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COVID-19 vaccine

FDA Approves/Authorizes Updated COVID-19 Vaccines; Target KP.2 Omicron Variant of SARS-CoV-2

The FDA approved and granted EUA for updated messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccines against the omicron variant KP.2 ...

AUGUST 23, 2024

CDC Recommends Second Updated COVID-19 Vaccine for Seniors

The ACIP recommended the additional dose of 2023-2024 formula COVID-19 vaccine because most hospitalizations and ...

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Cancer Patients May Mount Weak Immune Response Against COVID Despite Vaccination

Vaccinated cancer patients may mount less robust humoral and/or cellular immune responses against SARS-CoV-2 ...

JUNE 20, 2023

VRBPAC Recommends Harmonized, Simpler COVID-19 Vaccination

The FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee was unanimous in its recommendation ...

JANUARY 27, 2023

Cancer Treatment May Inhibit Immune Response to COVID-19 Vaccination

Patients with cancer who receive chemotherapy and some targeted therapies may not mount an adequate immune response ...

JANUARY 21, 2022

COVID-19 Vaccine Mix-Ups: What Pharms Can Do

ISMP has received multiple reports of mix-ups between the pediatric formulations of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID ...

JANUARY 14, 2022

FDA Authorizes COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters for Children 12 Years and Older

The FDA expanded the EUA for the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine to allow a booster for individuals 12 years ...

JANUARY 3, 2022

Don’t Wait for More Data on Omicron, Get Fully Vaccinated and Boosted Now

The best defense against the new SARS-CoV-2 variant, omicron, is the same strategy the nation has been using since ...

DECEMBER 10, 2021

FDA Advisory Committee Votes on Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Booster

In a unanimous vote, 19 members of the FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee recommended ...

OCTOBER 15, 2021

CDC, ACIP at Odds Over COVID-19 Boosters

The CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, endorsed the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization ...

OCTOBER 6, 2021

CDC, ACIP at Odds Over COVID-19 Boosters; CDC Aligns With FDA EUA

The CDC’s endorsement aligns with the FDA’s amended EUA but rejects one of the ACIP recommendations; ...

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

FDA Authorizes COVID-19 Vaccine Booster for Older Adults, HCWs and Others at High Risk for COVID-19

Those 65 and older; those 18 and older who are at high risk for severe disease, and those whose occupation puts ...

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

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