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FDA ap­proves up­dat­ed Covid vac­cines, in­clud­ing mR­NA shots from Pfiz­er, Mod­er­na

  by Max Bayer The FDA on Wednes­day ap­proved up­dat­ed for­mu­las of the Covid-19 vac­cines ahead of the fall res­pi­ra­to­ry sea­son, though the la­bels are more lim­it­ed than in years past. Vac­cines were ap­proved for Pfiz­er, Mod­er­na and No­vavax for all adults 65 and old­er and peo­ple younger than 65 who are at high­er risk of […]

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‘A welcome silence’ emerges from insurance companies on COVID vaccine coverage

by Ariel Hart edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin   Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Headlines blared in May when U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would stop recommending COVID-19 vaccinations for some people—namely healthy pregnant women and healthy children over

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Moderna wins narrower US approval for new COVID vaccine

by Gerry Smith edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: CC0 Public Domain Moderna Inc. gained U.S. approval for a new COVID vaccine for a narrower group of people, in the latest sign that regulators are restricting access to immunizations under the leadership of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The company’s

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Another Covid vaccine approval with restrictions attached

The FDA approved Moderna’s new Covid-19 vaccine late Friday, though it placed restrictions on its use that the company’s existing Covid shot, Spikevax, does not currently face. Just as it did earlier this month with Novavax’s Covid vaccine, the agency said the new Moderna shot, called mNexspike,  is licensed for use only in people aged 65 and

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