Arizona and California releases new COVID numbers
The new COVID case numbers in Arizona went up from 6,187 to 7,374 since last week. This is according to Arizona Department of Health Services…
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Maricopa County sees large spike in flu, COVID-19 and RSV
Arizona’s most populous county is warning of a significantly rise in cases of the flu, COVID-19 and other respiratory…
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Monthly report on COVID-19 outcomes based on vaccination status
According to the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS), in July there were unvaccinated individuals ages 5 and older that had 18 times the…
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FDA authorizes Novavax Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use in ages 12-17
The US Food and Drug Administration authorized Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine on Friday for emergency use in adolescents. It is the fourth coronavirus…
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More Covid boosters coming in September
Health official say this fall Americans will have access to new boosters to fight off two Coronavirus…
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4th Covid vaccine approved as a new variant spreads
People might be able to get a fourth kind of Covid-19 vaccine in the U.S. soon as Novavax now has FDA emergency use…
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Most adults may soon become eligible for second booster
The Biden Administration says it is considering whether to expand a second Coronavirus booster shot to adults under 50-years of…
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How are the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for young children different?
Since the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended two options for this age group – one from Pfizer/BioNTech and another from…
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What families should know as vaccine for children less than five takes off
If you have kids six months through five-years-old in your family — they can now get vaccinated against…
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FDA to consider Moderna vaccine for kids at-least six months old
The Food and Drug Administration’s vaccines and related biological products advisory committee is meeting Tuesday and…
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FDA advisers support Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine for authorization
Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration decided Tuesday that authorizing Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine — which uses different…
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Pfizer seeks vaccine authorization for kids ages six months to five years
Pfizer and BioNTech have asked the food and drug administration for emergency use authorization for their COVID-19 vaccine in children ages six…
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Kids 5 to 11 can receive a Pfizer COVID booster
Vaccine advisors voted to recommend to the CDC that it allow children ages five to 11 to receive…
Continue Reading FDA sets June meetings on COVID vaccines for youngest kids
The Food and Drug Administration has set tentative dates in June to publicly review COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest American…
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Arizona company reduces Covid testing, cites lack of funding
A leading Arizona provider of Covid-19 vaccinations and testing says a lack of federal funding has forced it to drop dozens of testing sites and is…
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Top New York judge not complying with vaccine mandate
A judge on New York’s highest court has been referred to a disciplinary commission and could be kicked off the bench for failing to comply with a…
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EU officials say it’s too early to consider 4th COVID dose
European health officials say it’s too early to consider giving the fourth dose of messenger RNA coronavirus vaccines to most people, but say an…
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Receiving the COVID-19 vaccine during early pregnancy not associated with risk of birth defects: study
A new study looking at ultrasounds from more than 3,000 women has found that receiving the COVID-19 vaccine while pregnant was not associated with…
Continue Reading Biden gets his 2nd booster shot and urges Congress to spend more on pandemic: ‘We can’t wait’
President Joe Biden on Wednesday urged lawmakers to secure more funding for his administration’s Covid-19 response and warned of severe…
Continue Reading FDA OKs another Pfizer, Moderna COVID booster for 50 and up
U.S. regulators are allowing people 50 and older to get another booster dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19…
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