Sources and updates, February 26
Sources and updates for the week of February 26 include deaths in U.S. prisons, the future of COVID-19 vaccines, airplane wastewater testing, and more.
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Sources and updates, February 19
Sources and updates for the week of February 19 include test positivity, healthcare data sharing, and the value of vaccination.
Read MoreSources and updates, February 12
Sources and updates for the week of February 12 include routine vaccinations for kids, variant analysis in China, ME/CFS research, and more.
Read MoreThe future of COVID-19 vaccines needs more data
On Thursday, the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (or VRBPAC) met to discuss the future of COVID-19 vaccines. While the committee readily agreed that our current, Omicron-specific shots are working well and should be used more broadly, it had a hard time answering other questions about future vaccine regimens—largely due to a lack of good data.
Read MoreSources and updates, January 15
Sources and updates for the week of January 15 include a Long COVID review paper, COVID-19 on airplanes, nursing home issues, and more.
Read MoreSources and updates, November 20
Sources and updates for the week of November 20 include mortality trends, bivalent boosters, perceptions of COVID-19 trends, and more.
Read MoreSources and updates, November 6
Sources and updates for the week of November 6 include Omicron bivalent boosters, a Long COVID clinical trial, an RSV vaccine, and more.
Read MoreData considerations for the new Omicron-specific booster shots
This week, the FDA and CDC authorized new booster shots from both Pfizer and Moderna that are tweaked to specifically target Omicron BA.4 and BA.5. Here are some data considerations for the new boosters.
Read MoreWe need more data for fall booster decisions
This week, the FDA’s vaccine advisory committee met to discuss fall booster shots, in anticipation of another COVID-19 surge next winter. The discussion demonstrated the U.S.’s continued failure to provide the data that are really needed to make these decisions.
Read MoreSources and updates, June 12
Sources and updates for the week of June 12 include Long COVID deaths, ventilation in schools, Moderna’s latest vaccine, and more.
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