
Pfizer asks FDA to authorize Covid-19 vaccine for youngest kids
Results of the trial showed that the vaccine appeared to be safe and had a strong immune response.
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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.
Pfizer said Friday its experimental pill designed to fight coronavirus reduced the risk of hospitalization and death for high-risk patients.
Governor Charlie Baker said there are now more than 500 locations in Massachusetts that will have Pfizer's COVID-19 pediatric vaccines, now that children ages 5-to-11 are eligible for it.
A lot of parents are anxious to get their school-aged children vaccinated against COVID, but there are a lot of parents out there who may not be convinced yet.
CVS and Walgreens will start providing Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine for children ages 5-to-11 starting this weekend.
Pfizer says its' shot for 5-to-11 year-olds is more than 90-percent effective.
The Food and Drug Administration has paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine.
The first COVID-19 vaccine for children under 12 earned the backing of a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Tuesday.
Police are investigating a stabbing in the Boston Common Saturday afternoon.
From sound checks to camera adjustments, final preparations are underway at the Hatch Shell.
Six people were taken to the hospital after a two-car crash in Wrentham Saturday night on Route 1.
The Coast Guard suspended its search for a fisherman who was believed to have fallen overboard.
Boston's Fourth of July celebration is back on the Esplanade this year for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
They are members of a group called Patriot Front, promotes fascism and the creation of a white ethnostate.
Lifeguards at Hampton Beach in New Hampshire made 101 rescues last weekend.
The truck is still in place because it appears to be supporting the porch, according to police.
Litte Bear brand Vidalia onions, sold by A&M Farms have been recalled because of possible listeria contamination.
Police are investigating a stabbing in the Boston Common Saturday afternoon.
From sound checks to camera adjustments, final preparations are underway at the Hatch Shell.
Six people were taken to the hospital after a two-car crash in Wrentham Saturday night on Route 1.
The Coast Guard suspended its search for a fisherman who was believed to have fallen overboard.
Boston's Fourth of July celebration is back on the Esplanade this year for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
The seven-day weighted average of positive tests in Massachusetts is now 6.22%.
Two people from Massachusetts have gotten sick.
The seven-day weighted average of positive tests in Massachusetts is now 5.85%.
The seven-day weighted average of positive tests in Massachusetts is now 5.74%.
Researchers say some stoves are leaking unburned gas at low levels that could be toxic when released into the air.
It has been just about a year since an armed militia group called the Rise of the Moors held an hours long standoff with police on Route 95 in Wakefield.
The city had no idea it was there until WBZ-TV told them.
Unsolved murders are a growing concern nationwide.
Debbie Melo has now been missing for 22 years. Detectives say her husband has never been ruled out as a suspect.
A teen is in critical condition after accidentally shooting himself in the head while running from police, according to I-Team sources.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is officially expanding, as Finland and Sweden are about to become full members.
There is a difference of opinion on the possibility of suspending the gas tax, but treasurer Deb Goldberg said the state has the money to do it.
Jon says the long-term impact of the court's ruling will be to remind apathetic voters that inaction has consequences.
Have you seen those TV ads warning that Congress is poised to "break" the popular Amazon Prime two-day delivery service?
The countdown is on as Massachusetts lawmakers enter the final six weeks of the legislative session. So will sports betting finally make it across the finish line?
Kohl's said Friday that it now expects sales to be down.
A new report from Bank of America claims the company has cut air conditioning in an effort to lower expenses.
A New Hampshire distillery has come up with its newest concoction called "Crab Trapper" — whiskey flavored with invasive green crabs.
Gourmet Dumpling House in Chinatown is about to close after 15 years.
Stores will continue to use the "Marathon Sports" branding.
Loyal Biscuit is known throughout Maine as the go-to health food store for pets.
Owls Head Transportation Museum is one of Midcoast Maine's top tourist spots.
Cruising on this fleet of sailboats promises spectacular scenery, great food, and pure adventure.
The Bay View Collection offers a fully integrated Midcoast Maine vacation.
MKS custom knives are used by professional chefs and cooking enthusiasts all over the world.
The Chicago Cubs capitalized on a pair of Boston errors to beat the Red Sox 3-1 Saturday night.
Rookie Christopher Morel homered in his third consecutive game, and the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox 6-5 on Friday.
Jim Montgomery is officially the new head coach of the Boston Bruins.
If you wanted the Celtics to acquire a another point guard this offseason, you're going to love Brad Stevens' latest move.
Red Sox leadoff man Jarren Duran is going to get vaccinated so he can be with the team for September's important series against the Blue Jays in Toronto.
Massachusetts State Police are using a Boston Dynamics robot at the Esplanade ahead of Monday's festivities.
The baby's soft quills will harden over time
A New Hampshire distillery has come up with its newest concoction called "Crab Trapper" — whiskey flavored with invasive green crabs.
Maine's season for black flies appears to be taking up more of the year.
A boat was pulling lobster traps in when people on board spotted a big shark.