Bivalent

Health departments for both Virginia and Maryland have announced that they will now offer an additional dose of the COVID-19 bivalent vaccine for individuals at a higher risk of severe illness, following new guidance from the Centers for…

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday announced it was simplifying its recommended COVID-19 vaccine schedule, stating a single dose of the bivalent vaccine specific to the BA.4 and BA.5 strains of the omicron variant is…

Some Americans will soon be able to get another shot of the bivalent COVID-19 vaccines, the Food and Drug Administration authorized Tuesday, including seniors ages 65 and older and people with compromised immune systems.Seniors can…

US officials are weighing whether to offer people who are at high risk of severe Covid-19 the chance to get another bivalent booster, according to a source familiar with the deliberations, who asked not to be named because they were not…

FDA approves Pfizer's bivalent Covid booster for babies as young as six months — saying the shot 'remains the best defense against disease'By Mansur Shaheen Deputy Health Editor For Dailymail.Com Updated: 18:36 EDT, 14 March…

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Recent data from one U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) database has detected a potential stroke risk link in older adults who received an updated Pfizer COVID-19 bivalent shot. However, according to Health Canada…

Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday unanimously voted in favor of targeting the same coronavirus strain for initial COVID-19 vaccine doses and boosters going forward, but some expressed skepticism about…

A gymnast grabs two rings - one in each hand.univsport.com The current generation of monoclonal antibodies is ineffective against the predominant variants of SARS-CoV-2 in circulation. Recent studies by Callaway et al. open the possibility…

There’s been a lot of chatter about the January 13 announcement from the Centers for Disease Control ... and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about a possible “safety signal” for the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19…