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A group of experts who advise the US Food and Drug Administration on its vaccine decisions voted unanimously Thursday to make a broad recommendation about which lineage of the coronavirus should be included in this year’s Covid-19 vaccines,
The advisory committee, which met after the agency rolled out new vaccine guidelines, said companies should tailor their booster doses to the “JN.1” coronavirus lineage.
Government advisers are meeting Thursday to decide if COVID-19 vaccines need updating to improve protection this fall and winter — even as a new Trump administration policy has thrown into question who may be eligible for shots.
The House Judiciary Committee revealed Thursday that Pfizer’s former Global Head of Vaccines Research and Development, Dr. Philip Dormitzer, may have “conspired to withhold public
The rollout of updated Covid vaccines for healthy children and adults this fall is likely to be delayed after the FDA said it will require another clinical trial.
Overall, women who received a COVID vaccine had a 19% greater risk of increase in menstrual cycle length as compared to unvaccinated women or women in pre-vaccination time periods (summary relative risk [sRR], 1.19; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.11 to 1.26).
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Asianet Newsable on MSNNovavax Wins FDA Approval For COVID-19 Vaccine: Retail Calls For Buyback And Bigger MovesThe pharma company secured FDA clearance to manufacture and distribute its COVID-19 vaccine Nuvaxovid for adults and at-risk groups, with no advisory committee hurdles.