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.
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.
After a slow start to the postseason, Jrue Holiday was the two-way menace the Celtics needed him to be in two roads wins in Cleveland.
The store closures come as many Wall Street analysts suspect the restaurant will declare bankruptcy in coming weeks.
A student at Berklee College of Music in Boston was punched to the ground in a random attack, a police report says.
2014 Boston Marathon winner Buzunesh Deba finally got her prize money, but it came from a stranger, not race organizers.
Jayson Tatum was really pumped after Jaylen Brown's dagger three Boston's Game 4 win over the Cavs. Maybe a little too pumped.
Testimony in Karen Read's high-profile murder trial resumed Tuesday in Dedham.
A student at Berklee College of Music in Boston was punched to the ground in a random attack, a police report says.
2014 Boston Marathon winner Buzunesh Deba finally got her prize money, but it came from a stranger, not race organizers.
The migrant crisis in Massachusetts has added about 2,000 students to schools in 74 districts this academic year.
Peabody Public Schools released new data, showing that vehicles illegally passed some of the district's school buses thousands of times over the last school year.
Researchers at Yale University determined that people are more likely to remember something if it is unusual or surprising.
Massachusetts researchers found a gene variant that could put some Black Americans at higher risk for heart failure and death, and the variant is not particularly rare.
Researchers at UCLA looked at whether or not a simple blood test could one day diagnose if someone would have a stroke.
Some of the strains in the "FLiRT" group are closely related to the JN.1 COVID variant from last winter.
Dr. Mallika Marshall answers a viewer's question on how to treat a Baker's cyst that's causing her lots of pain.
The I-Team uncovered a posting on a Massachusetts State Police Instagram account that used a song with racial slurs and talked about guns.
Massachusetts is paying millions to vendors in the migrant crisis with little oversight on how taxpayer money is being spent
A Townsend woman was scammed into believing a famous actor was in love with her. Then the case took on a potentially more sinister turn.
State contracts obtained by the I-Team show taxpayers are paying tens of millions of dollars to hotels for rooms and food.
A fourth-grade teacher at an elementary school in Cambridge is facing child rape charges.
Many residents say they really like Boston, but say the cost of living and high housing prices are taking a toll.
Despite an April revenue haul that exceeded forecasts, there is still anxiety on Beacon Hill about overall revenue shortfalls and economic uncertainty.
Surveys have found that support for Israel is "fairly consistent," regardless of campus protests.
Quincy City Council President Ian Cain and Swansea attorney John Deaton are seeking the Republican nomination to run against Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Pro-Palestinian students have accelerated their protests of the Israel-Hamas war. But are the they helping or hurting their cause?
You can once again grab a cocktail to go in Massachusetts.
April 20, 2024 is Record Store Day. See which record shops in Massachusetts are participating.
Boston Dynamics' latest robot is ready to "exceed human capabilities," the company says.
Rising costs are forcing small businesses located on Boston's Massachusetts Avenue to close.
Boston-based box wine brand Alileo teamed up with Caffe Nero to launch a coffee and wine experience in Massachusetts.
Castle Hill on the Crane Estate is a sprawling seaside mansion in Ipswich dating back to the 1920s with something for all visitors.
Host Rachel Holt visits the nearly 100-year-old carousel and meets the man in charge of restoring all 66 horses.
Located in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, the New England Air Museum features 90,000 square feet of military and civil aircraft.
Since 1934, Neon Williams has made tens of thousands of neon signs from small ones for restaurants to Boston's famed Citgo sign.
The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Maine offers more than 300 acres of the largest public garden space in New England.
After a slow start to the postseason, Jrue Holiday was the two-way menace the Celtics needed him to be in two roads wins in Cleveland.
Jayson Tatum was really pumped after Jaylen Brown's dagger three Boston's Game 4 win over the Cavs. Maybe a little too pumped.
Amed Rosario hit a two-run triple during Tampa Bay's three-run first inning and the Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3 on Monday night.
Jayson Tatum scored 33 points with LeBron James watching from a courtside seat and the Boston Celtics beat the severely short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers 109-102 in Game 4 on Monday night to take a commanding 3-1 lead in their East semifinal series.
Brad Marchand is seemingly making progress after a hit from Florida's Sam Bennett knocked him out of Friday night's Game 3 between the Bruins and the Panthers.
Researchers spotted a 37-year-old right whale mother named Wolf and her calf off the coast of Massachusetts.
The 2024 cicada broods will not be emerging in Massachusetts - but the buzzing bugs are set to appear here in 2025.
A pair of vultures thought to be "actively dying" actually had too much to drink, wildlife rescuers in Connecticut say.
A fluffy pile of golden retrievers took over the Boston Common in memory of Spencer the marathon dog.
The thick fog made for an eerie sight as the Mayflower II crossed the Cape Cod Canal.