Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday morning asked federal regulators to authorize a booster shot for adults, becoming the third coronavirus vaccine manufacturer to do so. The company said that a second shot of its vaccine
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The F.D.A. has made its move. Next question: Exactly who should get boosters?
Scientific advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will take up a thorny challenge on Thursday: Who qualifies for the new Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus booster and why? On Wednesday evening, the Food and Drug
Read moreThe timing for possible Moderna and Johnson & Johnson boosters in the U.S. is murky.
An advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration is weighing the merits of Pfizer-BioNTech’s application on Friday to provide third shots of its coronavirus vaccine to people 16 and older. But there is still
Read moreFederal regulators publish the first analysis of Pfizer’s booster shot application.
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday offered the first public look at Pfizer’s application for a booster coronavirus shot, two days before an outside advisory committee of experts is scheduled to meet to recommend
Read moreU.K. health ministers authorize mass Covid vaccinations for 12- to 15-year-olds.
Health officials in the United Kingdom on Monday authorized a mass Covid vaccination program for 12- to 15-year-olds, amid widespread concerns that Covid-19 cases could spike with the return to school after the summer vacation.
Read moreThe timelines for F.D.A. approval for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines remain unclear.
Now that the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine has been given full federal approval for use in people 16 and older, attention is turning to the vaccines made by Moderna and Johnson & Johnson. Both vaccines have
Read moreThey Don’t Want the Shot. They Don’t Want Colleagues to Know.
Nearly 40 percent of Americans over the age of 18 remain unvaccinated, and could return to their offices with policies in place that make that status clear. By Sydney Ember and Coral Murphy Marcos Vincent
Read moreMore Than Nudges Are Needed to End the Pandemic
Persuading vaccine holdouts to get shots will require increasingly forceful interventions, a Nobel laureate says. By Richard H. Thaler The only realistic end of the Covid-19 pandemic lies with widespread vaccinations, but a sizable part
Read moreWorkplace vaccine mandates reveal a divide among workers.
The tide has begun to turn on corporate vaccine mandates, with large employers including the Walt Disney Company, Facebook, Google and Walmart introducing stricter requirements for employees returning to the workplace. But the policies come
Read moreOlympics: Games opening ceremony composer apologises over school bullying
TOKYO (AFP) – A composer for the Tokyo Olympic opening ceremony has apologised after an outcry over old interviews in which he discussed bullying disabled schoolmates, the latest scandal for organisers. The outcry, just six
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