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Pfizer seeks authorization of coronavirus shot for children under 5
Pfizer is requesting authorization for a three-shot pediatric vaccine for children younger than 5.
There’s still no HIV vaccine. The science behind coronavirus shots may help.
The technology used in coronavirus shots is opening a promising avenue of research in the pursuit of an HIV vaccine.
Pfizer covid shot 80 percent effective in younger kids, early data shows
The data is a step toward a vaccine for infants, toddlers and children younger than 5 — the last age group to lack access to a coronavirus vaccine in the United States.
FDA authorizes a coronavirus booster shot for children as young as 5
A third shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine would become available to 5-to-11-year-olds as cases rise nationally.
Moderna seeks authorization of coronavirus vaccine for youngest children
The two-shot coronavirus vaccine provoked immune responses similar to those of the adult vaccine but was modestly protective against the omicron variant.
Another rare virus puzzle: They got sick, got treated, got covid again
The rare cases aren’t severe but highlight the many questions that remain about the virus.
Moderna releases data to support its fall vaccine strategy
Moderna is testing shots that combine multiple versions of the coronavirus as a possible booster.
Covid booster shot bolsters protection in 5-to-11-year-olds, Pfizer and BioNTech say
The third shot appears to broaden the ability of the immune system to recognize variants such as omicron.
The next leap in coronavirus vaccine development could be a nasal spray
Sobered by the way the omicron variant tore through the population — including the vaccinated — some scientists think the next coronavirus vaccine should be a spray up the nose.
As deadline looms, FDA advisers debate coronavirus boosters for fall
Food and Drug Administration advisers met Wednesday to discuss when, whether and how to modify coronavirus shots to keep up with the evolving threat.
