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Couple who stopped COVID-19 promise cancer vaccine by 2030
These two doctors developed one of the vaccines against COVID-19. It's believed that they will succeed in developing a vaccine against specific cancers in the next eight years.
COVID: Omicron BA.2 infection after vaccine can protect from BA.4/BA.5 - study
EU regulator backs two Omicron-adapted COVID boosters
Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech over COVID-19 vaccine
COVID-19 booster shot significantly boosts efficacy - study
The estimated vaccine effectiveness of the third dose against PCR-confirmed infection stood at 85.6% compared to the two doses, Sheba researchers found.
FDA green lights second COVID-19 booster shot for older Americans
Pfizer and BioNTech originally asked for the next booster doses to be authorized for people 65 and older in a submission citing data collected in Israel.
Pfizer vaccine for children under 5 may be available in US by end-Feb - report
The report says that the FDA urged the companies to submit the application so that regulators could begin reviewing the two-shot data.
US FDA authorizes Pfizer/BioNTech booster for 16- and 17-year-olds
All US adults are currently eligible for booster shots of the three authorized COVID-19 vaccines.
US FDA evaluating effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against Omicron
BioNTech and Pfizer's established COVID-19 vaccine will likely offer strong protection against any severe disease from the new Omicron virus variant.
Number of families affected by Alzheimer's may triple by 2050 - pharma company
AC Immune's CEO Andrea Pfeifer described Alzheimer's as 'a slow pandemic rolling towards the world.'
Combining AstraZeneca, mRNA COVID-19 vaccines 88% effective - Danish study
"The study shows that fourteen days after a combined vaccination program, the risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 is reduced by 88% compared to unvaccinated individuals," the State Serum Institute said
Pfizer seeks authorization for COVID booster shot from US, Europe
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that Americans who have been fully vaccinated do not need a booster COVID-19 shot at this time.
US children ages 12 to 15 could begin COVID-19 vaccinations Thursday
The vaccine has been available under an emergency use authorization to people as young as 16 in the United States.
