The House of Representatives aims to keep the U.S. at the leading edge of AI policy and innovation with a bipartisan task force while the FTC considers expanding a rule to crack down on AI impersonation. Meanwhile, a recent...more
Updates on vaccines for young children and a massive study on the efficacy of mask-wearing in schools headline this week’s COVID-19 news....more
Two prominent vaccine manufacturers submitted requests for authorization of an additional COVID-19 booster dose this week. Meanwhile, as case rates rise in Europe and China, U.S. public health officials take stock of what to...more
A number of recent studies have sought to identify commonalities among COVID-19 patients under the age of 18 who have required hospitalization. In addition, many new studies have worked to measure the impact of the COVID-19...more
This week, early findings of an NIH-backed study were released — showing that a combination of doses from any authorized vaccines is safe and effective. Meanwhile, the Department of Labor shifts focus to a traditional...more
As 2022 gets underway, public health agencies have been busy updating guidelines and working to expand vaccine access as health care providers and researchers contend with the now-dominant Omicron variant.
‘Flurona’ Case...more
The Omicron variant has prompted considerable concern and uncertainty in the COVID-19 response, as public health leaders continue to advocate for vaccines and booster shots and researchers make progress in the development of...more
Major developments in vaccine authorizations and mandates continue in the U.S., while the surge in Europe has prompted one country to implement a lockdown — and also declare a national vaccine mandate.
mRNA COVID-19...more
This week’s newsletter details the latest developments in the process of approving COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5-11, a vaccine that produced promising clinical results, and new studies revealing insights about...more
Booster Shot Endorsements -
Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee endorsed one of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and the single-dose vaccine to be used as a booster shot. This week, FDA...more
A new submission for a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) emergency use authorization (EUA), new guidance for travelers entering the U.S. and continued studies into the efficacy of booster shots headlined this week’s...more
In the coming weeks, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be contemplating three noteworthy emergency use authorizations (EUA). Meanwhile, public health authorities continue to work to assuage public skepticism toward...more
A promising new COVID-19 treatment grabbed headlines this week, along with new updates on one mRNA vaccine manufacturer’s path to potentially seeking Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval on vaccines for children...more
Clinical trials and public health recommendations relating to booster vaccines and potential vaccines for children under the age of 12 continue to be front and center in the United States’ domestic COVID-19 response....more
Amid continued spread of the Delta variant and sobering new studies about the toll COVID-19 has exacted on medical staff, vaccine manufacturers and public health leaders continue to seek solutions — including efforts to...more
On September 9, President Biden announced a new six-pronged plan to address COVID-19, which includes bold steps aimed at increasing vaccination rates.
Biden’s Path Out of the Pandemic Plan -
On Thursday, President...more
The European Union removed the U.S. from its safe travel list earlier this week, as the Biden administration took measures to bolster the vaccine supply chain to meet the anticipated rise in demand.
Children Account for...more
The COVID-19 vaccine approval process reached a major milestone, but the fourth U.S. wave of the COVID-19 virus has prompted some sobering projections about the future of the pandemic.
COVID-19 Vaccine Receives Full FDA...more
Recent announcements on the prospect of booster shots for all vaccinated Americans, a vaccine mandate for staff at federally funded nursing homes and an encouraging uptick in vaccinations marked an eventful week in the...more
FDA Authorizes Booster Shots for Immunocompromised -
The United States Food and Drug Administration updated its emergency use authorizations for two currently authorized COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday, sanctioning third...more
Vaccinated Individuals Infected With Delta Variant May Carry as Much Virus as Unvaccinated -
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated their mask guidance on July 27, 2021, recommending that...more
New federal guidance on masking and testing highlighted an eventful week in the COVID-19 response, as government authorities work to respond to the rising transmission of the Delta variant.
CDC Updates Masking and...more
Cases on the Rise in All 50 States This week marks the first time in months that all 50 states are seeing a rise in cases, with more than 30 states seeing at least a 50% increase over the previous week. The U.S. Centers for...more
As the delta variant becomes more prominent in the U.S., public health authorities look for ways to address vaccine hesitancy, and the scientific community seeks to better understand viruses — as our list of identified...more
Delta Variant Accounts for 20% of Samples Tested -
The delta variant, first identified in India a few months ago and now present in 90-plus countries, is more transmissible and deadly than previous variants that have...more