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
