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Ebola experimental vaccine trial may begin soon in Uganda
A clinical trial of one or perhaps two experimental vaccines designed to protect against the Ebola…
Category: vaccines
New study sees possible link between aluminum in childhood vaccines and risk of asthma, but caveats abound
A new study suggests there may be a link between aluminum used in vaccines that…
Opinion: The Inflation Reduction Act will help the U.S. achieve maximum vaccine access and uptake, but access gaps remain
One of the many achievements in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which President Biden signed…
STAT+: Catalent is scolded by FDA for quality control issues at a plant that helps make Covid-19 vaccines
Catalent, one of the largest contract manufacturers in the pharmaceutical industry, was cited by the…
‘I’m deeply concerned’: Francis Collins on trust in science, how Covid communications failed, and his current obsession
Former NIH director and current White House science adviser Francis Collins told a group of…
Opinion: Congress needs to preserve seniors’ access to pharmacist care
Covid-19 demonstrated how quickly the United States can mobilize to produce and distribute new tests,…
Opinion: A challenge trial can streamline testing of hepatitis C vaccines
Trade-offs in medicine can be harsh, even when clearly necessary. Chemotherapy can save people from…
Complexity of Covid vaccine program leads to concerns about potential for error
The rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination program has reached new heights of complexity with the…
Opinion: Vaccine guarantees can help prevent the resurgence of polio
The first case of polio in the U.S. in a decade has triggered intense debate…
Don’t let shrill debates keep you from getting a Covid booster
Even before the new Covid booster shots arrived, the arguments about them got shrill. There’s…
Push to double up on Covid booster and flu shot may have a downside, experts caution
“I really believe this is why God gave us two arms — one for the…
White House signals most people will only need annual Covid booster
As part of its push to encourage vaccine-weary Americans to get the updated Covid shot,…
Pfizer isn’t sharing Covid vaccines with researchers for next-gen studies
WASHINGTON — Researchers studying next-generation vaccines to fight an evolving Covid-19 threat are running into problems…
New Covid vaccines are hitting pharmacy shelves. What happens to the original shots?
WASHINGTON — Senior Biden officials are in discussions about what to do with millions of…
Study raises concerns about the effectiveness of the monkeypox vaccine
A new study is raising concerns about the effectiveness of the monkeypox vaccine being used…
Your questions on the new Covid vaccine boosters answered
Sometime this weekend or early next week, pharmacies and doctors’ offices are going to start…
CDC advisory panel backs updated Covid-19 boosters
An expert committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccine policy…
A Q&A with WHO’s Maria Van Kerkhove on Covid — and fatigue over the pandemic
Maria Van Kerkhove gets it. Truly, she knows you’re over Covid. The World Health Organization’s…
A third Covid autumn is upon us. Here’s a look at where we stand
As the country heads for its third autumn and winter with Covid-19, the forecasts are…
The Biden administration is pushing another round of Covid boosters. Who’s listening?
WASHINGTON — Federal health officials are starting to push new, variant-targeting vaccines that they say…
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FDA authorizes Pfizer and Moderna Covid boosters targeted against Omicron strains
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized new Covid booster shots from Moderna and…
STAT+: Moderna’s suing Pfizer? Wow! OK, now take a deep breath.
