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The FDA announced Tuesday that it has expanded eligibility for the Pfizer booster shot to include children ages 5 to 11.

Boosters could become available as early as Friday if approved by the CDC, which could come Thursday.

President Joe Biden has appealed to world leaders for a renewed international commitment to attacking COVID-19 as he leads the U.S. in marking the “tragic milestone” of 1 million deaths in America

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, his spokesperson confirmed Wednesday.

A 50-microgram dose of Moderna’s new vaccine doubled the antibodies against the omicron variant six months after administration.

The FDA’s top vaccine regulator, Dr. Peter Marks, said shortly after the decision that another round of boosters will likely be needed in the fall.

The FDA’s committee of vaccine experts will meet Wednesday to discuss how the U.S. should go about changing the current ones if needed.

The FDA and CDC announced Tuesday that both agencies had expanded eligibility for a second booster shot of the Pfizer or Moderna coronavirus vaccines for all adults over the age of 50.

Drugmaker Moderna has asked the Food and Drug Administration to authorize a fourth shot of its COVID-19 vaccine as a booster dose for all adults

Pfizer asked the FDA Tuesday to authorize a second booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine for Americans ages 65 and over.

Pfizer and its partner BioNTech asked U.S. regulators to authorize an additional booster dose of their COVID-19 vaccine for seniors

The officer said in a lawsuit that getting the shot would violate her belief that her “body is the temple of the Holy Spirit.”

German vaccine maker BioNTech unveiled plans Wednesday to establish manufacturing facilities in Africa that would boost the availability of much-needed medicines on the continent

Novak Djokovic says he is prepared to skip the French Open and Wimbledon if vaccination against the coronavirus is required for him to play

Pfizer said it believes three doses “may provide a higher level of protection in this age group.”

The city of Boston will allow unvaccinated teachers to continue working if they submit proof of two negative COVID-19 screening tests per week during periods of lower virus transmission

During a coronavirus task force press briefing on Wednesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci outlined the steps that could bring the pandemic to an end. “Control will mean not eradication, like we did with smallpox— that’s unreasonable. Not necessarily elimination, like we’ve done with polio and measles by mass vaccination campaigns. But a level of control that does not disrupt us in...

Scientists and health officials are keeping their eyes on a descendant of the omicron variant that has been found in at least 40 countries.

California would allow children age 12 and up to be vaccinated without their parents’ consent under a proposal introduced Friday by a state senator who said youngsters “deserve the right to protect themselves” against infectious disease.