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The saga of mishaps and miscommunications overshadowing AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine
Yet again, AstraZeneca is in a crisis of its own making. The latest in the…
Category: vaccines
‘I was sort of stunned’: Fauci and U.S. officials say AstraZeneca released ‘outdated information’ from Covid-19 vaccine trial
U.S. health officials raised concerns early Tuesday that positive results that AstraZeneca announced Monday for…
‘You work your butt off’: Inside the scramble to bring Covid-19 vaccines to homebound Americans
CROSS LANES, W.Va. — Karen Meadows’ plans on Wednesday did not involve leaving her house,…
AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine shows better-than-expected efficacy in U.S. trial
AstraZeneca said Monday that the Covid-19 vaccine it developed with the University of Oxford reduced…
STAT+: Winners, losers, and in-betweeners: How pharma companies stacked up in the Covid-19 vaccine race
In the early stages of the race to develop Covid-19 vaccines, it wasn’t clear how…
Opinion: Operations research advice for Covid-19 vaccination planners: think big, move fast
The world has marveled at the speed with which science took on and solved the…
Vaccine acceptance expert weighs in on AstraZeneca saga
Over the past week, we’ve seen a domino effect in Europe with country after country…
Opinion: Dialysis clinics should be able to vaccine their patients on site
One year after Covid-19 was declared a national emergency in the United States, and with…
Listen: Europe’s vaccine safety scare, Lilly’s Alzheimer’s data, & a plea for transparency
Has Europe lost the plot with Covid-19 vaccines? Can the latest treatment for Alzheimer’s disease…
Opinion: Prisons are long-term care facilities. So why don’t inmates get priority for Covid-19 vaccination?
In the four-tier priority list for Covid-19 vaccination set out by the Centers for Disease…
Driven by the pandemic and ‘the Fauci effect,’ applicants flood public health schools
The Covid-19 pandemic has tested the public health and medical workforces like never before. And…
CDC’s Messonnier: We can’t change the Covid-19 vaccine regimen unless we know it works
In an effort to stretch the supply of Covid-19 vaccines, some have advocated for further…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversations: An update on the ongoing Covid-19 vaccine rollout
Editor’s Note: A livestream of the event will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET….
STAT+: Xavier Becerra’s 4 most urgent challenges as Biden’s soon-to-be HHS secretary
WASHINGTON — Xavier Becerra has survived the worst of a tense confirmation battle to become…
The curious case of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine
AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine is facing a crisis of confidence, with one European country after another,…
Opinion: Addiction and behavioral health care workers should have access to Covid-19 testing and vaccines
At the beginning of the pandemic, the U.S. government and private organizations rushed to support…
For the first time in decades, vaccines are having a moment. Will it last?
Rupali Limaye got her first dose of Covid-19 vaccine a couple of weeks ago. “I…
The White House is set to unveil a wide-reaching, billion-dollar campaign aimed at convincing every American to get vaccinated
WASHINGTON — The White House this week will unveil a wide-reaching, $1.5 billion public relations…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: U.S. sits on millions of AstraZeneca vaccine doses; WTO again fails to act on Covid-19 proposal
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Listen: A U.K. take on Covid vaccines, the demise of Watson Health, and a ‘synbio’ explainer
Who is better at making and distributing Covid vaccines, the U.S. or the U.K.? What…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Lilly fired manager who tracked employee production complaints; Denmark suspends AstraZeneca shot
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. We say this…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Biden urged by former FDA commissioners to pick agency chief; Lilly reports more positive data for Covid-19 drug
Hello, everyone, and how are you this fine, sunny morning? The middle of the week…
‘A wild year’: School nurses greatly expand role with Covid-19 vaccinations, contact tracing
Last September, as Covid-19 vaccine candidates were rapidly advancing, Katherine Park and six of her…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversations: An on-the-ground look at racial disparities in Covid vaccine distribution
Editors note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1:00pm ET. Every…
Opinion: Barriers keep many primary care practices from vaccinating seniors
