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May 04 2021
News
Biden’s new goal: get 70% of Americans vaccinated by Fourth of July
Joe Biden has announced a goal of ensuring 70% of American adults receive at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine by Independence Day on 4 July.
The US president urged people in their 20s and 30s in particular to get inoculated and said his administration was “ready to move immediately” if the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorised the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children
The GuardianJul 09 2021
News
Pfizer says it's time for a Covid booster; FDA and CDC say not so fast
Drugmaker Pfizer said Thursday it is seeing waning immunity from its coronavirus vaccine and says it is picking up its efforts to develop a booster dose that will protect people from variants.
Pfizer said it would soon publish data about a third dose of vaccine and submit it to the US Food and Drug Administration, European Medicines Agency and other regulators. The company specified it
CNN (Online News)Sep 20 2021
News
Pfizer says its COVID vaccine is safe and effective for kids ages 5-11
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine has been found to be safe and effective in children aged 5 to 11, the drugmaker said Monday.
The vaccine, created by Pfizer and German partner BioNTech, generated a “robust” immune response in young children during clinical trials, according to the company.
Pfizer now plans to use the data from the clinical trial to seek authorization from the US Food
New York Post (News)Jan 06 2021
News
Doctors Encouraged By Antibody Treatments For COVID-19
Many doses of the monoclonal antibody drugs that treat mild to moderate COVID-19 are sitting unused around the country. There are logistical problems with providing these drugs and skepticism over whether they work. But two major health systems have had good success in deploying these medications, and they're reporting hopeful results.
Monoclonal antibodies, manufactured by Regeneron
NPR (Online News)Jul 13 2022
Opinion
Inflation Is the Five-Alarm Fire Burning Down the American Economy
On the menu today: We expected another month of abysmal inflation numbers, but this morning’s figures are even worse than the consensus projections: an astonishing 9.1 percent. Our national problems are exacerbated by our president who can’t admit when things are going wrong. Even as he approaches 80 and works in the Oval Office, Joe Biden exhibits signs of being deeply insecure.
Jim GeraghtyApr 17 2020
News
Trump says US farmers will receive $19 billion for coronavirus mitigation
President Donald Trump on Friday announced a $19 billion relief program to help farmers cope with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic through a package that will include direct payment and mass purchases of produce, meat and other products.
“These are great people, great Americans, never complain, never complain - they just do what they have to do,” Trump said while announcing the
CNBCOct 28 2021
News
GDP Grows Just 2% in Third Quarter, Falling Short of Diminished Expectations
U.S. economic growth crashed in the third quarter, as the economy grappled with the Delta variant driving a resurgence of Covid-19 infections and supply-chain disruptions.
Gross domestic product—the value of all goods and services produced in the U.S.—grew at an annualized rate of two percent from July through September, after adjusting for inflation and seasonality, the Commerce
Breitbart NewsOct 27 2021
News
In U.S., 55% Would Get COVID-19 Vaccine for Young Child
A steady 55% of parents in the U.S. with children under 12 say they would get their child vaccinated against the coronavirus if such a vaccine were available. The Sept. 13-19 update to Gallup's probability-based COVID-19 web panel survey ended one day before Pfizer and BioNTech announced they would seek emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for their COVID-19
GallupOct 27 2021
News
FDA advisers back Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for kids 5 to 11 years old
Pfizer's request to roll out COVID-19 vaccines for Americans as young as 5 years old cleared a key regulatory hurdle Tuesday, after a panel of the Food and Drug Administration's outside vaccine advisers voted by a majority to back Pfizer's request.
The vote is a crucial step towards vaccinations for younger children, but not the final word. If the FDA decides to formally authorize the
CBS News (Online)Mar 16 2021
News
Moderna Gives 1st Vaccine Shots To Young Kids As Part Of COVID-19 Study
Children have now received their first doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, as the company studies the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine for kids ages 6 months to less than 12 years old.
In the study, researchers will give two injections 28 days apart of either the Moderna vaccine or a saline placebo to children. Kids who get the vaccine will receive one of three possible doses,
NPR (Online News)