Nine monkeypox cases identified in U.S.: What we know about each of them
Rochelle Walensky, Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), participates in a panel discussion during the Milken Institute Global Conference in…
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Watch live: House grills FDA commissioner, Abbott executive on baby formula shortage
[The stream is slated to start at 11 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] The head of the Food and Drug Administration and executives…
Federal Trade Commission launches investigation into infant formula manufacturers over nationwide shortage
A woman shops for baby formula at Target in Annapolis, Maryland, on May 16, 2022, as a nationwide shortage of baby formula continues due to supply chain crunches tied to the…
CDC says monkeypox doesn’t spread easily by air: ‘This is not Covid’
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wants to calm public anxiety over how the monkeypox virus is transmitted, emphasizing that it doesn’t spread that easily…
CDC officials sound alarm for gay and bisexual men as monkeypox spreads in community
A section of skin tissue, harvested from a lesion on the skin of a monkey, that had been infected with monkeypox virus, is seen at 50X magnification on day four of rash…
Monkeypox outbreak is primarily spreading through sex, WHO officials say
An outbreak of the monkeypox virus in North America and Europe is primarily spreading through sex among men with about 200 confirmed and suspected cases across at least a dozen…
FDA panel sets June 15 meeting on Pfizer, Moderna Covid vaccines for infants and toddlers
Bridgette Melo, 5, prepares for her inoculation of one of two reduced 10 ug doses of the Pfizer BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine during a trial at Duke University in Durham, North…
Pfizer says third Covid vaccine shot for kids under 5 is 80% effective against omicron
A healthcare worker administers a Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to a child at vaccination site in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. David Paul Morris |…
World Health Organization confirms 80 cases of monkeypox with outbreaks in 11 countries
This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature…
CDC urges older Americans to get Covid booster shots as hospitalizations soar again
Shana Alesi administers a second COVID-19 booster shot to Army veteran Robert Hall at Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital on April 01, 2022 in Hines, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images…
Health officials confirm first U.S. case of monkeypox virus this year in Massachusetts
Health officer uses a thermal head to detect a monkeypox virus on arriving passengers at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang near Jakarta, Indonesia on May 15, 2019.…
CDC recommends Pfizer booster shot for kids ages 5 to 11 as Covid cases rise across the U.S.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday recommended a Pfizer Covid booster shot for children ages 5 to 11 at least five months after their primary vaccination…
‘A dereliction of duty:’ U.S. lawmakers grill FDA commissioner over baby formula shortage
Robert Califf testifies during the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on the nomination to be commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration on…
Biden warns U.S. won’t have enough Covid vaccine shots this fall if Congress fails to pass funding
U.S. President Joe Biden receives a second coranavirus disease (COVID-19) booster vaccination after delivering remarks on COVID-19 in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building’s…
Top FDA official says fully vaccinated Americans may need more Covid shots this fall
Nathan Jacobs, of Boston gets his Covid Booster shot from Sassy Yogurtian at City Hall on December 9, 2021 in, in Boston, MA. Stuart Cahill | MediaNews Group | Getty Images People…
FDA authorizes fourth Pfizer Covid vaccine dose for people age 50 and older
The Food and Drug Administration has authorized a fourth Pfizer Covid vaccine dose for everyone age 50 and older, amid uncertainty over whether an even more contagious version…
Moderna wants to give FDA ‘flexibility’ in deciding eligibility for 4th Covid shot, CEO says
Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel told CNBC on Thursday the drugmaker wanted to provide U.S. regulators “flexibility” in determining eligibility for a fourth Covid vaccine…
Omicron BA.2 subvariant will soon dominate in U.S., but Fauci doesn’t expect another surge
Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks about the Omicron coronavirus variant during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, December 1, 2021. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Omicron’s…
Moderna Covid vaccine for kids under 6-years-old was up to 44% effective against omicron infection
With her husband Stephen by her side Erin Shih hugs her children Avery 6, and Aidan, 11, after they got their second Moderna COVID-19 vaccines at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles…
Pfizer to supply 4 million Covid antiviral treatments to poorer nations through UNICEF
Paxlovid, a Pfizer’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pill, is seen manufactured in Ascoli, Italy, in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on November 16, 2021.…
FDA advisory committee to discuss future of Covid boosters
A nurses fills up syringes for patients as they receive their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster vaccination during a Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination clinic in Southfield,…
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla received $24.3 million in total compensation for 2021
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla addresses a press conference after a visit to oversee the production of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine at the factory of U.S. pharmaceutical company…
Merck’s Keytruda reduced risk of disease recurrence or death in early lung cancer patients by 24%
Stefanie Joho, 27, stands for a portrait at the home of a friend in Penn Valley, PA on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. Joho, who was diagnosed with colon cancer at 22 years old, has been in…
Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel has sold more than $400 million of company stock during the pandemic
Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel Steven Ferdman | Getty Images Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel has sold $408 million in company stock since the beginning of the pandemic — averaging…
Pfizer to seek authorization for 2nd Covid booster for people 65 and older
A medical staff prepares a booster dose of Pfizer’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine are seen at a vaccination centre in Brussels, Belgium, January 5, 2022. Yves…
Leaders of NATO countries discuss plans to meet in Brussels next week, officials say
A view of a meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) at the level of Foreign Ministers gather at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels, March 4, 2022. Olivier Douliery | Reuters…
Vaccine maker stocks rise as China battles worst Covid outbreak since 2020
Health workers dressed in protective clothing give nucleic acid tests to men at a mass testing site to prevent COVID-19 on March 14, 2022 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer | Getty…
Pfizer planning to submit data on 4th Covid shot soon, while working on vaccine for all variants
Pfizer plans to submit data to the Food and Drug Administration for a fourth Covid shot soon, and it’s working on a vaccine that protects against all coronavirus variants,…
Moderna CEO Bancel’s golden parachute soared by hundreds of millions over the pandemic
Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel Steven Ferdman | Getty Images Moderna‘s board of directors approved a golden parachute for CEO Stephane Bancel worth more than $926 million at…
U.S. far from normal with Covid deaths 10 times higher than seasonal respiratory viruses, report says
Nurse practitioner Deborah Beauplan administers a COVID-19 swab test at a drive-thru testing site set up for Suffolk County, New York. Newsday | Getty Images The U.S. has a long…