Critics say newly released emails show the government was slow to react to the drug company’s offers of doses. Officials defend their response.
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British Officials May Sidestep Watchdog’s No to Covid Vaccines for Young
Health ministers have requested assessments from other medical officials, raising the possibility that the government could take the rare step of defying the vaccine regulator’s advice.
British Officials May Sidestep Watchdog’s No to Covid Vaccines for Young
Health ministers have requested assessments from other medical officials, raising the possibility that the government could take the rare step of defying the vaccine regulator’s advice.
Covid Creates Higher Risk for Blood Clots Than Vaccines Do
The study adds to the growing evidence that though the coronavirus vaccines are associated with certain rare side effects, those risks are dwarfed by the risks from Covid-19.
Biden Falls Short on U.S. Vaccine ‘Arsenal’ Pledge, Experts Say
Congress appropriated $16 billion to ramp up Covid-19 countermeasures, but a new report found that the Biden administration had spent very little of it on expanding vaccine manufacturing capacity.
F.D.A. Fully Approves Pfizer-BioNTech’s Vaccine, a First for a Covid-19 Shot
The move was expected to kick off a round of new vaccination mandates from hospitals, schools and private companies.
Vaccine Effectiveness Against Infection May Wane, C.D.C. Studies Find
Federal health officials said the new data justified a campaign of booster shots. But some scientists disagreed, saying not every American needs another dose.
Israel, Once the Model for Beating Covid, Faces New Surge of Infections
One of the most vaccinated societies, Israel now has one of the highest infection rates in the world, raising questions about the vaccine’s efficacy.
Germany Will Offer Vaccine Booster Shots Starting in September
In rich countries, the momentum is growing for giving additional doses to the fully vaccinated, though many experts say the focus should be on getting first doses to people around the world.
Where Covax, the Vast Global Vaccine Program, Went Wrong
After months of struggle, the U.N.-backed Covax alliance will soon have many more doses, promising relief for vaccine shortages in poorer countries. But it faces a deepening crisis: difficulties getting shots into arms as the Delta variant spreads.