US CDC backs COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11
- 03-Nov-2021
The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday backed broad use of Pfizer‘s and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11, clearing the way for shots to go into young arms as soon as Wednesday. The announcement comes hours after the advisers to the US CDC unanimously supported […]
CDC issues guidelines on COVID-19 vaccination after allergic reactions
- 20-Dec-2020
Anyone who had a severe reaction to a COVID-19 vaccine should not get the second dose
Research on link between Zika and birth defects expected by May
- 20-Feb-2016
Two U.S.-Brazilian studies will have initial results by May on whether the Zika virus spreading through the Americas is causing birth defects and other neurological disorders, a senior U.S. public health official said on Friday.