Lyme disease vaccines in the works at Moderna, Pfizer
As temperatures rise, so do the number of ticks and the risk of Lyme disease. But the good news is an effective Lyme Disease vaccine is on the horizon.
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As temperatures rise, so do the number of ticks and the risk of Lyme disease. But the good news is an effective Lyme Disease vaccine is on the horizon.
Moderna's CEO defended a plan to more than quadruple the company's COVID-19 vaccine price,
Zavzpret, a nasal spray created by Pzifer, is expected to go on the market in July.
Hope is on the horizon for parents and providers who are unfortunately familiar with the frightening respiratory virus RSV. WBZ-TV's Juli McDonald reports.
WBZ TV's Dr. Mallika Marshall said there's no reason to be concerned about the bivalent booster shot.
Moderna on Friday filed patent infringement lawsuits against Pfizer and BioNTech "for infringing patents central to (its) mRNA technology platform," the company said in a news release Friday.
Pfizer is asking the FDA to authorize its improved COVID shots. WBZ-TV's Chris Tanaka reports.
Results of the trial showed that the vaccine appeared to be safe and had a strong immune response.
The vaccine would be a three-dose regimen for younger kids.
WBZ-TV's Dr. Mallika Marshall has more on this breaking story.
WBZ TV's Breana Pitts reports.
Pfizer said new data shows its kid-sized booster could help healthy elementary-aged children rev up virus-fighting antibodies.
The US Food and Drug Administration has expanded the emergency use authorization of the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines to allow adults age 50 and older.
The recall is voluntary and stems from the tablets containing higher levels of nitrosamines, which pose a cancer risk.
Parents will have to keep waiting to find out when their youngest children can get a Covid-19 vaccine.
Pfizer has asked the FDA to authorize extra-low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5.
The Food and Drug Administration is now allowing Pfizer booster shots for kids as young as 12. The next step will be CDC approval.
The FDA is reportedly expected to broaden eligibility for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine boosters to kids ages 12 to 15 in the coming days.
This is the first antiviral Covid-19 pill authorized for ill people to take at home, before they get sick enough to be hospitalized.
Pfizer said the pill cut the risk of hospitalization or death by 89% if given to high-risk adults within a few days of their first symptoms.
Pfizer announced Wednesday that a third dose of its vaccine will likely protect people from the Omicron variant.
The FDA on Friday authorized Moderna and Pfizer's COVID vaccine booster shots for all adults 18 and older.
Massachusetts is opening up COVID booster shots to any fully vaccinated resident age 18 or older, effective immediately.
The Pfizer COVID booster shot could be available to all adults by the end of this week.
Pfizer is expected to seek FDA emergency use authorization for a Covid-19 vaccine booster shot for people 18 and older, making them available to all adults.
Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, Luka Garza added a season-high 22 points and the Celtics used a fourth-quarter rally to defeat the Grizzlies 117-112 on Friday night.
Sergio Josue Castellanos is accused of murder after a stabbing in Chelsea, Massachusetts.
Gas prices are rising amid the war in Iran, but a small number hidden with that price is constant.
A man is accused of secretly filming two women with a hidden camera in a restroom at a public library in Cohasset, Massachusetts.
A Transit Police officer's gun went off during a struggle with a man armed with a butcher knife at the Forest Hills MBTA station in Boston Friday, police said.
A Transit Police officer's gun went off during a struggle with a man armed with a butcher knife at the Forest Hills MBTA station.
Gas prices are rising amid the war in Iran, but a small number hidden with that price is constant.
Sergio Josue Castellanos is accused of murder after a deadly stabbing in Chelsea, Massachusetts.
A man is accused of secretly filming two women with a hidden camera in a restroom at a public library in Cohasset, Massachusetts.
The Trump administration argued that Harvard unlawfully discriminated against Jewish and Israeli students, in violation of federal civil rights law.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Two Massachusetts residents have been diagnosed with measles, the Department of Public Health confirmed Friday.
There's a new drug that can help early morning shift workers stay awake and alert, a study out of Boston found.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
Frankie Rodenbaugh died just days after his babysitter allegedly left him in a car, strapped in his seat for hours with no food or water.
A woman went to visit her mother's grave at St. Joseph Cemetery in West Roxbury and was surprised to see the headstone was moved.
In the last four years there were 168 threats made against trial court judges in Massachusetts, according to state records.
A former staff member at a Massachusetts residential program for children living with autism is accused of breaking a teenage student's arm.
The ads for the Find Mass Money website in Massachusetts make it seem easy. But one couple struggled to get their $11,000.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
O'Connor's Restaurant & Bar, a well-known Irish pub in Worcester, Massachusetts for decades, is closing for good right before St. Patrick's Day.
Gillette is making a $1 billion investment in a new Boston headquarters.
The restaurants at View Boston are closing this spring.
Uno Pizzeria and Not Your Average Joe's are closing more restaurants in Massachusetts.
Kowloon is expected to draw big crowds to Revere, Massachusetts when it opens a new tiki bar.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, Luka Garza added a season-high 22 points and the Celtics used a fourth-quarter rally to defeat the Grizzlies 117-112 on Friday night.
Lukas Reichel had a goal and an assist in his Boston debut, and the Bruins beat the Winnipeg Jets 6-1 on Thursday night.
Jaylen Brown scored 32 points, Jayson Tatum added 24 points and the Boston Celtics rolled to a 120-99 win over the Golden State Warriors.
With the game tied going into the 9th, Eugenio Suárez smacked a double into left-center field to score pinch runner Javier Sonoja for what would prove to be the winning run.
Cole Caufield scored 4:38 into overtime as the Montreal Canadiens edged the Boston Bruins 3-2 in a rivalry matchup Tuesday night.
Researchers spotted the season's first North Atlantic right whale mothers and calves in Cape Cod Bay.
Blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, have been spotted not far off the coast of Massachusetts.
The MSPCA-Angell is looking to find homes for 163 rats that were surrendered in Massachusetts.
Cape Cod beaches are covered with chunks of ice amid an abnormally cold winter in Massachusetts.
Snowmobilers came to the rescue of a moose that was buried up to its neck in snow off a New England trail on Tuesday.