Inhaled COVID Vaccines Approved in India and China
Regulatory agencies in India and China have approved two different spray vaccines for COVID-19 that are inhaled through the nose…
Mercury Project Funds Research to Convince More People to Get COVID Shots
The Mercury Project, a global consortium of researchers dedicated to “combating the impacts of mis- and disinformation on public health,”…
Most American Parents Rejecting COVID Vaccine for Young Children
Despite the recommendation by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that young children between the ages of…
FDA Grants EUA for Novavax’s COVID Vaccine
Opinion | On July 13, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to Novavax…
The Threat of Self-Spreading Vaccines
It may sound like the plot of a science fiction movie, but U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded scientists…
More Than 82 Million Doses of COVID-19 Shots Discarded in U.S. Due to Low Demand
The U.S. Centers for Control and Disease Prevention (CDC) said that pharmacies, state health authorities and federal agencies in the…
FDA Panel Recommends EUA for Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine
Despite concerns about the risk of developing myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) and pericarditis (inflammation of the lining of…
Pfizer, Moderna Apply for EUA for COVID Shots for Infants, FDA to Decide Quickly
On June 1, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech submitted an application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an…
FDA Approves Fourth COVID Shot. Fifth Shot Considered.
On Mar. 29, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a second booster dose (a fourth shot) of…
Harvard Study’s Goal: Identifying Messages That ‘Break Through’ to Vaccine Skeptics
“If only there were a message that could break through skepticism and persuade unvaccinated people to get their shots. What…