New omicron-specific COVID booster expected to be approved before trial data is in

New omicron-specific COVID booster expected to be approved before trial data is in

The Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize new COVID-19 booster shots this week without a staple of its normal decision-making process: data from a study showing whether the shots were safe and worked in humans. The shots, modified to target the latest versions of the omicron variant, won’t have finished testing in humans when the FDA … Read more

Monkeypox Vaccine Shortage Causes Frustration as Men Clamor for Doses

Monkeypox Vaccine Shortage Causes Frustration as Men Clamor for Doses

Gay and bisexual men in the US are hitting walls to find a monkeypox vaccine because of limited supplies, with some activists criticizing the government as being too slow to increase its vaccine stockpiles. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, while the US awaits about 800,000 vaccine doses in Denmark, the number … Read more