The Latest Breaking News from Vaccine

In a briefing to a congressional subcommittee Tuesday, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo confirmed that the state decision to block county health departments from obtaining COVID-19 vaccines for young children may prohibit an estimated 30,000 disadvantaged kids from obtaining access to the vaccines.

The Food and Drug Administration’s panel of independent vaccine experts recently voted 19 to 2 to recommend a new batch of COVID-19 booster shots targeting the omicron variant this fall. The news, announced Tuesday, June 28, could have a big impact on the share prices of vaccine makers.

There are 776 people in hospital with the virus on Wednesday

Here's a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours:

The Texas senator objects that the spot – in which Elmo’s dad decides to vaccinate his son – cites no scientific evidence

Cabinet member and public health director urge families to check vaccine status

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The White House unveiled the first phase of its national monkeypox vaccine strategy, with plans to send doses to areas with confirmed outbreaks.  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services plans to distribute 296,000 doses of the Bavarian Nordic A/S's (OTC:BVNRY) Jynneos vaccine, an already-developed monkeypox vaccine. The U.S. is releasing 56,000 doses of…

COVID vaccine strategy still murky after FDA experts meet

Health officials in South Korea have approved the country's first domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine for people 18 years or older, adding another public health tool in the fight against a prolonged pandemic

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