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FDA vaccine official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against the advice of agency staff
The new memos from the Food and Drug Administration show how the agency’s vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, personally intervened to place restrictions on COVID shots from vaccine makers Novavax and ...
New COVID Variant NB.1.8.1 'Nimbus' Now Dominant in US: Know These Symptoms
A contagious new COVID-19 variant called NB.1.8.1, aka "Nimbus," is now dominant in the United States, CDC data show. What to know about symptoms and vaccines.
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Updated COVID Vaccines Effective Against New Strains
The study, which examined the effectiveness of the 2023-2024 COVID vaccines against the XBB and JN.1 Omicron variant waves, ...
Feeling Hoarse? You Might Have the New ‘Stratus’ Covid Variant
The World Health Organization has added the variant, known formally as XFG, to its monitoring list. A dry, irritated throat ...
FDA requires updated warning about rare heart risk with COVID shots
U.S. health officials have expanded warnings about a rare heart side effect associated with the two leading COVID-19 vaccines ...
CDC’s overhauled vaccine panel presses on despite concerns
Public health community has raised concerns about how the newly-picked vaccine panel may influence decisions going forward.
Will COVID vaccines still be available in Illinois as federal guidelines change?
As far as health department officials know, they plan to offer COVID vaccines again during the 2025-26 influenza and COVID season, Fedak continued. The 2024-25 COVID vaccine is available at all CVS ...