Tag: Vaccine

Workers Who Verify Compliance With COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Don’t Have to be Vaccinated: Biden Administration

Workers who are charged with verifying that health care facilities are complying with the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate don’t have to be vaccinated themselves, the government has said. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which imposed the mandate, said in January memorandum that workers who have not received a vaccine “should not participate”…


Babies as Young as 6 Months Could Get COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines From Tuesday

After the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) authorized COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months of age, those children could get the shots as early as Tuesday, June 21. The CDC on Saturday signed off on giving both Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 mRNA vaccines to infants and children between 6…


CDC Advisers Back COVID-19 Vaccines for Young Children

Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on June 18 backed COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months of age. The advisers unanimously voted to advise the CDC to recommend all children, save for those who have contraindications to the vaccines, from 6 months through 5 years of age get…


CDC Recommends COVID-19 Vaccines for Young Children

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on June 18 recommended COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months of age. “We know millions of parents and caregivers are eager to get their young children vaccinated, and with today’s decision, they can,” Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the CDC’s director, said in a statement. “I…


‘I Was About to Black Out’: Aussie Woman Loses Job for Refusing 2nd Jab After COVID Shot’s ‘Stroke-Like’ Symptoms

Australians are still suffering from the trauma of government health mandates. In the wake of Australia’s “zero COVID” policy, which boasts 95 percent of all citizens over 16 vaccinated and some of the world’s strictest lockdowns, Scott Morrison’s government was swept out of power in May. Yet broken businesses and people’s wrecked health struggle to recover. Some fear…


Efficacy Estimates for Pfizer’s Vaccine for Young Children Come Under Microscope

The efficacy estimates Pfizer has offered for its COVID-19 vaccine for young children are being dismissed as unreliable even as the shot is being readied to be administered to millions of American toddlers and babies. A Pfizer clinical trial for children aged 6 months to 5 years pegged the efficacy at 80.3 percent overall—82.3 percent…


Efficacy Estimates for Pfizer’s Vaccine for Young Children Come Under Scrutiny

The efficacy estimates Pfizer has offered for its COVID-19 vaccine for young children are being dismissed as unreliable even as the shot is being readied to be administered to millions of American toddlers and babies. A Pfizer clinical trial for children aged 6 months to 5 years pegged the efficacy at 80.3 percent overall—82.3 percent…


US Regulators Authorize COVID-19 Vaccines for Children as Young as 6 Months of Age

U.S. regulators on June 17 authorized two COVID-19 vaccines for young children. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency authorization for the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months old. Previously, only children 5 and up could get the Pfizer vaccine, and only people 18 and older could…


FDA Advisers Recommend Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine for Older Children

Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on June 14 recommended the agency grant emergency authorization to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6 to 17. The advisory panel was asked whether they believe the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the risks, and unanimously voted yes following an eight-hour virtual meeting. The FDA is…


FDA: Pfizer COVID Vaccine Good for Young Children Despite More Severe Cases Among Vaccinated

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) scientists on June 13 said Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine performed well in young children, despite more vaccinated participants in Pfizer’s clinical trial experiencing severe illness than unvaccinated ones. The data from the trial shows it is effective “in preventing COVID-19 in the age group of 6 months through 4 years,”…