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FDA panel considers whether Pfizer vaccine should be authorised for young children

Federal officials hope that the pediatric dose can help close a major gap in the US vaccine campaign that has worried parents

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FDA analysis suggests J&J has not presented robust evidence for boosters

The FDA saw a potential improvement in protection from a J&J booster given two months after the first shot, based on a large trial sponsored by the company

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Biden officials end ban on abortion referrals at federally funded clinics

The 2019 rule aggressively targeted organizations that offer abortions, including Planned Parenthood, and was a top priority of social conservatives during Trump’s term as president

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US booster policy is in flux as studies add to dissent

A study released Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine appears to bolster the case made by the White House and its senior health advisers, stating that those who received a third shot…

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High hopes for Johnson & Johnson’s COVID vaccine have fizzled in the US

State officials had initially hoped the Johnson & Johnson shot would be a workhorse: a versatile, easy-to-store tool they could stockpile at mass vaccination sites.

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