coronavirus vaccine

A fourth COVID-19 vaccine candidate has gone into the final stage of clinical trials in the U.S., with Johnson & Johnson announcing the start of its Phase 3 trial Wednesday, NBC News reports.

As pharmaceutical companies race to manufacture a COVID-19 vaccine, many people are wary of a shot that is working its way through the approval process at record speed during a highly politicized pandemic, NBC News reports. While some professions could require employees to get the vaccine, experts say schools almost certainly will require students to — potentially setting the stage...

The president of Xavier University of Louisiana, Reynold Verret, is participating in a Covid-19 vaccine trial and encouraging Black students to follow suit. He explains why it is so important for people of color to be represented in the vaccine trials given that they are disproportionately dying from the virus.

Companies are struggling to recruit diverse volunteers in final U.S. tests of possible COVID-19 vaccines

With the country fast approaching 200,000 deaths due to COVID-19, our nation is in desperate need of a vaccine. Dr. Tom Frieden was the CDC Director under the Obama Administration and is outlining all the hurdles required for a COVID-19 vaccine to be cleared.

Gov. Charlie Baker speaks from a CVS pharmacy in Roslindale about the importance of getting the flu vaccine this year because the coronavirus pandemic.

Moderna should have enough data from its late-stage trial to know whether its coronavirus vaccine works in November, CEO Stephane Bancel said Thursday.  The company could have enough data by October, but that’s unlikely, Bancel said during an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “If the infection rate in the country were to slow down in the next weeks, it could potentially be...

Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine could be distributed to Americans before the end of the year if found to be safe and effective, CEO Albert Bourla said Sunday.

Oxford University says trials of a coronavirus vaccine that it is developing with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca will resume, days after being paused due to a reported side-effect in a patient in the U.K.

With the pharmaceutical industry fast-tracking a Covid-19 vaccine, some have questioned whether the public can trust that it is safe. But Former FDA Associate Commissioner Peter Pitts says people can rely on the scientific community to approve a vaccine that can be trusted.

National Institute of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins explains how scientists will make sure any vaccines go through proper testing to ensure safety and that transparency will be crucial to stop conspiracy theories.

NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci says he expects the U.S. to have one or more successful vaccine candidates.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on Tuesday released a draft proposal for distributing a coronavirus vaccine in the U.S. if and when one is approved for public use.

Bars, concert venues and sport arenas won’t fully open to the public in Massachusetts until there is a vaccine, or a treatment, for COVID-19. But if one were to be approved in the fall, or winter, who would be immunized first? And who would administer it? The fourth and final stage of reopening may seem a long way off...

Famous composer Andrew Lloyd Webber said he’ll “do anything” to get people back in theaters safely and Friday, he made good on his word. Lloyd Webber posted a photograph to his social media accounts showing him getting a coronavirus vaccine as part of a clinical trial at the University of Oxford. “I’ll do anything to get theatres large and...

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the approval of a COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday. The long-term effects and safety of this possible vaccine remain unclear and some who have been given it have experienced fever.

Local biotech firm Moderna Inc. has indicated its COVID-19 vaccine could be one of the most expensive in the industry. Executives from the Cambridge-based company discussed the commercialization plans for its COVID-19 vaccine, mRNA-1273, and other business updates during the company’s second quarter earnings call Wednesday. There were four key takeaways from the call. Read more at the Boston...

The World Health Organization has warned that there might never be a “silver bullet” to protect against the coronavirus. Dr. Bob Lahita, a professor of medicine at New York Medical College, joined LX News to explain why vaccine progress is making him more hopeful.

The coronavirus pandemic forced theaters to close across Massachusetts, but Joe Spaulding, CEO and president of the Boch Center, the Wang Theatre and Shubert Theatre, plans to keep theater alive online through his “Ghost Light Series,” named for a long-running tradition in stage management.