community Pharmacies for COVID Vaccine Distribution
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Spanberger, McKinley Urge HHS to Focus on Community Pharmacies for COVID Vaccine Distribution
2021-01-29 20:18:02
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - Reps. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., and David McKinley, R-W.Va., are urging the Department of Health and Human Services to place community pharmacists at the lead in the nation's COVID-19 vaccines distribution strategy. In a letter to HHS Acting Secretary... Read More

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