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Gov. Ron DeSantis Says State Will Provide Limited Doses of New Monoclonal Antibody Treatment
The new treatment is meant to prevent infection for those at high risk for covid-19.
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DeSantis Announces New COVID-19 Drug Will Be Available to Floridians
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday announced that a new monoclonal antibody treatment for people with serious health problems or allergies who can’t get adequate protection from vaccination will be available for Floridians soon.
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New COVID-19 Antibody Drug OK'd to Protect Most Vulnerable
U.S. officials have authorized a new COVID-19 antibody drug for people with serious health problems or allergies who can’t get adequate protection from vaccination
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AstraZeneca Asks FDA to Authorize COVID Antibody Treatment
Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to authorize the emergency use of an antibody treatment to prevent COVID-19
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Facebook Bans Firm Behind Pfizer, AstraZeneca Smear Campaign
Facebook has removed hundreds of accounts linked to a disinformation network operating out of Russia that sought to smear COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and AstraZeneca.
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FDA Letting Troubled COVID Vaccine Factory Restart
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is allowing the problem-plagued factory of contract manufacturer Emergent BioSolutions to resume production of COVID-19 vaccine.
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AstraZeneca to Seek US Approval of COVID Vaccine in 2nd Half of Year
British-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca says it intends to seek U.S. authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in the second half of this year.
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US to Share AstraZeneca Shots With World After Safety Check
The White House says the U.S. will begin sharing its entire stock of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines with the world once it clears federal safety reviews
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Canada Suspends AstraZeneca Vaccine Over Safety Concerns for Patients Under 55
Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization suspended the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for people under the age of 55 on Monday after reports of potential blood clots in users.
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Your Pandemic Questions Answered: the FDA, AstraZeneca Vaccine and More
Public health voice and former FDA Associate Commissioner Peter Pitts explains the latest on Joe Biden’s search for a new FDA head, and the AstraZeneca vaccine, which saw an issue in its trial data this week.
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Doctor Still Optimistic About AstraZeneca Vaccine After Data Concerns
Clinical trial data for the AstraZeneca vaccine showed 100% effectiveness at preventing death and hospitalizations from COVID-19, but a federal review board express concern that the data was outdated. NBC News medical expert Dr. Natalie Azar says she’s still optimistic about the efficacy of the AstraZeneca shot and explains why.
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Fauci: ‘The FDA Will Put a Great Deal of Scrutiny' on AstraZeneca Data
NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci says the Food and Drug Administration will “place a great deal of scrutiny” on data from the AstraZeneca COVID-19 trial.
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AstraZeneca Says COVID-19 Vaccine is Safe and Effective
AstraZeneca says its coronavirus vaccine developed with the University of Oxford was found to be safe and effective in trials conducted in the U.S., Peru and Chile.
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Why Isn't the AstraZeneca Vaccine Approved in the U.S.? What to Know About Each Vaccine
Here’s what we know about each of the coronavirus vaccines, and where they’re being distributed.
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Miami-Dade Mayor Discusses Dropping Vaccine Eligibility to 40 And Older
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announces that county-run COVID-19 vaccine sites will drop eligibility to 40 and older on March 29.
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Europe Pause of AstraZeneca Sends Ripple of Doubt Elsewhere
The suspension of the AstraZeneca vaccine in several European countries over the past week could fuel skepticism about the shot far beyond their shores, potentially threatening the rollout of a vaccine that is key to the global strategy to stamp out the coronavirus pandemic
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Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson: Comparing the 3 COVID Vaccines Now Available
With three coronavirus vaccines now approved in the U.S., what is the difference between the vaccines and should you opt for one over the other?
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Biden Plans to Send COVID Shots to Mexico, Canada
The U.S. is finalizing plans to send a combined 4 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Mexico and Canada in its first export of shots
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EU Agency Says AstraZeneca Vaccine ‘Safe and Effective,' Not Linked to Increase in Blood Clot Risk
The European Union’s drug regulatory agency says experts have concluded the AstraZeneca vaccine is not linked to an overall increase in the risk of blood clots
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EU Agency: AstraZeneca Vaccine Safe, Will Add Clot Warning
The European Union’s drug regulatory agency says the AstraZeneca vaccine doesn’t increase the overall risk of blood clots and that the benefits of using it outweigh the risks