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CDC Recommends Children Between 5 and 11 Get Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday night recommended practically every child in the United States between 5 and 11 get Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky made the recommendation, following advice from the agency’s vaccine advisory panel. “Together, with science leading the charge, we have taken another important step…


CDC: Immunity From Both Vaccines, COVID-19 Lasts at Least 6 Months

New research released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that individuals who were previously infected with COVID-19 or who got the vaccine have a low risk of being re-infected for at least six months. Citing peer-reviewed and preprint data, the agency said the available evidence suggests “fully vaccinated individuals and those previously…


LIVE: CDC Panel to Weigh Which Children 5-11 Can Get Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine


Biden Administration Purchases 50 Million More Vaccine Doses for Kids, Pfizer Says

The Biden administration has purchased an additional 50 million Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine doses for children to be delivered by the end of April next year, the drugmakers said in a statement on Thursday. “The U.S. will receive these additional doses to continue to support preparedness for pediatric vaccinations, including securing vaccines for children under 5…


Biden Admin Purchases 50 Million More Vaccine Doses for Kids, Pfizer Says

The Biden administration has purchased an additional 50 million Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine doses for children to be delivered by the end of April next year, the drugmakers said in a statement on Thursday. “The U.S. will receive these additional doses to continue to support preparedness for pediatric vaccinations, including securing vaccines for children under 5…


Biden Admin Purchases 50 Million More Vaccine Doses for Kids

The Biden administration has purchased an additional 50 million Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine doses for children to be delivered by the end of April next year, the drugmakers said in a statement on Thursday. “The U.S. will receive these additional doses to continue to support preparedness for pediatric vaccinations, including securing vaccines for children under 5…


Biden Admin Purchases 50 Million More Vaccine Doses for Children, Pfizer Says

The Biden administration has purchased an additional 50 million Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine doses for children to be delivered by the end of April next year, the drugmakers said in a statement on Thursday. “The U.S. will receive these additional doses to continue to support preparedness for pediatric vaccinations, including securing vaccines for children under 5…


Certain Immunocompromised Americans Can Get Four COVID-19 Vaccine Doses: CDC

Some Americans can get four COVID-19 vaccine doses within less than a year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said this week. U.S. drug regulators and the CDC recently cleared booster doses of all three COVID-19 vaccines authorized for use in the country. The fourth dose would be for people who are either…


US CDC Extends Conditional Sailing Order for Cruises to January Next Year

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday extended the conditional sailing order for cruises to Jan. 15 next year from Nov. 1 on concerns about the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant. The order, issued last October, mandated testing and some additional safeguards for crew members as part of a framework…


Live Q&A: CDC Reveals Plan to Give ‘Counseling’ to the Unvaccinated ; Labor Unions Push Back on Vaccine Mandates

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said during an interview that there is a plan to offer counseling to the unvaccinated, stating, “There is a plan, should these people not want to be vaccinated, towards education and counseling to get people the information they need so that they are feeling comfortable in getting vaccinated.” And in other…