March 2, 2021 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine may be less effective in obese people, study finds Pfizer’s vaccine may be less effective in protecting obese people from coronavirus, scientists said.
March 2, 2021 Novavax COVID-19 vaccine could see approval by May, CEO says A fourth COVID-19 vaccine could be on the horizon for the U.S., Novavax’s CEO reportedly said Monday.
March 2, 2021 Adhere to Pfizer, Moderna two-dose COVID-19 vaccine regimen, Fauci says: report National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Anthony Fauci has reiterated that the U.S. will adhere to two-shot coronavirus vaccine regimens for products developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, according to a report.
March 2, 2021 Merck, Johnson & Johnson partner on COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing Merck & Co. is teaming up with rival Johnson & Johnson to help manufacture its recently-approved COVID-19 vaccine as the nation seeks to eliminate the virus in part through a mass inoculation effort.
March 1, 2021 Countries urge drug companies to share vaccine know-how Across Africa and Southeast Asia, governments and aid groups, as well as the World Health Organization, are calling on pharmaceutical companies to share their patent information more broadly to meet a yawning global shortfall in a pandemic that already has claimed over 2.5 million lives.
March 1, 2021 Giroir says states causing 'irreparable harm' to kids with ongoing school closures Former Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir asserted Monday that states are causing "irreparable harm" to kids by keeping schools closed.
March 1, 2021 CDC launches COVID-19 vaccine location tool to help Americans find shots California has continued to experience difficulty with its vaccine distribution program.
March 1, 2021 Amid COVID-19 vaccine rollout, White House vows to ‘intervene, correct’ any inequities Federal officials overseeing the country’s vaccination effort are placing a strong emphasis on an equitable and even distribution of jabs across all communities. During a White House briefing Monday, officials warned of intervening amid any inequities in the rollout.
March 1, 2021 Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine begins shipping, third jab in US arsenal Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine will begin shipping in the U.S. on Monday morning, marking the third shot in the country’s arsenal after a greenlight from the FDA and a panel with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
March 1, 2021 Dr. Nicole Saphier: Reaching immunity from coronavirus – here are things to watch as country moves forward As infections, hospitalizations and deaths decline across the country, people are clamoring to return to a life that resembles a modicum of normalcy, more specifically, pre-COVID normality.
