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Time for a fourth Covid vaccine dose? Here’s why medical professionals are skeptical
There hasn’t been enough research on how much protection a fourth dose can offer, medical professionals told CNBC. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Countries are beginning to offer a fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to vulnerable groups, but medical professionals are undecided on whether it would benefit the wider population. The U.S. Food and […]
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Cramer’s week ahead: Jam-packed earnings season continues, be ready for market bounce
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday that he expects a rough start to next week on the heels of a dismal end to April in the stock market. “I’m hoping that next week should be better. I’ve got to tell you, I don’t expect a good day Monday. When you have a really horrible day like […]
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FDA panel to discuss Novavax Covid vaccine for adults, Pfizer and Moderna shots for kids in June
Medical syringes and Novavax logo displayed in the background are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on December 2, 2021. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration’s independent advisors will meet in June to discuss Novavax’s Covid vaccine for adults as well as Pfizer and Moderna’s shots […]
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Moderna asks FDA to authorize Covid vaccine for kids under 6 years old
Moderna on Thursday asked the Food and Drug Administration to authorize its Covid vaccine for children ages 6 months to 5 years old. The vaccine was about 51% effective against infection from the omicron variant in children under 2 years old and about 37% effective among 2- to 5-year-old kids, according to a company press […]
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Novavax says vaccine targeting Covid and flu shows promising results in early data
A health worker prepares a dose of the Novavax vaccine as the Dutch Health Service Organization starts with the Novavax vaccination program on March 21, 2022 in The Hague, Netherlands. Patrick Van Katwijk | Getty Images Novavax on Wednesday said its vaccine targeting both Covid-19 and the flu triggered an immune response similar to its […]
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Moderna says its redesigned Covid vaccine produced stronger immunity against omicron than current shots
A healthcare worker fills a syringe with Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the Giorgio Companies site in Blandon, PA where the CATE Mobile Vaccination Unit was onsite to administer Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines to workers, April 14, 2021. Ben Hasty | MediaNews Group | Reading Eagle via Getty Images Moderna on Tuesday released clinical data demonstrating that […]
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U.S. has until June to decide whether we need new Covid shots for this fall, FDA official says
A volunteer is injected with a vaccine as he participates in a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination study at the Research Centers of America, in Hollywood, Florida, September 24, 2020. Marco Bello | Reuters The FDA has until the early summer to decide whether vaccine makers need to change existing Covid shots to target different virus […]
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Scientists divided on need for 4th Covid shot after FDA quietly approved another round of boosters
Cathy Dozal gets her second booster shot against COVID-19 from Vocational nursing student, Patricia Lizardo, at Long Beach City College in Long Beach on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Brittany Murray | Medianews Group | Getty Images Leading U.S. scientists and physicians worry that the FDA and CDC are moving too fast in approving a fourth […]
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FDA says Covid vaccines may need to be updated to ensure high level of effectiveness against virus
A healthcare worker administers a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in the Peabody Institute Library in Peabody, Massachusetts, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. Vanessa Leroy | Bloomberg | Getty Images The currently approved Covid-19 vaccines may need an update to ensure a high level of protection as the virus […]
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