It’s the stuff that headline writers’ dreams are made of: Moderna is suing Pfizer and…
Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech over Covid-19 vaccine
Moderna on Friday sued Pfizer and BioNTech, its main rivals in the mRNA Covid vaccine…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Moderna sues Pfizer over Covid-19 vax patents; White House directs quick access to federally funded research
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Opinion: Polio in New York: A call to action for U.S. pediatricians and public health to work together
A nightmare for pediatricians became a reality earlier this month: Polio, which was previously thought…
STAT+: Pfizer’s experimental RSV vaccine protects older adults in study
A vaccine Pfizer is developing protected older adults against the respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV,…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: AstraZeneca may exit the vaccine business; Bavarian Nordic looks at expired monkeypox vax doses to boost supplies
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the middle of the week. Congratulations on making it…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Biden plan to stretch monkeypox vax supplies hits problems; Pfizer and BioNTech ask FDA to clear Covid shot for variants
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. After a much-needed…
U.S. plan to stretch monkeypox vaccine supply runs into problems
The Biden administration’s plan to stretch supplies of monkeypox vaccine by giving people fractional doses…
Opinion: Investing in health workers can help close the vaccination gap — and improve global health
The sharp decline in routine childhood immunization rates the World Health Organization recently reported is…
STAT+: Despite overall decline, late-stage cervical cancer cases are rising
Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable malignancies. The introduction of HPV tests and…
White House, facing pressure from activists, to accelerate rollout of monkeypox treatments and vaccines
Biden Administration health officials said Wednesday they would accelerate access to vaccines and treatments for…
STAT+: Merck, a loser in the Covid vaccine race, reinvests in mRNA through a Cambridge startup
Among the most notable aspects of the Covid-19 vaccine race was who won it: Pfizer…
A complicated fall vaccine campaign: Updated Covid boosters, flu shots, and how to time the jabs
For the health officials who steer vaccination campaigns, it’s going to be a complicated fall….
STAT+: A treatment for monkeypox was approved under the FDA’s ‘Animal Rule.’ Here’s what that means
Take a look at the list of conditions that have treatments available thanks to what’s…
Opinion: FDA needs to fully review ACAM2000 before allowing its widespread use as a monkeypox vaccine
As the United States grapples with monkeypox, which has been declared a public health emergency,…
Opinion: Will low-dose vaccination stretch the monkeypox vaccine supply, or backfire?
The U.S. heath secretary recently declared monkeypox as a public health emergency, paving the way…
Opinion: The U.S. must fully fund global polio eradication efforts
Reports that a man in his 20s in New York state contracted polio and detection…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: U.S. government blunder contributed to monkeypox vax shortage; Amgen to pay $4 billion for ChemoCentryx
Top of the morning to you. Another steamy day is unfolding here at the Pharmalot…
Can we really get better Covid vaccines? There are big hurdles, but some hope
On Tuesday, White House officials gathered scientists, pharmaceutical executives, and experts in public health at…
White House summit sets lofty goals for new Covid vaccines — but largely sidesteps questions of funding
WASHINGTON — Top White House officials spent Tuesday laying out a vision for a Covid…
White House to launch effort to develop next generation of Covid vaccines
The Biden administration is preparing a sweeping initiative to develop a next generation of Covid-19…
Opinion: Poorer nations need assurances of dedicated vaccine supplies before the next pandemic
Anyone wondering whether Covid-19 vaccines are making a difference to this deadly and persistent pandemic…
STAT+: Pharma and advocacy groups offer competing visions for achieving vaccine equity during pandemics
Amid criticism over its approach to Covid-19, the pharmaceutical industry has issued a new “declaration”…
Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine wins backing of CDC advisory panel
An expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccine policy…
NYC will use a one-dose monkeypox vaccine strategy to stretch supplies, despite FDA, CDC warnings against the move
New York City’s Health Department announced Friday it will speed up the delivery of first…
Listen: CRISPR for the heart, biotech’s recovery, & what it means to be a ‘hot girl’
Can CRISPR edit out a heart attack? What happens on #GutTok? And is health care…
FDA authorizes Novavax Covid vaccine, in hopes the traditional shot will convince holdouts
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Novavax, a…
Opinion: The FDA owes parents an explanation about why it delayed authorizing Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine for young kids
Until mid-June, 1 in 13 persons living in the United States — that’s all children…
Opinion: The monkeypox vaccine underscores the value of U.S. investments in preparedness
After living through the Covid-19 epidemic, many people around the world reacted to the sudden…