In race for monkeypox vaccines, experts see repeat of COVID
(AP) — Moves by rich countries to buy large quantities of monkeypox vaccine, while declining to share doses with Africa,…
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FDA outside advisers recommend Pfizer, Moderna COVID vaccines for children under 5
WASHINGTON — Parents of children under 5 are one step closer to protecting them against COVID-19 after the U.S. Food…
COVID vaccine for children under 5 could be available as soon as June 21
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration is preparing to ship out to the states millions of COVID-19 vaccines for children…
CDC estimates 3 in 4 children have had coronavirus infections
Three out of every four U.S. children have been infected with the coronavirus and more than half of all Americans…
Exemptions to COVID vaccine rules face opposition in Senate committee
Bills that would bar government entities from requiring COVID-19 vaccinations and require private employers to grant religious exemptions continued to…
Why pregnant people were left behind while vaccines moved at ‘Warp Speed’
Kia Slade was seven months pregnant, unvaccinated, and fighting for breath, her oxygen levels plummeting, when her son came into…
COVID vaccine for children under 5 delayed until at least April
WASHINGTON — A COVID-19 vaccine for young children will be delayed by at least two months as Pfizer and BioNTech…
Disabled activist speaks out about feeling ‘disposable’
SAN FRANCISCO — In early January, one of the country’s top public health officials went on national television and delivered what she…
Anti-vaccine protesters rally against Senate confirmation of Missouri health director
State health director Donald Kauerauf adamantly spoke against mandating face masks and COVID-19 vaccines during a hearing Monday, as anti-vaccination…
COVID-19 hospitalizations up dramatically in Missouri
(AP) — COVID-19 cases are rising sharply again across Missouri, prompting renewed concerns about overcrowding at hospitals and long waits…
Opinion: After a breakthrough COVID infection, I believe in the vaccine more than ever
In April, when I received my first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, I was hopeful for the first time in over a…
Schools, pediatricians look to make up lost ground on non-COVID vaccinations
WESTMINSTER, Colo. — Melissa Blatzer was determined to get her three children caught up on their routine immunizations on a…
Missouri opens coronavirus vaccine booster to all adults
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — All adults in Missouri are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster, the state health department…
City health department to host pediatric vaccine virtual town hall
ST. LOUIS – The city’s health department is planning a virtual town hall on COVID-19 vaccination of children ages 5-11,…
Shipments of COVID-19 shots for children ages 5-11 on the way to states
WASHINGTON — Regulators at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted emergency authorization on Friday to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for 5-…
COVID-19 vaccines for ages 5 to 11 could be ready as soon as next week
WASHINGTON — The next wave of the massive COVID-19 vaccination campaign could begin as soon as next week, after federal regulators…