Biden Administration likely to approve COVID-19 boosters at six months

26 August 2021 - Pfizer, BioNTech have requested clearance for COVID-19 vaccine boosters that an official said could be administered six ...

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Moderna completes submission of biologics license application to the US FDA for its COVID-19 vaccine

25 August 2021 - Final blinded analysis of Phase 3 COVE study of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shows 93% efficacy; ...

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Pfizer and BioNTech initiate rolling submission of supplemental biologics license application to U.S. FDA for booster dose of Comirnaty in individuals 16 and older

25 August 2021 - New Phase 3 data show booster (third) dose of Comirnaty induces significant SARS-CoV-2 neutralising antibody titres and ...

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Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty receives full U.S. FDA approval for individuals 16 years and older

23 August 2021 - Comirnaty is the first COVID-19 vaccine to be granted FDA approval. ...

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FDA approves first COVID-19 vaccine

23 August 2021 - Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine.  ...

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Booster shots ‘make a mockery of vaccine equity,’ the WHO’s Africa director says

19 August 2021 - The Africa director at the World Health Organization, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, criticized the decisions by some ...

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Contradicting WHO, US advises adults to receive COVID-19 boosters

19 August 2021 - The Biden administration is advising all American adults to receive a COVID-19 booster shot after accumulating ...

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WHO calls on Roche to ensure fair access to COVID-19 drug amid shortage

18 August 2021 - The World Health Organization called on Wednesday on Roche to ensure fair distribution of its arthritis ...

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Joint statement from HHS public health and medical experts on COVID-19 booster shots

18 August 2021 - Today, public health and medical experts from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the ...

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Update on Actemra (tocilizumab) supply in the U.S.

16 August 2021 - The unprecedented surge in worldwide demand and supply constraints driven by Delta variant spikes in much ...

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Pfizer and BioNTech announce submission of initial data to U.S. FDA to support booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine

16 August 2021 - Phase 1 safety and immunogenicity data in individuals who received a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine ...

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: FDA authorises additional vaccine dose for certain immunocompromised individuals

12 August 2021 - Other fully vaccinated individuals do not need an additional vaccine dose right now. ...

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FDA to authorise third vaccine dose for people with weak immune systems

11 August 2021 - The decision to expand the emergency use of both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines is meant to ...

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Pressure builds for full FDA approval of vaccines

11 August 2021 - Pressure is building for the FDA to fully approve the COVID-19 vaccine, a step that could ...

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Novavax delays Covid vaccine emergency authorisation submission to FDA until fourth quarter

5 August 2021 - The company says it is still on track to produce 100 million doses per month by the ...

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