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Moderna seeks to be 1st with COVID shots for littlest kids

April 28, 2022 at 7:20 a.m.

Moderna on Thursday asked U.S. regulators to authorize low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children younger than 6, a long-awaited move toward potentially opening shots for millions of tots...

Hollie Maloney, a pharmacy technician, ...

CDC advisers try to work out the details on COVID-19 booster shots

September 23, 2021 at 10:29 a.m.

With booster doses of Pfizer鈥檚 COVID-19 vaccine now authorized in the U.S., government advisers reconvened on Thursday to tackle the most contentious question yet: Exactly who should roll up their...

Extra COVID vaccine OK’d for those with weak immune systems

August 12, 2021 at 10:07 p.m.

U.S. regulators on Thursday said transplant recipients and others with severely weakened immune systems can get an extra dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to better protect them...

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Most in U.S. who remain unvaccinated need convincing, poll says

May 11, 2021 at 10:42 a.m.

Fewer Americans are reluctant to get a COVID-19 vaccine than just a few months ago, but questions about side effects and how the shots were tested still hold some back,...

Pfizer COVID-19 shot expanded to U.S. children as young as 12

May 10, 2021 at 5:18 p.m.

COVID-19 vaccines finally are headed for more kids as U.S. regulators on Monday expanded use of Pfizer's shot to those as young as 12, sparking a race to protect middle...

What抖阴ap known about Johnson & Johnson鈥檚 vaccine and rare clots

April 13, 2021 at 2:55 p.m.

A rare, rogue immune response is the main suspect as authorities investigate highly unusual blood clots following use of two similar COVID-19 vaccines from Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca.

2nd COVID-19 vaccine set for OK in U.S. with panel endorsement

December 17, 2020 at 3:33 p.m.

A government advisory panel endorsed a second COVID-19 vaccine Thursday, paving the way for the shot to be added to the U.S. vaccination campaign.

Moderna asking U.S., European regulators to OK its virus shots

November 30, 2020 at 7:30 a.m.

Moderna Inc. said it would ask U.S. and European regulators Monday to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine as new study results confirm the shots offer strong protection --...

President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

FACT CHECK: Trump distorts on vaccine, state distribution

November 13, 2020 at 6:16 p.m.

President Donald Trump on Friday wrongly claimed full credit for Pfizer Inc.’s announcement that its COVID-19 vaccine was robustly successful and suggested without evidence that a separate state review will...

Pedestrians walk past Pfizer world headquarters in New York on Monday Nov. 9, 2020. Pfizer says an early peek at its vaccine data suggests the shots may be 90% effective at preventing COVID-19, but it doesn’t mean a vaccine is imminent. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Testing timeline: What抖阴ap ahead for COVID-19 vaccines

November 9, 2020 at 5:34 p.m.

Pfizer's surprising news that its COVID-19 vaccine might offer more protection than anticipated -- an announcement right after a fraught U.S. presidential election campaign — is raising questions about exactly...

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