Tag Archives: Vaccine

FDA panel endorses Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Friday voted to endorse Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine, clearing the way for FDA leaders to grant emergency use authorization amid the ongoing fight against COVID-19. The vote was 22-0, with all committee members voting in favor of endorsing the jab for emergency use approval.  The committee was charged… Read More »

Who will get the vaccine early on

Australia’s coronavirus vaccine rollout has officially begun, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison among the first handful of people to get the jab on Sunday. Mr Morrison and the other early birds got a dose each of the Pfizer vaccine, whereas another concoction made by AstraZeneca is expected to make up the bulk of the country’s… Read More »

Most Americans probably won’t be able to get a Covid-19 vaccine until mid-2021, CDC director says

“Those who are vaccine hesitant have had their hesitancy enhanced by a variety of things that are happening right now, particularly the unfortunate mix of science and politics,” Collins said at an event hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. A recent poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation found that more than… Read More »