omicron
Mortality Risk During Omicron Wave Saw Modest Decrease in Death for HIV Patients
Although the risk for death during the omicron wave of COVID-19 fell dramatically for people without HIV, the risk ...
JULY 27, 2023
Concerns of Evusheld Lacking Protection Against Omicron XBB.1.5
The FDA does not expect Evusheld to neutralize XBB.1.5, a new emerging Omicron subvariant.
JANUARY 10, 2023
FDA Authorizes Moderna’s and Pfizer’s Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccines for Boosters in Children Ages 5+
The FDA amended the emergency use authorizations of both the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent COVID-19 vaccines ...
OCTOBER 12, 2022
mRNA Booster Protection Wanes Over Time, Supporting the Need for Additional Boosters
Protection from SARS-CoV-2 is extended with a messenger RNA (mRNA) booster. But that defense wanes over time, ...
OCTOBER 6, 2022
Evusheld Lacks Variant Protection, FDA Says
Evusheld (AstraZeneca) may not be effective against COVID-19 variants, according to the FDA.
OCTOBER 6, 2022
ACIP, CDC Recommend Bivalent COVID-19 Boosters to Replace Monovalent Boosters
After a long discussion, the ACIP voted to recommend the bivalent mRNA vaccine boosters in anticipation of yet ...
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
FDA Authorizes Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech Bivalent COVID-19 Booster Doses
The FDA amended the EUAs of the Moderna and the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to authorize bivalent ...
AUGUST 31, 2022
Arsenal Against Omicron Weakening
At least two Mabs available under the FDA emergency use authorization are not as effective against omicron as ...
JANUARY 12, 2022
The President Boosts Winter COVID-19 Plan as Omicron Overtakes Delta
In less than one month, omicron has overtaken delta to become the dominant SARS-CoV-2 strain in the United States. ...
DECEMBER 22, 2021
Preliminary Data Demonstrate 3 Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine Effective Against Omicron
Three's the charm when it comes to fighting the omicron variant. Pfizer-BioNtech recommend booster doses to ...
DECEMBER 8, 2021
Don’t Wait for More Data on Omicron, Get Fully Vaccinated and Boosted Now
The best defense against the new SARS-CoV-2 variant, omicron, is the same strategy the nation has been using since ...
DECEMBER 8, 2021
President Updates Battle Plan Against COVID-19
As five states confirm cases of COVID-19 caused by the omicron variant, President Joe Biden announced new COVID-19 ...
DECEMBER 2, 2021
