The U.S. Food and Drug Administration set June 14-15 as the new meeting date to review Moderna Inc.’s emergency authorization request for the company’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6 months to 5 years and Pfizer Inc.’s vaccine for those aged 6 months through 4 years.
White House COVID-19 response coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said on May 22 he expects a U.S. Food and Drug Administration decision on authorizing Moderna’s vaccine for children under age five within the next few weeks.
Where we are: Omicron BA.2 persists while vaccines lower risk of long COVID
B.1.1.7 "Kent" strain (United Kingdom), B.1.1.7 Variant (UK), Bebtelovimab (LY-CoV1404; LY3853113), BNT162b2 (Pfizer and BioNTech), C.1.2 Covid-19 Variant (South Africa), Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, Coronavirus Vaccines, COVID-19 Antibodies, COVID-19 Deaths, COVID-19 Variant B.1.526 (New York), Covid-19 Variants, Etesevimab (Lilly), Evusheld (tixagevimab and cilgavimab; AstraZeneca), Hospitalizations, Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients, Molnupiravir, mRNA-1273/Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine (Moderna), Omicron (B.1.1.529) (South Africa), Omicron BA.2, Pandemics, TherapeuticsThere appears to be a rise in COVID-19 illnesses, driven by Omicron subvariants, which may be better able to evade immunity from vaccines and previous infections and lower public health measures by the public such as masking and social distancing.
U.S. advisory panel to weigh in on COVID boosters for children
Advisory Committees, BNT162b2 (Pfizer and BioNTech), Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, Coronavirus Vaccines, COVID-19 booster shots, COVID-19 shots, COVID-19 Vaccinations, COVID-19 Vaccines, FDA, Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine (J&J), mRNA-1273/Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine (Moderna), Pandemics, Therapeutics, Vaccinations, Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee, Vaxzevria (previously COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca)An advisory panel to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is meeting on May 19 to discuss whether to recommend COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for children ages 5 to 11, a group that is just 29% vaccinated so far.
Study: mRNA vaccines perform better against COVID-19 variants of concern
AstraZeneca, BNT162b2 (Pfizer and BioNTech), Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, COVID-19 Studies, COVID-19 Vaccines, Covid-19 Variants, Janssen, Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine (J&J), Johnson & Johnson, Messenger RNA (mRNA) Vaccines, Moderna, mRNA-1273/Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine (Moderna), Pandemics, Peer-Reviewed Analysis, Pfizer, PLOS Medicine, R&D, SARS-CoV-2 virus, Therapeutics, Vaxzevria (previously COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca)In a peer-reviewed study published May 17 in PLOS Medicine, scientists found that mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines were superior to adenovirus vector-based ones across major variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
U.S. will share COVID-19 vaccine technology, Biden tells global summit
Antivirals, BNT162b2 (Pfizer and BioNTech), Congress, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, Coronavirus Vaccines, COVID-19 Therapeutic, COVID-19 therapeutic candidates, COVID-19 Therapeutics, COVID-19 Therapies, COVID-19 Vaccines, Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine (J&J), Joe Biden, mRNA-1273/Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine (Moderna), Pandemic Preparedness, Pandemics, Summits, Therapeutics, U.S. government, United States, Vaxzevria (previously COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca), WHO, World Bank, World Health OrganizationThe United States will share technologies used to make COVID-19 vaccines through the World Health Organization and is working to expand rapid testing and antiviral treatments for hard-to-reach populations, President Joe Biden said on May 12.
Moderna Inc. has made all necessary submissions required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents and children.
Texas doctor calls U.S. COVID deaths nearing 1 million ‘mindblowing’
“Long-Haul” COVID-19, Asymptomatic Patients, BNT162b2 (Pfizer and BioNTech), Breakthrough COVID-19, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Coronavirus Restrictions, Coronavirus surge, Coronavirus Vaccines, COVID guidelines, COVID-19 anti-vaxxers, Covid-19 asymptomatic infections, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Deaths, Covid-19 fatality rate, COVID-19 inoculations, COVID-19 misinformation, COVID-19 Prevention Measures, COVID-19 protocols, COVID-19 recommendations, COVID-19 risk, COVID-19 Severe Complications, COVID-19 Vaccines, Deaths, Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine (J&J), Mask-wearing, mRNA-1273/Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine (Moderna), Pandemics, Therapeutics, Vaccines, Vaxzevria (previously COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca)In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, pulmonologist Joseph Varon offered an opinion that made headlines around the world and went viral on social media. Varon was fighting two wars, he said: one against COVID and one against stupidity.
Moderna urges court to dismiss ongoing vaccine patent issues
Coronavirus Vaccines, Lipid Nanoparticles (LNPs), Moderna, mRNA-1273/Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine (Moderna), Nanoparticles, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health, NIH, Patent Challenges, Patent Claims, Patents, TherapeuticsModerna is still fending off patent challenges over the lipid nanoparticle delivery system used in the company’s COVID-19 vaccine, Spikevax.
COVID vaccine makers shift focus to boosters
AstraZeneca, Biopharma Companies, BNT162b2 (Pfizer and BioNTech), Coronavirus Vaccines, COVID vaccine mandates, COVID-19 booster shots, COVID-19 shots, COVID-19 Vaccines, CureVac, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen, Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine (J&J), Johnson & Johnson, Mixing & Matching Covid-19 Vaccines, mRNA-1273/Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine (Moderna), Novavax, R&D, Therapeutics, Vaccines, Vaxzevria (previously COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca)COVID-19 vaccine makers are shifting gears and planning for a smaller, more competitive booster shot market after delivering as many doses as fast as they could over the last 18 months.