Tag: Immunizations
People 50 and older should get pneumococcal vaccine, U.S. health officials recommend
NEW YORK -- U.S. health officials on Wednesday recommended that people 50 and older get a shot against bacteria that can cause pneumonia...
First doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrive in Congo
KINSHASA, Congo -- Authorities in Congo said that 50,000 doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrived in the country on Tuesday,...
WHO and Africa CDC launch a response plan to the mpox outbreak
DAKAR, Senegal -- The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization launched on Friday a continent-wide response plan...
US clears updated COVID shots from Novavax, adding a 3rd fall vaccine option
U.S. regulators have cleared a third updated COVID-19 vaccine for this fall, shots made by Novavax Inc.Already, Pfizer and Moderna are shipping shots...
FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines, shots should be available in days
WASHINGTON -- U.S. regulators approved updated COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday, shots designed to more closely target recent virus strains -- and hopefully whatever...
Pfizer CEO on moving beyond COVID vaccines to become a leader in cancer and obesity treatments
WASHINGTON -- Two years ago, Pfizer was the envy of the pharmaceutical world, with more than $100 billion in annual sales from its...