CNN — The US Food and Drug Administration wants to simplify the Covid-19 vaccine process to look more like what happens with the flu vaccine, according to documents posted online…
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The End of Covid Vaccines at ‘Warp Speed’
Operation Warp Speed, the Trump-era program that poured billions of dollars into developing Covid shots, seemed to signal a new dawn of American vaccine making, demonstrating how decades of scientific…
New RSV vaccines may soon put an end to rough seasons
CNN — It’s shaping up to be a severe season for respiratory syncytial virus infections – one of the worst some doctors say they can remember. But even as babies…
Moderna files patent infringement lawsuits against Pfizer and BioNTech over mRNA Covid-19 vaccines
“Moderna believes that Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty infringes patents Moderna filed between 2010 and 2016 covering Moderna’s foundational mRNA technology. This groundbreaking technology was critical to the development…
New Covid-19 vaccines aim to put the brakes on virus spread
As the SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads, it changes. That’s helped it get past our firewalls, the immunity created by vaccines or left behind after we recover from an infection. Which is…
Monkeypox spreading in ‘cluster events,’ but vaccines can help stop it, local health officials say
CNN — The monkeypox virus has spread quickly in clusters across the United States – at certain music festivals, pool parties and bathhouses – and now public health officials in…
Covid-19 Vaccines Temporarily Changed Menstrual Cycles, Study Shows
Nearly half of the participants of a recent study who were menstruating regularly at the time of the survey reported heavier bleeding during their periods after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine.…
Are Covid Vaccines That Defend Against Omicron Variants Too Late?
Roseann Renouf, 77, has grown tired of the current generation of coronavirus shots. Having “never been one for a lot of vaccination,” she decided to forgo the latest round of…
How are the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for young children different?
They both use an mRNA platform and both are considered safe and well tolerated. Pediatricians CNN spoke with around the country suggest either is a good option. “I think they’re…