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Coronavirus US clears updated COVID boosters targeting newest variants By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer – 8/31/22

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Wednesday authorized its first update to COVID-19 vaccines, booster doses that target today’s most common omicron strain. Shots could begin within days. The move ...

Coronavirus Moderna says updated COVID shot boosts omicron protection By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer – 6/08/22

Moderna’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine that combines its original shot with protection against the omicron variant appears to work, the company announced Wednesday. COVID-19 vaccine makers are ...

Coronavirus FDA clears COVID booster shot for healthy kids ages 5 to 11 By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer – 5/17/22

U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized a COVID-19 booster shot for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds, hoping an extra vaccine dose will enhance their protection as infections once again creep upward. ...

Coronavirus Moderna seeks to be 1st with COVID shots for littlest kids By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer – 4/28/22

Moderna is seeking to be the first to offer COVID-19 vaccine for the youngest American children, as it asked the Food and Drug Administration Thursday to clear low-dose shots for babies, toddlers and ...

Coronavirus Fauci: US in ‘a different moment’ but pandemic not over By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer – 4/27/22

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Wednesday the coronavirus is under better control in the United States. but the pandemic isn’t over — and the challenge is how to keep improving the situation. ...

Coronavirus Moderna says its low-dose COVID shots work for kids under 6 By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer – 3/23/22

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine works in babies, toddlers and preschoolers, the company announced Wednesday — a development that could pave the way for the littlest kids to be vaccinated by summer ...

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