Category: Vaccine

White House Officials Brush Off Questions on Whether US Will Meet Biden’s Vaccine Goal

White House officials on Thursday brushed off questions about President Joe Biden’s July 4 vaccine goal, which appears to be in jeopardy due to the current vaccination rate. Asked about the goal during a virtual briefing on Thursday, White House coronavirus coordinator Jeff Zients did not say whether the goal could still be met. “We’ve…


FDA Authorizes More Doses of J&J CCP Virus Vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized a new batch of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus vaccine. In a statement on Tuesday, the agency said it authorized a batch of the J&J vaccine made at a facility in Baltimore run by Emergent BioSolutions, bringing the total number of FDA-authorized J&J batches made…


Newsom Insists California’s Pending COVID-19 Verification System Not a ‘Vaccine Passport’

California is developing a COVID-19 vaccine verification system that will enable people who have gotten a jab to show proof of the shot to businesses, Gov. Gavin Newsom says. “We’ll be doing something that provides you the opportunity, and we’ll announce this later this week, to have an electronic version of your paper version of…


899 People Given Defective COVID-19 Vaccine Doses in NYC’s Times Square: Officials

Several hundred people were administered doses of expired COVID-19 vaccines during an event in New York City’s Times Square, city health officials authorities said. The New York City Health Department confirmed that 899 individuals got Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine at the former NFL Experience building between June 5 and June 10. A spokesperson for the department…


Ducey Blasts Arizona State University’s COVID-19 Vaccine Policy as ‘Social Engineering at Its Worst’

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday spoke out against Arizona State University’s (ASU) new vaccine policy, which calls for all students to get vaccinated while requiring unvaccinated students to get daily health checks, twice weekly COVID-19 tests, and generally wear masks at all times on campus. “This is bad policy, with no basis in public…


Novavax Says Could Offer COVID-19 Vaccine Together With Flu Shot for Boosters

Novavax on Monday said that co-administering its protein-based COVID-19 vaccine with an approved flu shot may be a “viable immunization strategy” in the future, based on preliminary findings from a recent study. The American biotech firm made the announcement on Monday based on data from the first co-administration study of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate and…


NTD Business Full Broadcast (June 14)

A judge says a Texas hospital can require its staff to get vaccinated. Over 100 workers didn’t want to choose between their jobs and getting vaccinated. We look at the debate happening across the country. Do you think working remotely is more efficient, or less efficient? A new study has some interesting conclusions. We talk to…


EMA Official Says AstraZeneca Shots Have Good Risk-Benefit Profile for Over 60s

MILAN—The head of the EU drug regulator’s COVID-19 task force said on Sunday that AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine had a favorable risk-benefit profile for all age groups and particularly for those aged over 60. Italian newspaper La Stampa earlier quoted European Medicines Agency (EMA) task force chief Marco Cavaleri as saying countries should avoid giving the…


St. Louis University Is the Latest College to Require COVID-19 Vaccines for Fall Semester

St. Louis University (SLU) released a letter on June 8, declaring that the COVID-19 vaccine will be required for all students, faculty, and staff who will be returning to campus in the fall of 2021. This document noted the decline in cases and called the current era a “time for rejuvenation.” The letter, written by…


US Extends Expiration Dates for J&J COVID-19 Vaccine by 6 Weeks

WASHINGTON—Johnson & Johnson said Thursday that U.S. regulators extended the expiration date on millions of doses of its COVID-19 vaccine by six weeks. The company said a Food and Drug Administration review concluded the shots remain safe and effective for at least 4 1/2 months. In February, the FDA originally authorized J&J’s vaccine for up…