A primer on what we know about mixing and matching Covid vaccines
Later this week an expert committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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‘Naively ambitious’: How COVAX failed on its promise to vaccinate the world
Around the world this spring, country after country awaited their first Covid-19 vaccine shipments. They’d…
CDC director defends decision to overrule expert panel on Covid booster shots for health and other front-line workers
Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on Thursday defended herself…
STAT+: Moderna plans a vaccine plant in Africa, but critics say the move isn’t enough to ensure access
Amid intense concern that low-income countries lack access to Covid-19 vaccines, Moderna (MRNA) announced plans…
Merck’s antiviral pill reduces hospitalization of Covid patients, a possible game-changer for treatment
An investigational antiviral pill reduced the chances that patients newly diagnosed with Covid-19 would be…
Listen: Health equity ‘tourism,’ an $11B biopharma acquisition, & a bony Covid protest
An $11 billion biopharma acquisition. Health equity “tourism.” And, where can you buy a 12-foot…
Side effect rates from a third Covid-19 vaccine dose similar to those after second shot, early data indicate
People who’ve received a third dose of a Covid-19 vaccine are reporting rates of side…
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With positive data on mRNA Covid vaccine, Sanofi sets its sights on other pathogens
French vaccine giant Sanofi announced positive results of a Phase 1/2 clinical trial of its…
The Biden administration wants scientific advisers. It just doesn’t like what they have to say
Over the past month, the United States public has received a booster dose of confusion….
Advisory committee recommends wide swath of Americans be offered Covid-19 vaccine boosters
A vaccine advisory panel voted Thursday to recommend that a wide swath of Americans should…
Listen: Scott Gottlieb on the next pandemic, another Covid winter, & Aduhelm’s slow rollout
What does Covid-19 have in store for this winter? Is Aduhelm a commercial dud? And…
Opinion: Do we need vaccine exemption boards?
When I was a senior in college, the U.S. government tried to draft me —…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: J&J says its Covid-19 shot is more effective in two doses; India plans to resume Covid-19 vaccine exports
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. Sunny skies and…
Johnson & Johnson says additional dose boosts Covid vaccine efficacy
Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday that a large, global study showed its Covid-19 vaccine is…
A community pioneer lost, and remembered
BELLE GLADE, Fla. — It was the first day of the new year when Angela…
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The Guardian of the Glades
PAHOKEE, Fla. — The semitruck carrying all of the food was late. Tammy Jackson-Moore…
DISTANCED: Pandemic stories of Black life in the rural South
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Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine generates robust antibody response in children, without serious safety issues, company says
Pfizer and its partner BioNTech said Monday that they would file for authorization of their…
Winter is coming, again: What to expect from Covid-19 as the season looms
Winter is coming, again. A year ago, experts warned that the United States faced a…
FDA advisory panel recommends against booster doses of Covid-19 vaccine for most Americans
For live coverage of the FDA advisory panel hearing, click here. An advisory panel to…
What will the Covid-19 booster roll out look like? Public health groups plan as they await details
Health agencies, providers, and other groups tasked with the herculean effort to vaccinate the public…
Tracking the FDA advisory panel meeting on Covid-19 booster shots
Do most Americans already need Covid-19 booster shots, or at least will they soon? Those…
Listen: Futuristic prosthetics, a treatment for ALS, & intrigue at the Holmes trial
Can prosthetic limbs feel real? Is the FDA softening under pressure? And are Rice Krispies…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA scientists skeptical on boosters; moderate Democrats sink Pelosi’s drug pricing proposal
Good morning, all, I hope everyone is off to a good start. Ed is out…
FDA scientists strike skeptical tone on need for Covid-19 vaccine booster at this time, likely fueling debate
Food and Drug Administration scientists have expressed skepticism about the need for additional doses of…
A conversation with Bill Gates on how public health has fared in the midst of the pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has, of course, been devastating over the past year. But by other…
FDA vaccine regulators argue against Covid-19 vaccine boosters in new international review
A group of international experts — including, notably, two outgoing Food and Drug Administration vaccine…
A vaccine veteran steps away from the NIH, looking out toward the world
In early January 2020, most of the world hadn’t yet awakened to the fact that…
Any qualms about an extra Covid vaccine dose? STAT readers respond
Covid-19 vaccine boosters continue to stir controversy as most of the world seeks a first…
How the Delta variant’s remarkable ability to replicate threw new twists into the Covid-19 pandemic
One of the key reasons the Delta variant has ignited new surges of Covid-19 infections across…
Moderna turns to biotech startup to ramp up Covid vaccine manufacturing
Moderna will turn to a biotech startup, National Resilience, to manufacture additional doses of its…
CEPI warns of major hurdle to developing new Covid-19 vaccines and studying best booster approaches
The world still needs more — and better — Covid-19 vaccines. But a major hurdle stands…
How the risk of side effects could change with Covid-19 vaccine boosters
Additional doses of Covid-19 vaccines are likely rolling out in the United States later this…
Listen: Elizabeth Holmes on trial, FDA in disarray, & the quest for Covid antivirals
Does the Theranos trial actually matter? Is the FDA coming unglued? And what can prescription…
The debate over Covid-19 vaccine boosters, what to call them, and whether they’re needed
U.S. health officials want you to get another shot of Covid-19 vaccine. But some experts…
Vaccination reduces risk of long Covid, even when people are infected, U.K. study indicates
People who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 appear to have a much lower likelihood of…
Opinion: Two insurance-based ways to get more Americans vaccinated
With 40% of Americans completely unvaccinated against Covid-19 — blame it on political polarization, virulent…
Opinion: Africa has a chance to help the world end polio for good. It needs to seize it now
One year ago, I joined African leaders, experts, and global partners to mark an extraordinary…
Inside Pfizer’s labs, ‘variant hunters’ race to stay ahead of the pandemic’s next twist
PEARL RIVER, N.Y. — Delta was tearing its way through India and, as the death…
Opinion: I was once a hardcore anti-vaxxer. Now I try to nudge people to get the Covid-19 vaccine
I open the email from a Facebook friend who recently told me they were against…
‘Tired of worrying’: As some parents press for vaccines off-label, pediatricians call for patience
Just hours after the Food and Drug Administration announced full approval for the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19…
Listen: Vaccine mandates, biotech’s messy summer, & a pharmaceutical thriller
What’s standing in the way of mandatory Covid-19 vaccination? Is biotech in a credibility crisis?…
Covid-19 vaccines flirted with perfection at first. Reality is more complicated
When Covid-19 vaccines were reported last fall to be roughly 95% effective at preventing symptomatic…
As Delta spread, Covid-19 vaccine effectiveness against infection fell from 90% to 66% in one key study
The effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines at preventing infection fell in one study of U.S. frontline…
To boost Covid-19 vaccine uptake, one health system hunts for patients who fell through the cracks
As public health leaders double down on their efforts to get shots to the 30%…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversation: Covid in the classroom: Keeping your kids safe
Editor’s note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET….
FDA grants full approval to Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer, BioNTech
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted full approval to the Covid-19 vaccine developed…
Opinion: Covid-19 booster shot distribution must learn from vaccine roll-out mistakes
With news that Covid-19 booster shots are in Americans’ imminent future, the chaos and uncertainty…
Opinion: To vaccinate more Americans, lean into outbreaks
As the Delta variant surges across almost all states in the U.S. causing local outbreaks,…
U.S. decision on Covid-19 booster shots baffles — and upsets — some scientists
The Biden administration’s decision to start authorizing third doses of Covid-19 vaccine in September is…