When news first broke in mid-December 2020 that the FDA had issued an emergency use…
STAT+: Drug makers urge Biden to reject proposal to waive patent rights on Covid-19 products
More than two dozen of the largest pharmaceutical companies are urging President Biden to reject…
CDC says fully vaccinated Americans can spend time together indoors and unmasked
WASHINGTON — People who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 can now spend time together…
A pandemic expert weighs in on the long road ahead for Covid-19 vaccine distribution
Though nearly 300 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered around the globe so…
Watch: From Kalamazoo to Fenway Park: the logistics of Covid-19 vaccine shipments
Covid-19 vaccinations in the Unites States are starting to accelerate after a slow rollout. The…
Will the U.S. have Covid vaccine doses for everyone by the end of May? Probably
President Biden confidently declared last week that there would be enough Covid-19 vaccine delivered to…
Opinion: Don’t let bureaucracy constrict the supply of Covid-19 vaccines
Vaccination, particularly for the most vulnerable Americans, is the surest way for us to overcome…
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‘This isn’t done’: Experts warn that no matter what our Covid end goal is, we have a ways to go
One year after an epidemiologist, a preparedness expert, and an infectious disease journalist presciently warned…
Opinion: Using the new Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine to create equity and trust
The Food and Drug Administration’s recent approval of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency…
Listen: Peace among the pharma giants, the next phase of the pandemic, & a little Covid-19 optimism
Can pharma get along post-pandemic? How will we know when the Covid-19 crisis is over?…
The short-term, middle-term, and long-term future of the coronavirus
When experts envision the future of the coronavirus, many predict that it will become a…
STAT+: South Africa official explains why world trade rules should be waived to fight Covid-19
Last fall, the governments of India and South Africa asked the World Trade Organization to…
Freight pilots are flying Covid-19 vaccines around the world — and calling for their turn to be vaccinated
Thousands of UPS and FedEx pilots have flown around the globe for months to deliver…
Biden promises enough Covid-19 vaccines to inoculate all adult Americans by the end of May
WASHINGTON — President Biden pledged Tuesday that the federal government will have enough doses of…
Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine to start shipping soon, but early supply could be uneven
WASHINGTON — Health care providers will begin receiving the first 3.9 million doses of Johnson…
FDA authorizes Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose Covid-19 vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday issued an emergency authorization for a Covid-19 vaccine…
‘We’re not there yet’: Biden officials issue somber warning about uptick in Covid-19 cases
WASHINGTON — Biden administration officials on Friday warned of a “very concerning” uptick in Covid-19…
Opinion: Primary care practices could be the Biden administration’s secret weapon in the fight against Covid-19
For a small-town physician, being given a supply of the Covid-19 vaccine can make a…
Listen: Covid vaccines for teens, Novavax’s remarkable rise, and the future of HHS
Why can’t kids get Covid-19 vaccines? Is there hope for biotech penny stocks? And when…
‘We need to get in the room’: Hospital chaplains struggle to balance Covid safety with patients’ spiritual needs
Infection fears have never slowed down Rev. Moneka Thompson. For more than 10 years, she’s…
‘A full court press’: Banking on tech backup, CDC launches nationwide VaccineFinder tool
On Wednesday, federal officials quietly opened up access to VaccineFinder, a site that allows the…
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine performs as well in the real world as in clinical trials, new study concludes
Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine performed as well in the real world as it did…
Moderna ready to test version of Covid-19 vaccine aimed at worrisome variant
Moderna is pressing forward with a modified version of its Covid-19 vaccine meant to protect…
Opinion: Listen: Catherine Mezzacappa and Ruth Faden on vaccinations and pregnancy
This week on “The First Opinion Podcast,” I talk with Catherine Mezzacappa and Ruth Faden…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA scientists say J&J Covid-19 shot is effective; vaccine makers predict big jump in deliveries this month
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thanks to…
Opinion: Vaccine equity: If we build it, will they come?
In partnership with the federal government, California launched two massive Covid-19 vaccination sites this week….