Tag: COVID-19 vaccine
McKee: COVID-19 vaccines for kids under 12 coming to R.I. within...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee and the R.I. Department of Health are outlining plans to vaccinate 80,000 children between 5 and 11 years...
FDA panel endorses lower-dose Moderna COVID shot for booster
United States health advisers said Thursday that some Americans who received Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine should get a half-dose booster to bolster protection against the...
R.I. will try to reassign unvaccinated health state workers
PROVIDENCE (AP) – Rhode Island Gov. Daniel McKee said Friday that the administration would try to find new assignments for health care workers employed...
Pfizer vaccine for kids may not be available until November
WASHINGTON (AP)– Pfizer has submitted research to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the effectiveness of its COVID-19 vaccine in children but the...
R.I. makes Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots available to eligible residents
PROVIDENCE – Booster shots of Pfizer Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine are available in Rhode Island for residents 65 and older, and high-risk individuals following recommendations...
Judge denies Mass. state police union bid for vaccination delay
BOSTON (AP) – A Massachusetts Superior Court judge has turned down a request by the union that represents 1,800 Massachusetts State Police troopers to...
Biden urges COVID-19 booster shots for those now eligible
President Joe Biden on Friday urged those now eligible for COVID-19 booster shots to get the added protection a day after the Centers for...
Biden easing foreign travel restrictions, requiring vaccines
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden will ease foreign travel restrictions into the United States beginning in November, when his administration will require all...
Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine works in kids ages 5 to 11
Pfizer said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S. authorization for this age group...
FDA advisory panel rejects widespread Pfizer booster shots
WASHINGTON (AP) – An influential federal advisory panel overwhelmingly rejected a plan Friday to offer Pfizer booster shots against COVID-19 to most Americans, dealing...
