FDA approves first COVID-19 vaccine
Photo Cred: Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, which will now be...
Read MoreFDA authorizes additional COVID-19 vaccine dose for immunocompromised
Photo Cred: CDC/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorizations for both the Pfizer-BioNTech and the Moderna novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccinations to allow...
Read MoreIntegrative Healthcare Symposium announces cancelation of 2021 edition
Photo Cred: Fernando Gonzalez/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The Integrative Healthcare Symposium, scheduled to take place September 18-20, 2021 at the Hilton Midtown in New York City, has been canceled by its organizer,...
Read MoreFDA aiming to approve Pfizer vaccine by early next month
Photo Cred: Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is aiming to give full approval for the Pfizer and BioNTech novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine by...
Read MoreCDC recommends mask indoors for vaccinated people in some regions
Photo Cred: Ehsan Ahmadnejad/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a highly anticipated announcement Tuesday afternoon that fully vaccinated Americans wear masks...
Read MorePfizer develops booster strategy, officials say not yet needed
Photo Cred: Mohammad Shahhosseini/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The companies behind one of the three novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccinations authorized for emergency use, Pfizer and BioNTech, met with health officials on...
Read MorePfizer says COVID-19 vaccine “highly effective” against Delta variants
Photo Cred: Mufid Majnun/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The Pfizer/BioNTech novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination is “highly effective” against the Delta variant, Reuters reported late last week. The variant, which was first...
Read MoreCombination therapies effective against COVID-19 variants in animal studies
Photo Cred: Matt Miller/Washington University By Katherine Shagoury Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) therapies made from combinations of two antibodies are effective against a wide range of variants of the virus, according...
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