The company’s application follows the move by Pfizer and BioNTech to seek full approval last month. The vaccines already have emergency use authorization in the United States.
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FDA Set to Authorize Pfizer Vaccine for Adolescents by Early Next Week
The U.S. vaccination campaign will soon expand to millions more people, but public health experts say the move raises complicated questions about supply and access.
Biden to Send Coronavirus Vaccine Abroad
President Biden will send up to 60 million doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine to countries pleading for help, but some see a medicine dropper for “a four-alarm fire.”
U.S. Covid Vaccinations Fall, Even as Cases Remain High
The average number of vaccine shots given each day, which rose for months and peaked at 3.38 million, has now fallen to 2.86 million, the lowest level since March 31.
F.D.A. Cites Failures at Plant Where J.&J. Doses Ruined
The Food and Drug Administration issued highly critical findings from an inspection of the plant that was forced to throw out up to 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine and ordered to temporarily stop all production.
Fauci Expects Decision on Using Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Friday
Dr. Anthony Fauci said that he expected experts meeting at the end of the week to recommend “some sort of either warning or restriction.”
How Worried Should You Be About the J&J Vaccine and Blood Clots?
Out of an “abundance of caution,” the F.D.A. is advising doctors to pause the Johnson & Johnson vaccine while it investigates extremely rare blood clots.
The Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Is Said to Be Powerfully Protective in Adolescents
A clinical trial found no symptomatic infections among vaccinated children ages 12 to 15, the companies said, and there were no serious side effects. The data have not yet been reviewed by independent experts.
U.S. Health Officials Question AstraZeneca Vaccine Trial Results
According to federal officials, an independent panel of medical experts said the promising results announced by the company on Monday may have relied on “outdated information.”
AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 Vaccine Is Found to Be 79% Effective in U.S. Study
The company is preparing to apply for emergency authorization from the Food and Drug Administration. But the shot may not be needed in the United States.