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Britain’s main doctors’ organization says it is concerned about the U.K.’s decision to give people a second dose of coronavirus vaccine up to 12 weeks after the first, rather than the shorter gap recommended by manufacturers and the World Health Organization

As states and medical centers roll out COVID-19 vaccines, many are highlighting recipients from a variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds to build trust. This is in part due to vaccine hesitancy, especially in Black communities where a history of medical testing without consent and inadequate access to health care has built distrust. A recent study by the Kaiser Family...

Health experts are debating what to tell study volunteers who got a placebo shot instead of a COVID-19 vaccine.

The U.S. government is close to a deal with Pfizer to acquire tens of millions of additional vaccine doses in exchange for helping the pharmaceutical giant gain better access to manufacturing supplies

President-elect Joe Biden received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on live television as part of a growing effort to convince the American public the inoculations are safe

President-elect Joe Biden received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine on Monday. “This is just the beginning,” he said. “I hope people listen to all the experts… talking about the need to wear masks.”

This is probably not what Dippin’ Dots had in mind when describing itself as the “Ice Cream of the Future.”

The Army general in charge of getting COVID-19 vaccines across the United States is apologizing for what he calls “miscommunication” with states over the number of doses to be delivered in the early stages of distribution

U.S. officials say they’re actively negotiating for additional purchases of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine after passing up a chance to lock in a contract this summer because it was still unclear how well the shots would work.

Both the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines were developed using mRNA—short for messenger RNA— technology. Here is how they work.

Fourteen sites across the country will receive 30,000 doses this week.

U.S. officials say the nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine will begin arriving in states Monday morning

The first vials of COVID-19 vaccine have been distributed to hospitals and other medical facilities across the country over the weekend. Vaccinations are scheduled to begin across the country this week.

The first deliveries of the COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Canada on Sunday night. Vaccinations could begin as early as Monday. 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday posted recommendations for use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine as it relates to the general public, pregnant women and immunocompromised individuals.

The Food and Drug Administration approved an emergency use authorization for Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine on Friday.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, setting off what will be the most comprehensive vaccination campaign in U.S. history.

The commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Stephen Hahn, on Saturday assured Americans that no corners were cut in the vaccine’s emergency use authorization. He also urged people to continue wearing masks while the vaccine rolls out over the next year.

As COVID-19 deaths and new infections continue to break new records, the Food and Drug Administration is weighing an emergency use authorization for Pfizer’s vaccine. An independent advisory panel recommended approval of the vaccine on Thursday, with the FDA decision expected to follow at any time.

An advisory committee met Thursday and voted in favor of endorsing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency authorization, saying that the benefits outweigh the risks.