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FDA expands Pfizer vaccine authorization to include teenagers ages 12 to 15

The Food and Drug Administration authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine to be used in teenagers ages 12 to 15, making it the first to be deemed safe for people under 16. “Today’s action allows for a younger population to be protected from COVID-19, bringing us closer to returning to a sense of normalcy and to… Read More »

WHO approves Covid vaccine made by China’s Sinopharm for emergency use

Workers unload boxes containing the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine, donated by China, at the Damascus International Airport on April 24, 2021, in the Syrian capital. Loua Beshara | AFP | Getty Images The World Health Organization said Friday it has approved for emergency use a coronavirus vaccine developed by the Chinese state-owned pharmaceutical group Sinopharm. Beijing’s… Read More »

Drop in COVID among seniors boosts confidence in vaccine campaign: ‘It’s absolutely working’

Evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are working is bringing about hope that the pandemic will soon fade in the United States. A Washington Examiner analysis of data from 14 states found that the rate of COVID-19 cases among those aged 65 and older, the group with the highest rates of vaccination, is dropping at a faster… Read More »