The vaccination passports of more than a million people will soon be canceled if they don’t get a booster or show that they recently had Covid.
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Pfizer and BioNTech Submit Data They Say Show Shots Are Safe in Kids Aged 5-11
The companies said that they would submit a formal request to regulators to allow a pediatric dose of their vaccine to be administered in the United States in the coming weeks.
N.Y.C.’s Vaccine Mandate for Teachers Is Delayed by a Court
The mandate, which affects well over 150,000 people working in the nation’s largest school system, was set to go into effect on Monday at midnight.
F.D.A. Authorizes Pfizer Booster Shot for Higher-Risk People
Regulators said that people over 65 or at high risk of severe Covid-19 were eligible for an extra shot, setting up a staggered national booster campaign.
Some activists say that Biden’s new plan for donating vaccines is not enough.
Of the 1.1 billion doses that the United States has committed to donations, only 300 million are expected to be shipped this year.
Pressure Grows on U.S. Companies to Share Covid Vaccine Technology
Moderna accepted $2.5 billion in taxpayer money to develop its Covid-19 vaccine. But officials in the U.S. and overseas are having trouble persuading the company to license its technology.
Moderna vs. Pfizer: Both Knockouts, but One Seems to Have the Edge
A series of studies found that the Moderna vaccine seemed to be more protective as the months passed than the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Here’s why.
Covid Vaccine Prompts Strong Immune Response in Younger Children, Pfizer Says
Vaccinated kids aged 5 to 11 showed evidence of protection against the virus, the company said. The data must be reviewed by the F.D.A. before children can be inoculated.
Health Experts Support Boosters for Americans Aged 60 and Older
Some, however, wondered why the cutoff age is 65, and not 60.
Study of Covid Booster Shot Benefits Fans Debate Over Extra Doses
Independent experts, including government scientists, were skeptical of the research from Israel, which included limited data over a short period.