Pfizer starts mid-stage trial for vaccine against Omicron subvariant
(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE said on Wednesday they had started a mid-stage study of a modified COVID-19 vaccine which …
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BioNTech, Pfizer sue CureVac in U.S. over COVID-19 vaccine patent claims
By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT – COVID-19 vaccine maker BioNTech said on Tuesday that it and partner Pfizer have filed a complaint with the U.S. District …
North Jersey Doctor Loses License After Selling Bogus COVID-19 Vaccine Cards
by NJ Attorney General Matt Platkin, office NEWARK – (PRESS RELEASE) – Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (Division) …
Oral vaccine shows promise; hypertension ups COVID hospitalization risk
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate …
Vaccine group invites African states to apply for malaria shot support
LONDON – Nine months after the world’s first malaria vaccine was recommended for use, international vaccine alliance Gavi invited countries to apply for financial support …
Novavax says U.S. FDA clears COVID vaccine doses for release
(Reuters) – Vaccine maker Novavax on Tuesday said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had cleared a lot of its COVID vaccine for release …
U.S. adds 2.5 million Bavarian Nordic monkeypox vaccine doses, expects more in July
(Reuters) -The U.S. government has ordered an additional 2.5 million doses of Bavarian Nordic’s vaccine for use against monkeypox and expects more later this month …
‘They Pick And Choose’: Biden Admin Faces Backlash For Publicizing COVID Vaccine Statuses While Ordering Abortion Privacy
‘They Pick And Choose’: Biden Admin Faces Backlash For Publicizing COVID Vaccine Statuses While Ordering Abortion Privacy Justine Brooke Murray on July 15, 2022 President …
BioNTech, Pfizer to start testing universal vaccine for coronaviruses
By Ludwig Burger (Reuters) -Germany’s BioNTech, Pfizer’s partner in COVID-19 vaccines, said the two companies would start tests on humans of next-generation shots that protect …
S.Korea approves first domestically developed COVID vaccine
SEOUL – South Korea approved its first domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine, manufactured by SK bioscience Co Ltd, for general public use following positive clinical data, …
U.S. appeals court vacates federal vaccine mandate pending additional hearing
WASHINGTON – A U.S. appeals court panel said on Monday it would convene a full panel to reconsider President Joe Biden’s executive order requiring civilian …
Nursing Director Pleads Guilty to Lying to Federal Agents Regarding Production of Fraudulent COVID-19 Vaccine Cards
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA —Tammy Hutson McDonald, 53, of Columbia, has pleaded guilty to lying to federal agents about the production of fraudulent COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards. …
U.S. delivers over 4 million doses of COVID vaccine for young children
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON -The United States has already delivered more than 4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 years old to …
Moderna CEO: COVID variant vaccine to be ready for shipping in August
LONDON – Moderna’s COVID-19 variant vaccine will be ready to ship in August as the company has been making shots ahead of approval, Chief Executive …
U.S. FDA advisers back Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for small children
(Reuters) – U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisers on Wednesday recommended the authorization of Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6 months through 5 …
Novavax shares jump as FDA panel backs COVID vaccine
(Reuters) – Shares of Novavax Inc surged nearly 20% on Wednesday after advisers to the Food and Drug Administration overwhelmingly backed the use of its …
Strong T-cell response for blood cancer patients after vaccine; COVID breakthrough often serious for cancer patients
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19 and cancer presented at the annual meeting of the …
Pfizer seeks U.S. authorization of COVID vaccine for young children
(Reuters) -Pfizer Inc and partner BioNTech have completed the filing with the U.S. drugs regulator seeking authorization for their COVID-19 vaccine in children under 5 …
Vietnam develops ‘world’s first’ African swine fever vaccine for commercial use
HANOI – Vietnam said on Wednesday it had successfully developed a vaccine to administer to pigs to fight African swine fever, with the aim of …
Bavarian Nordic raises 2022 annual guidance again after monkeypox vaccine deals
(Reuters) – Danish biotechnology company Bavarian Nordic revised its annual guidance on Monday for a second time after signing supply contracts with several undisclosed countries …
Mifflintown Woman Charged With Possessing Fake Covid-19 Vaccine Card
WILLIAMSPORT- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Amy B. Leister, age 55, of Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, was charged on …
Husband-and-Wife Scientists Plead Guilty to Illegally Importing Potentially Toxic Lab Chemicals and Illegally Forwarding Confidential mRNA Vaccine Research to China
Assistant U. S. Attorney Alexandra F. Foster (619) 546-6735 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – May 19, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Chenyan Wu and Lianchun Chen, a …
Valneva shares slump after COVID vaccine deal with EU falls apart
By Natalie Grover (Reuters) -Valneva lost nearly a fifth of its value on Monday after the French drugmaker said its COVID-19 vaccine agreement with the …
Novavax shares slide 20% on COVID vaccine demand uncertainty
(Reuters) – Novavax Inc’s shares plunged nearly 20% in premarket trading on Tuesday due to uncertainty over global demand for the company’s COVID-19 vaccine following …
COVID vaccine makers shift focus to boosters
By Michael Erman and Manas Mishra (Reuters) – COVID-19 vaccine makers are shifting gears and planning for a smaller, more competitive booster shot market after …
New Jersey Legislators Call for Governor Murphy to Lift All Remaining Vaccine Mandates
