Pfizer’s Covid-19 Booster Cleared for 5- to 11-Year-Olds
U.S. health regulators cleared for use a booster shot of the Covid-19 vaccine from
Pfizer Inc.
and
BioNTech SE
for children 5 to 11 years, expanding booster access to about 28…
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Moderna Asks FDA to Clear Its Covid Vaccine for Kids Under 6
Moderna Inc.
has asked U.S. health regulators to authorize the use of its Covid-19 vaccine in children ages 6 months to 5 years old.The company said Thursday that it had submitted the request after a study…
FDA to Take More Time Reviewing Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine in Young Children
U.S. health regulators said they need more time to decide whether to authorize the Covid-19 vaccine from
Pfizer Inc.
and BioNTech for children under 5 years, after the drugmakers notified…
FDA Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech Booster for 12- to 15-Year-Olds
U.S. health regulators cleared use of a Covid-19 booster from
Pfizer Inc.
PFE -4.06%
and
BioNTech SE
BNTX -10.07%
in adolescents 12 to…
New Covid-19 Pills Carry Risks: What Patients Should Know
The first Covid-19 antiviral pills that can be taken at home are a new treatment option for infected people, but they carry safety warnings and limitations that could complicate treatment decisions for patients, doctors and pharmacists.In…
Pfizer Delays Plans to Seek Authorization of Covid-19 Vaccine for Young Children
The companies said Friday they would begin testing the addition of a third dose in the children, and if successful, would ask U.S. health regulators to authorize use sometime during the first half of 2022. Many parents of young children,…
ESPN Reporter Allison Williams Quits Over Vaccine Mandate, Fertility Concerns. Many Share Her Fears.
ESPN reporter
Allison Williams’s
decision to leave the network over a Covid-19 vaccine requirement underscores the battle that doctors say they are waging to convince pregnant women, and those planning a…
Teen Girls Are Developing Tics. Doctors Say TikTok Could Be a Factor.
Teenage girls across the globe have been showing up at doctors’ offices with tics—physical jerking movements and verbal outbursts—since the start of the pandemic.Movement-disorder doctors were stumped at first. Girls with tics are rare, and…
Kids Head Back to School—and Bring Covid-19’s Mental-Health Scars With Them
MONTEREY PARK, Calif.—JR Dzubak was breaking up a fistfight between a group of high-school boys in July when he had a moment of doubt. What if he wasn’t doing enough?
The chief executive of a Boys & Girls Club in Los…
As More Children Get Infected by Delta Variant, Parents Open Up to Vaccinations
When her 12-year-old son became eligible to receive a Covid-19 vaccination in June, Stephanie Martin hesitated. She wanted to see more long-term data on the vaccine’s safety for children. Hearing about friends’ children who…