Vaccine

The Pfizer BioNTech coronavirus vaccine is extremely effective in adolescents ages 12 to 15, perhaps even more effective than it is in adults, the companies reported on Wednesday. No symptomatic infections were found in children who…

As eligibility to get the Covid-19 vaccination rapidly expanded to all adults in many states over the next month, a new survey shows that the number of Americans, especially black adults, who want to be vaccinated continues to grow.…

In January, the UK made a change to its vaccination guidelines that shocked many health professionals: if the second dose of a vaccine were not available, patients could get another.The new rule was based on mere guesswork; At the time,…

Pfizer has started testing its Covid-19 vaccine in children under the age of 12. This is an important step in reducing the pandemic. The first participants in the study, a pair of 9-year-old twin girls, were vaccinated on Wednesday at…

The European Union could open a "Pandora's Box" if it decides to restrict exports of coronavirus vaccines, a political analyst told CNBC last week.Vaccinations in the 27-person block were hampered by production problems. Anglo-Swedish…

Nurses remove vaccination doses from a vial while Maryland residents receive their second dose of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine at the Cameron Grove Community Center in Bowie, Maryland on March 25, 2021.Win McNamee | Getty ImagesA new…

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.Thierry Monasse | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesLONDON - The European Union has tightened strict rules on the export of Covid vaccines while putting pressure on AstraZeneca to…

Rutgers University is requiring students to return to campus this fall to prove they have been vaccinated against Covid-19. This makes it one of the first institutions in the USA to commission the vaccinations.Rutgers President Jonathan…

Moncef Slaoui, the former head of GlaxoSmithKlines' vaccines division, listens as U.S. President Donald Trump makes remarks on coronavirus vaccine development in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC on May 15, 2020. The…

Bobby Wayne, a retired minister with prostate cancer and leukemia, had called health officials in his Mississippi county for a week to find out where to get the Covid-19 vaccine.But when Mr. Wayne, 64, called the state helpline on Monday,…