TRENTON, NJ – The Republican Caucus of the New Jersey Senate on Thursday called for Governor Phil Murphy to lift the remaining mandates on public …
Biden’s DHS Isn’t Enforcing Vaccine Mandate For Illegal Immigrants: REPORT
Biden’s DHS Isn’t Enforcing Vaccine Mandate For Illegal Immigrants: REPORT Jennie Taer on May 2, 2022 The Biden administration is releasing some migrants without COVID-19 …
Chinese Omicron-specific mRNA COVID vaccine candidate to be trialed in UAE
BEIJING – China’s Suzhou Abogen Biosciences Co said its COVID-19 vaccine candidate using the messenger RNA (mRNA) technology and targeting the Omicron variant has obtained …
United States Reaches Agreement with CVS Pharmacy, Inc., to Ensure Online Access to COVID-19 Vaccine Registration for People with Disabilities
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island and the Justice Department announced today that they have reached a …
Analysis-Governments want COVID vaccine developers to aim higher in hunt for better shots
By Ludwig Burger and Emilio Parodi (Reuters) – As governments prepare to live with COVID-19, some are questioning how much to rely on drugmakers to …
Cheektowaga Woman Sold Fake COVID-19 Vaccine Cards to Undercover Agent
CHEEKTOWAGA, NY – A Cheektowaga woman, Kaiyah S. Heinrich, 24 appeared in court Monday morning to face forgery charges after she allegedly sold fake COVID-19 …
Israeli study: 2nd vaccine booster significantly lowers COVID death rate
JERUSALEM – Senior citizens who received a second booster of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination had a 78% lower mortality rate from the disease than those …
Moderna raises full-year COVID vaccine sales forecast to $21 billion
– Moderna Inc on Thursday raised its full-year forecast for sales of its COVID-19 vaccine to roughly $21 billion from $19 billion. The company in …
New York City mayor set to lift vaccine mandate on athletes, performers – report
– New York Mayor Eric Adams is set to lift the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for performers and professional athletes as early as this week, …
Baseball-New York mayor says he will not be rushed on vaccine rules, with opening day on horizon
NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams said on Tuesday that professional sports teams and players eager to ditch the local COVID-19 vaccine …
U.S. FDA advisers to discuss COVID vaccine boosters in April
-The U.S. drug regulator said on Monday a panel of independent advisers will meet on April 6 to discuss considerations for use of COVID-19 vaccine …
Australia’s vaccine diplomacy in Pacific islands wards off Beijing – PM Morrison
SYDNEY – Australia has been able to stop an “incursion” by Beijing into the Pacific islands by talking with leaders there weekly and offering vaccine …
CBP Offers Travel Tips, Reminds Noncitizens of Vaccine Proof Requirement as Spring Break Approaches
LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Laredo Field Office is advising the traveling public to have their entry documents ready, vaccine proof ready …
Murphy vaccine mandate delay is not enough to help save cops, doctors and nurses, Bucco says
With the change in guidance from the CDC, New Jersey Governor Murphy has ordered a deadline extension before unvaccinated public workers such as firemen, police …
After New York finding of limited effectiveness in children, Schepisi calls on Murphy to release NJ state vaccine data
TRENTON, NJ – New York State has released data that suggests the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has “limited evidence of effectiveness” with a rapid decline after …
Democrat lawmakers in Trenton reject bill that would exempt public workers from vaccine mandate
TRENTON, NJ – With Governor Phil Murphy declaring the COVID-19 pandemic in its waning days and quickly heading into endemic territory, outnumbered Republicans in the …
Phil Murphy’s administration has released 40% of inmates and is now threatening to cut 60% of prison staff over vaccine mandate
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy isn’t done emptying the state’s prisons yet. After releasing over 2,000 convicted criminals under his emergency pandemic …
This Family’s Decades-Long Military Service Ended Due To The COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate as Young Marine’s Career Ends
Samantha Renck on February 24, 2022 Hayden Robichaux was booted from the United States Marine Corps this month because he would not get the COVID-19 …
Is America having a Freedom Convoy to protest vaccine mandates? Yes, and here are the details of the People’s Convoy
There is a Freedom Convoy starting this weekend by truckers facing harsh restrictions in California and the rest of the United States. In the spirit …
Healthcare worker shortage looms as Murphy vaccine mandate targets former pandemic “Frontline Heroes”
From the Desk of Senator Anthony Bucco TRENTON, NJ – Less than two weeks before Governor Phil Murphy’s deadline requiring health care workers to have …
Moderna to develop mRNA-based shingles vaccine
– Moderna Inc said on Friday it is developing three new vaccines based on the same technology used for its COVID-19 shot, including one for …
U.S. court orders further review of United Airlines vaccine mandate
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – A U.S. appeals court on Thursday ordered a new review of a decision not to block United Airlines from enforcing …
Novavax COVID vaccine gets interim authorization in Singapore
– Novavax Inc said on Monday it had received interim authorization from the Singapore Health Sciences Authority (HSA) for its COVID-19 vaccine in adults. (Reporting …
Novavax applies for COVID-19 vaccine approval in Switzerland
– Novavax Inc has submitted an application to Switzerland’s drugs regulator for the authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine in adults, the U.S. vaccine maker said …
U.S. COVID vaccine for children under 5 delayed by at least 2 months
By Michael Erman – A U.S. decision on Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for infants and children 6 months through 4 years of age has …