SciCheck Digest Dozens of studies support the use of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, which have a good safety profile and work well in preventing severe disease and death. Yet, citing…
The original COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna no longer are authorized in the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration announced on Tuesday, April 18. Now, both companies’ newer…
Vaccines are biological preparations that help to provide immunity against infectious diseases. They work by introducing a weakened or dead form of a disease-causing organism, or a piece of its…
Geneva – The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that it is no longer recommending additional COVID-19 vaccine booster doses for regular, medium-risk adults as the benefit was marginal. For…
Pop Medicine > Pop Medicine — There is power through the scrutiny of online information by Sabrina Gonzalez, Alexandra Nader, and Rudmila Rashid March 1, 2023 As medical students and…
Infectious Disease > COVID-19 Vaccine — And Pfizer lab data show better neutralization against latest variants with bivalent shot by Ingrid Hein, Staff Writer, MedPage Today January 25, 2023 Currently…
SciCheck Digest Several European countries have reported an early spike of group A strep infections, mostly among children, including cases of rare but deadly bacterial infections. There is no evidence…
A monovalent mRNA booster dose offered "limited" protection against COVID-related hospitalizations from the currently circulating Omicron variants, a CDC analysis found, likely due to the waning effects of the vaccines…
SciCheck Digest The COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials were designed to study the vaccine’s safety and efficacy in preventing symptomatic disease, not transmission. But online publications now misleadingly present the fact…
Moderna Inc has refused to hand over to China the core intellectual property behind the development of its COVID-19 vaccine, leading to a collapse in negotiations on its sale there,…
Men eligible for the monkeypox vaccine who did not receive one were roughly 14 times more likely to catch the virus, early real-world effectiveness data from the CDC showed. During…
The Food and Drug Administration authorized Covid booster shots that target the omicron BA.5 subvariant as the U.S. prepares for another surge of infections this fall and winter. It is…
Moderna is suing Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech for patent infringement in the development of the first Covid-19 vaccine approved in the United States, alleging they copied technology that Moderna developed years before the…
The Health and Human Services Department has secured 171 million doses of new Covid vaccines that target the omicron variant in preparation for a fall booster campaign. The U.S. has…
The deadline for all Army National Guard soldiers to be vaccinated for Covid passed at midnight, with about a tenth of the 330,000 soldiers still unvaccinated and subject to financial…
WASHINGTON — Florida parents with kids under 5 years old may find themselves waiting longer than the rest of the country to get their youngest children vaccinated against Covid since…
Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccines proved safe and effective for kids under 5 years of age, paving the way for immunization of the only age group still awaiting access, according…
Topline The Biden administration on Thursday outlined its Covid-19 vaccination plan for children under the age of five, which includes ordering 10 million additional vaccine doses ahead of the Food…
SciCheck Digest COVID-19 vaccines don’t contain microchips and have readily available ingredient lists. But social media posts use an old clip of the Pfizer CEO talking about an “electronic pill”…
Vaccines against COVID-19, while protective against hospitalization and death, may not be great at preventing long COVID after breakthrough infections, a new study finds. Epidemiologists associated with the US Department…