FDA Committee Votes to Recommend EUA of COVID-19 Booster Dose in Older, High-Risk People
September 17th 2021After voting against recommendation of a booster dose for people 16 years and older, the committee created a new question to vote on an EUA for a booster dose for people 65 years and older and those at high risk of COVID-19. They voted 18-0 in favor.
FDA Meeting Today to Discuss Booster Doses
September 17th 2021A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) committee will discuss this topic as it pertains to the potential approval of a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The results of this meeting could have ramifications for the Biden Administration’s COVID-19 health policy.
Maternity Mortality Increase During COVID-19 Affirms Value of Vaccination During Pregnancy
September 14th 2021A study from Mexico shows that maternal mortality increased nearly 60 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic, and reaffirms the importance of both COVID-19 and influenza vaccinations for pregnant women.
Review Panel: Scientific Evidence Does Not Support Booster Doses
September 13th 2021Even with the Delta variant as the predominant strain now, a group scientists concluded that vaccine efficacy against severe COVID-19 is so high that booster doses for the general population are not appropriate at this stage in the pandemic.
CDC: Vaccinated People Reduce Risk of COVID-19 Mortality by More Than 10 Times
September 10th 2021In a large study looking at incidence rates for hospitalization and mortality, results changed relatively little in terms of vaccine effectiveness, even after the Delta variant became the dominant strain.