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16.02.2022 / 14:07

Is Covid-19 in its final stages? Moderna CEO thinks so. Read here

CNBC, he said, "I think that is a reasonable scenario." “There’s an 80% chance that as omicron evolves or SarsCov-2 virus evolves, we are going to see less and less virulent viruses," the Moderna CEO said.

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Pfizer seeks US approval of Covid vaccine for children under 5

FDA said it will hold a meeting in two weeks, on February 15, to consider the request.

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FDA fully approves Moderna COVID vaccine, Spikevax

Today the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted full approval to the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine made by Moderna, which will now be known as Spikevax.

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Fauci: Omicron may infect 'just about everybody' but vaccinated will still fare better

WASHINGTON - Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, repeated a stark warning this week that the omicron variant will likely infect most Americans, but he noted how those who are fully vaccinated and boosted face a much lower risk of getting seriously ill."Omicron, with its extraordinary, unprecedented degree of efficiency of transmissibility, will, ultimately, find just about everybody," Fauci told the Center for Strategic and International Studies in an interview published on Tuesday."Those who have been vaccinated, and vaccinated and boosted, would get exposed.

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Omicron could be headed for a rapid drop in Britain, US

WASHINGTON - Scientists are seeing signals that COVID-19′s alarming omicron wave may have peaked in Britain and is about to do the same in the U.S., at which point cases may start dropping off dramatically.The reason: The variant has proved so wildly contagious that it may already be running out of people to infect, just a month and a half after it was first detected in South Africa."It’s going to come down as fast as it went up," said Ali Mokdad, a professor of health metrics sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle.At the same time, experts warn that much is still uncertain about how the next phase of the pandemic might unfold. The plateauing or ebbing in the two countries is not happening everywhere at the same time or at the same pace.

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FDA green-lights Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for 16- and 17-year-olds

Today the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster vaccine in adolescents ages 16 and 17.

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FDA green-lights Pfizer boosters for 16- and 17-year-olds

Today the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster vaccine in adolescents ages 16 and 17.

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Covid-19 vaccine: Pfizer cleared for children aged 5 to 11

Pfizer dose for teens and adults. The shipments would position the shots at pediatricians’ offices, pharmacies and other locations across the country so that inoculations can begin promptly after any CDC clearance.

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US approves Pfizer Covid booster for over 65s and high-risk

The US has authorised the use of boosters of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine for people aged over 65, as well as adults at high risk of severe disease.

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No off-label prescribing COVID-19 vaccines to kids under 12: FDA

according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as regulators await data on safety, efficacy and dosing.The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine won full FDA approval on Monday for individuals 16 years and up, and in May the shot saw expanded emergency approval for use among adolescents ages 12-15. Children ages 8 and older may become eligible for vaccinations by September, sources previously told FOX News."Ordinarily, as you know, when a medical product is approved, physicians often do use off-label prescribing," Dr.

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FDA Grants Full Approval for Pfizer's Covid-19 Vaccine

The approval caps a months-long «sprint» by the FDA to clear the shot's final remaining regulatory hurdles in record time, scrutinizing reams of the company's latest safety data and conducting inspections at Pfizer's vaccine factories around the world.«While millions of people have already safely received COVID-19 vaccines, we recognize that for some, the FDA approval of a vaccine may now instill additional confidence to get vaccinated.

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Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine given full approval by U.S. regulators

COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, a milestone that may help lift public confidence in the shots as the nation battles the most contagious coronavirus mutant yet.The vaccine made by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech now carries the strongest endorsement from the Food and Drug Administration, which has never before had so much evidence to judge a shot’s safety. More than 200 million Pfizer doses already have been administered in the U.S.

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US FDA grants Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine full approval

The US Food and Drug Administration has fully approved Pfizer/BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine for people aged 16 and older, a move expected to trigger a new wave of vaccine mandates as the Delta variant batters the country.

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Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine gets full FDA approval

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted full approval Monday to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in a fast-tracked eight months after emergency use authorization was given in December 2020. A decision had been expected by January 2022 after U.S.

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US authorises Covid boosters for those with weakened immune systems

The United States has authorised an extra dose of Covid vaccine for people with weakened immune systems, as the country struggles to thwart the Delta variant.

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Covid has created an 'ecosystem' of innovation in India, says Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

COVID-19 public health crisis has resulted in the creation of an "ecosystem" of innovation in India, Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has said ahead of the annual India-US bio-pharma summit in Boston next week.Mazumdar-Shaw, 68, is one of the key speakers at the 15th edition of the annual virtual summit on June 22 hosted by the USA India Chambers of Commerce.

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FDA paves way for COVID-19 vaccine in 12- to 15-year-olds

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) late yesterday expanded the emergency authorization of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to include 12- to 15-year-olds, paving the way for vaccinating a proportion of school-age children before the fall.

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FDA approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for 12-15 year-olds, under emergency use authorization

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US halts J&J COVID vaccine after reports of blood clots

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this morning said the United States should pause the administration of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine immediately, while the agencies examine how and if the vaccine was linked to six cases of a rare type of blood clots in women 18 to 49, including one death.

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US agency says women can get abortion pill via telemedicine

WASHINGTON – Women seeking an abortion pill will not be required to visit a doctor's office or clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. health officials said Tuesday in the latest reversal in an ongoing legal battle over the medication.

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FDA authorizes J&J 1-dose COVID vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, giving the United States a third vaccine to fight the pandemic—one that offers an easier, one-dose option.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0