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After Decades of Delays, RSV Vaccines Show Promise in Early Data 
Both Pfizer and GSK have shared preliminary data suggesting that their experimental vaccines can protect older adults and newborn infants from the virus.
After Decades of Delays, RSV Vaccines Show Promise in Early Data 
After Decades of Delays, RSV Vaccines Show Promise in Early Data 

Both Pfizer and GSK have shared preliminary data suggesting that their experimental vaccines can protect older adults and newborn infants from the virus.

Both Pfizer and GSK have shared preliminary data suggesting that their experimental vaccines can protect older adults and newborn infants from the virus.

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Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 Omicron Boosters Get OK from the FDA
Catherine Offord | Aug 31, 2022 | 3 min read
The immunizations are designed to target the latest Omicron subvariants, and are only authorized for people who have already received their primary vaccinations.
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FDA Green Lights COVID-19 Vaccines for Kids Under 5
Andy Carstens | Jun 17, 2022 | 2 min read
Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech shots could be given to the youngest kids as early as June 21.
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FDA Limits Use of J&J Vaccine, Citing Safety Concerns
Natalia Mesa, PhD | May 6, 2022 | 2 min read
US adults are now only eligible for the vaccine under certain circumstances.
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Pfizer Vaccine Less Protective for Younger Kids: Preprint
Dan Robitzski | Feb 28, 2022 | 3 min read
The vaccine’s effectiveness in children ages 5 to 11 rapidly declined over the course of a month, according to new research that looked at the health outcomes of hundreds of thousands of children in New York during the Omicron surge.
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CDC: COVID-19 Booster Effectiveness Wanes After Four Months
Natalia Mesa, PhD | Feb 14, 2022 | 2 min read

The agency also finds that third shots prevented hospitalizations during the Omicron wave.


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FDA Authorizes Pfizer’s Paxlovid, First Oral Therapy for COVID-19
Jef Akst | Dec 23, 2021 | 2 min read
Given within three days of symptom onset, the pill combination was nearly 90 percent effective at preventing high-risk patients from developing severe illness in a clinical study.
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Medical Researcher and Philanthropist Laszlo Bito Dies at 87
Chloe Tenn | Dec 2, 2021 | 2 min read
His work contributed to the development of the drug Xalatan, a treatment for glaucoma.
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Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Garners First Full Approval
Chloe Tenn | Nov 24, 2021 | 1 min read
Health Canada has given the single COVID-19 shot the official greenlight for use in people 18 and older.
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Moderna Vaccine Paused for Young People in Two European Countries
Chloe Tenn | Oct 6, 2021 | 3 min read
Health authorities in both countries announced that people under certain age cutoffs are now ineligible for the Spikevax COVID-19 shot due to its association with heart inflammation.
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Moderna vs. Pfizer: Is There a “Best” mRNA Vaccine?
Alejandra Manjarrez, PhD | Sep 24, 2021 | 10 min read
Both of the mRNA vaccines available in the US are highly effective against severe COVID-19, but recent studies suggest that Moderna’s elicits a stronger immune response and might be better at preventing breakthrough infections.  
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FDA Approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
Annie Melchor | Aug 23, 2021 | 3 min read
The milestone marks the first fully-approved COVID-19 vaccine in the United States.
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Wealthier Nations Disregarding WHO Call for COVID-19 Booster Moratorium
Christie Wilcox, PhD | Aug 5, 2021 | 3 min read
The organization implored nations to wait on booster shots until the global vaccination rate increases, but several of the world’s more well-off countries have expressed their intentions to offer them regardless.
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How the Second mRNA Vaccine Bolsters Immunity
Annie Melchor | Jul 23, 2021 | 6 min read
A study looks beyond T and B cell responses to show how the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine elicits a strong innate immune response.
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COVID-19 Vaccines Appear Safe During Pregnancy: Early Data
Christie Wilcox, PhD | Apr 22, 2021 | 2 min read
Scientists at the US CDC report no red flags in a preliminary analysis of the safety of Pfizer/BioNTech’s and Moderna’s mRNA-based immunizations among expectant mothers.
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Blood Clot Risk from COVID-19 Higher than After Vaccines: Study
Shawna Williams | Apr 16, 2021 | 3 min read
The chance of developing cerebral venous sinus thrombosis was nearly 10 times higher in the two weeks following a diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection than after receiving an mRNA vaccine, a data analysis finds.
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Pfizer Vaccine Induces Immune Structures Key to Lasting Immunity
Katarina Zimmer | Mar 25, 2021 | 6 min read
In the armpit lymph nodes of people who had received the mRNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, researchers found germinal centers needed to generate long-lived antibody-making cells.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Combos Aim to Boost Immunity
Asher Jones | Mar 9, 2021 | 6 min read
Mix-and-match shots could simplify vaccine rollout and stimulate more-robust immune responses. Ongoing clinical trials will soon give answers.
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US Authorizes a Third COVID-19 Vaccine
Asher Jones | Mar 1, 2021 | 2 min read
Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot immunization could reach people’s arms as early as March 2.
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COVID-19 Hospitalizations Tank a Month After Vaccines Roll Out
Asher Jones | Feb 23, 2021 | 2 min read
Two preliminary reports from the UK provide real-world evidence in support of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines.
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