Covid Vaccines

• The FDA has approved new COVID-19 vaccines for the 2026-2027 season, specifically designed to target the XFG variant. • The vaccines are approved for adults aged 65 and older, with eligibility extended to younger individuals in high-risk groups depending on the specific shot. • This update is critical for maintaining immunity against evolving strains and protecting vulnerable populations during the upcoming respiratory virus season.

• The FDA has approved updated COVID-19 vaccines designed to protect against the latest circulating strains of the virus. • Health officials emphasize that these vaccines are most effective at preventing severe disease, hospitalizations, and ICU admissions. • High-risk groups, including pregnant women and individuals with diabetes, asthma, cancer, or heart and mental health conditions, are strongly encouraged to get vaccinated.

• The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved updated Covid-19 vaccines on Thursday to target the dominant XFG variant. • This regulatory decision enables manufacturers to immediately begin shipping the new doses to doctors' offices and pharmacies nationwide. • The update is critical for maintaining immunity against evolving strains, though uncertainty persists regarding how insurance providers will cover the costs.

Decision allows manufacturers to begin shipping doses, but confusion remains about insurance coverageThe US Food and Drug Administration approved updated Covid-19 vaccines on Thursday, allowing manufacturers to begin shipping doses to pharmacies and doctors’ offices across the country.The FDA approved Moderna, Novavax-Sanofi and Pfizer-BioNTech’s updated Covid vaccines, the companies ⁠said on Thursday, ⁠after ​an advisory panel recommended that the shots should target ⁠the dominant XFG variant. Continue reading...

Serious side effects from vaccines were rare, scientists found in studies funded by US taxpayer moneyThe US Food and Drug Administration has blocked the publication of several studies that found Covid-19 and shingles vaccines to be safe, according to a spokesperson from the Department of Health and Human Services.Agency scientists conducted the studies by analyzing millions of patient records and found that serious side effects from the vaccines were rare, the spokesperson confirmed. The studies – funded by taxpayer money and costing several million dollars – included research examining the safety of Covid-19 vaccines in 2023 and 2024. Continue reading...

US based Covid vaccine recommendations for children and pregnant people on ideology instead of evidence, critics saySign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThere was scant data behind ending the Covid vaccine recommendation for pregnant people and children, according to internal memos made public because of a lawsuit against the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).The memos overlooked hundreds of studies on the benefits and safety of Covid vaccination and set the precedent for making changes to vaccine recommendations based on ideology instead of evidence, critics say. Continue reading...