Vaccines for Young Children – The New York Times

AdvertisementNewsletterThe federal government is telling us two different stories.Send any friend a storyAs a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share.By David LeonhardtWhy hasn’t the F.D.A. approved a Covid-19 vaccine for children under 5? Government officials have given two conflicting answers in recent days — one […]

Fauci says US is out of coronavirus 'pandemic phase' – The Washington Post

The United States is finally “out of the full-blown explosive pandemic phase” that has led to nearly 1 million deaths from covid-19 and more than two years of suffering and hardship, Anthony S. Fauci, President Biden’s chief medical adviser, said Wednesday.“We’re really in a transitional phase, from a deceleration of the numbers into hopefully a […]

Coronavirus Roundup: A Watchdog Highlights Concerns of Payment Integrity in COVID Funds – GovExec.com

Tereza Tsiaulouskaya / EyeEm via Getty Images Courtney Bublé Payment integrity continues to be a pressing issue with pandemic relief funds, the Government Accountability Office said in its 10th comprehensive report on the federal government’s coronavirus response released on Wednesday.  The watchdog reiterated its previous recommendations “that Congress consider amending the Payment Integrity Information Act […]

Moderna seeks authorization of COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 6; half of Americans have been infected with C – cleveland.com

FILE – A health worker administers a dose of a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic in Norristown, Pennsylvania earlier this year. TModerna on Thursday asked U.S. regulators to authorize low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children younger than 6.APCLEVELAND, Ohio – Moderna requested emergency use authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine for children […]

Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of April 25, 2022 – American Medical Association

Read AMA Morning Rounds®’ most popular stories in medicine and public health from the week of April 18, 2022–April 22, 2022.The New York Times (4/28, A1, Jewett) reports that on Thursday, the FDA “announced a plan to ban sales of menthol-flavored cigarettes in the United States, a measure many public health experts hailed as the government’s most […]