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U.S. FDA advisors recommend vaccine manufacturers target strains related to JN.1 variant.

Fri, 2025-05-23 12:50 — mike kraft
Vaccine advisers to the FDA recommended changes to COVID vaccines Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration met Thursday to help decide which variant of the virus that causes COVID should be targeted by updated versions of the vaccines. NPR
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Opinion: Transparency needed in Trump administration's key COVID vaccine decisions

Thu, 2025-05-22 12:26 — mike kraft
Viewpoint: Making key COVID vaccine decisions without input, transparency is a public disservice Strengthening trust in public health, especially around big changes to vaccine policy, requires transparency, including letting the American people know what data you're using to make them.  CIDRAP
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U.S. FDA requires Covid vaccine makers to expand warning about risk of rare heart inflammation

Thu, 2025-05-22 12:16 — mike kraft
FDA requires Covid vaccine makers to expand warning about risk of rare heart inflammation | CNN The US Food and Drug Administration will now require Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna to use expanded warning labels with more information about the risk of a rare heart condition after vaccination. Jen Christensen CNN

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Vaccines: Moderna pulled back its licensing sbmission for combined flu-COVID shots

Thu, 2025-05-22 10:10 — mike kraft
Moderna pulls licensing submission for combo flu-COVID vaccine Moderna's combination vaccine was intended for adults 50 and older. CIDRAP
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Measles vaccination rates among babies soared in Texas amid growing outbreak

Thu, 2025-05-22 10:02 — mike kraft
Measles vaccination among babies skyrocketed in Texas as the outbreak grew Measles vaccination among babies skyrocketed in Texas as the outbreak grew, new research shows. NBC News

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U.S.FDA will limit access to Covid-19 boosters for Americans under 65

Tue, 2025-05-20 19:45 — mike kraft
FDA says it will limit access to Covid-19 boosters for Americans under 65 Critics say shift will negatively impact people who are not high-risk but want to be vaccinated against the disease The Guardian
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Overview stats of how measles and other vaccines have saved lives

Mon, 2025-05-19 12:53 — mike kraft
Measles vaccines save millions of lives each year Measles once killed millions every year. Vaccines changed this, preventing disease, long-term immune damage, and deadly outbreaks. Our World in Data

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Vaccine skepticism a growing concern as Canada records nearly 1600 measles cases

Mon, 2025-05-19 12:46 — mike kraft
Vaccine skepticism a growing concern, virologist warns amid rising measles caseload | CBC News Misinformation is making it hard for Canada to reach the vaccination levels needed to prevent the spread of measles, experts say as the country deals with the largest outbreak of the disease in almost three decades. CBC
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U.S. FDA approves Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine but only for older and high risk people.

Mon, 2025-05-19 08:42 — mike kraft
After delay, FDA approves Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine, but only for older people and those at high risk | CNN After a six-week delay, the US Food and Drug Administration has approved Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine, according to a letter from the agency, but only for people 65 and older and those 12 and up who have at least one underlying condition that puts them at higher risk of severe illness. Katherine Dillinger CNN

 

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Measles: charts show how falling vaccination rates could lead to a surge in cases

Thu, 2025-05-15 11:10 — mike kraft
How much worse could America’s measles outbreak get? Our charts show how falling vaccination rates could lead to a surge in cases The Economist The Economist
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