Moderna’s Covid vaccine for children has been given full FDA approval, making it the first such shot for kids in the U.S.

COVID-19 is rising in prevalence in many states nationally following the July 4 holiday week, but the role of the main therapy to treat it — the antiviral drug Paxlovid — is less clear. Research ...

The new memos from the Food and Drug Administration show how the agency’s vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, personally ...

The new guidelines, published on Tuesday, May 20, say only certain people will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, but the rules won’t go into effect until the fall.The specific date is ...

The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee meets Thursday to consider how to update guidelines for COVID-19 booster shots. ... How the FDA wants to update annual COVID vaccines.

NB.1.8.1 is one of the latest variants of COVID-19, a "slightly upgraded version" of the LP.8.1 variant that is prominent ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Peter Hotez, co-director of the Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, about the CDC's new guidelines on COVID vaccines for kids and pregnant women.

The FDA announced that it would only allow COVID-19 vaccinations for those 65 years of age and over and those with certain medical conditions. South Shore Health's Dr. Todd Ellerin says people ...

The FDA updated COVID-19 vaccination guidelines and regulations, limiting boosters to certain groups. Experts explain the changes and who qualifies for a shot.

The new guidelines, published on Tuesday, May 20, say only certain people will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, but the rules won’t go into effect until the fall. The specific date ...

The Food and Drug Administration also gave an OK to boosters that differ from the vaccine originally used to immunize people against COVID-19. A mix-and-match approach could ease the booster rollout.

A new study from U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials outlines new COVID-19 vaccine guidance, which is expected to go into effect this fall. This study was published in the New ...