A key vaccine advisory committee is meeting for the first time under new U.S. Health Secretary Robert F.

U.S. stock indexes trimmed some of their stellar gains for the year.

U.S. health officials are recommending that people 50 and older get a shot against bacteria that can cause pneumonia and other dangerous illnesses.

Updated COVID-19 vaccines are on their way.

Pfizer's CEO Albert Bourla is trying to reposition the global pharmaceutical giant for a post-pandemic world.

A fiery debate over public health and personal rights has gripped Puerto Rico as legislators clash with medical experts.

The latest COVID-19 vaccines are 54% effective at preventing symptomatic infection in adults.

The COVID-19 treatments millions of have taken for free from the federal government will enter the private market next week with a hefty price tag.

U.S. health officials are recommending RSV vaccinations for moms-to-be as a second option to protect newborns.

Americans can now get an updated COVID-19 vaccine.

U.S. regulators have approved updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, shots aimed at revving up protection this fall and winter.

U.S. regulators have approved the first RSV vaccine for pregnant women to protect their newborns.

U.S. hospital drug supplies may be strained further after a tornado ripped open the roof of a Pfizer factory this week.

A tornado has heavily damaged a major Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina — the latest in a string of extreme weather events plaguing the U.S. Torrential rains flooded communities in Kentucky while an area from California to South Florida endured more blistering heat on Wednesday.

The next round of COVID-19 vaccines will target one of the latest versions of the coronavirus.

U.S. health regulators have given full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid.

Federal health advisers are backing a first-of-its-kind RSV vaccine to protect newborns by immunizing their moms late in pregnancy.

Certain Americans at high risk from COVID-19 can get an extra vaccine booster this spring.

Moderna’s CEO is defending a plan to more than quadruple the company’s COVID-19 vaccine price.

U.S. health advisersare backing the continued use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid, saying it remains an important option for adults at high risk of severe illness.

Federal health advisers have narrowly backed an experimental vaccine from Pfizer that could become the first shot to protect older adults against the respiratory illness known as RSV.

U-M officials announced a revised COVID-19 vaccination policy on Monday.

California won’t make children get the coronavirus vaccine to attend schools.

China will not include Pfizer’s COVID-19 treatment drug in a national reimbursement list that would have allowed patients to get it at a cheaper price, saying it was too expensive.

U.S. regulators have cleared doses of the updated COVID-19 vaccines to children younger than 5.

Pfizer is asking U.S. regulators to authorize its updated COVID-19 vaccine for children under age 5.

Pfizer said its updated COVID-19 booster may offer some protection against newly emerging omicron mutants even though it’s not an exact match.

The Indian Health Service says all tribal members covered by the federal agency will be offered a vaccine at every appointment, when appropriate.

Get a free COVID-19 bivalent booster shot at five upcoming community clinics.

Pfizer will charge $110 to $130 for a dose of its COVID-19 vaccine once the U.S. government stops buying the shots.

The U.S. is about to offer updated COVID-19 booster shots to kids as young as 5.

Pfizer is asking the Food and Drug Administration to expand use of its updated COVID-19 booster shot to children ages 5 to 11.

Israel has started administering doses of the new COVID-19 vaccine tailored to fight the highly infectious omicron variant.

The European Medicines Agency has recommended the authorization of a tweaked booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine that includes protection against two of the latest versions of omicron, as countries look to bolster their immunization programs ahead of winter.

The updated COVID-19 boosters are now available throughout Washtenaw County.

Michigan health officials are planning to begin the rollout of newly updated COVID-19 booster shots this week.

New COVID-19 boosters targeting today’s most common omicron strains should begin arriving within days.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has endorsed updated COIVD-19 boosters.

The European Medicines Agency has recommended the authorization of two coronavirus vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Inc., tweaked to include protection against an early version of the omicron variant.

The Biden administration hopes to make getting a COVID-19 booster as routine as going in for the yearly flu shot.

California won't allow teens age 15 and up to be vaccinated against the coronavirus without their parents' consent.

U.S. regulators have authorized updated COVID-19 boosters, the first to directly target today's most common omicron strain.

Pharmaceuticals Pfizer and BioNTech say they have asked the European Medicines Agency to authorize their updated coronavirus booster vaccine that includes the most recent omicron subvariants.

COVID-19 vaccines tweaked to better match today’s omicron threat are expected to roll out in a few weeks but how much will they help.

Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill appears to provide little or no benefit for younger adults.

Pfizer’s says its COVID-19 vaccine was 73% effective in protecting children younger than 5 as omicron spread in the spring.

Pfizer has asked U.S. regulators to authorize its combination COVID-19 vaccine that adds protection against the newest omicron relatives.

Researchers are seeking thousands of volunteers in the U.S. and Europe to test the first potential vaccine against Lyme disease in 20 years.

BioNTech, which teamed with Pfizer to develop a powerful COVID-19 vaccine, has reported higher revenue and net profit in the first half of the year.

U.S. regulators say they are no longer considering authorizing second COVID-19 booster shots for all adults under 50 this summer.

Everyone in Britain who is 50 or over will be offered a fourth dose of coronavirus vaccine in the fall, lowering the age threshold from the previously announced 65.

The clinics “are part of a continued effort by the Ann Arbor YMCA to support Washtenaw and Southern Livingston Counties through the Covid-19 pandemic,” YMCA officials said in a release.

The U.S. is getting another COVID-19 vaccine choice.

U.S. pharmacists can now prescribe the leading COVID-19 pill directly to patients.

U.S. regulators are telling COVID-19 vaccine makers to tweak any booster doses intended for fall so they protect against the newest omicron relatives.

The U.S. government will purchase another 105 million doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in anticipation of a fall booster campaign.

U.S. health authorities are facing a critical decision: whether to offer new COVID-19 booster shots this fall that are modified to better match the latest changes of the shape-shifting coronavirus.

Pfizer says tweaking its COVID-19 vaccine to better target the omicron variant is safe and boosts protection.

Scientists estimate that nearly 20 million lives were saved worldwide by COVID-19 vaccines during their first year.

Both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines will be offered at the Washtenaw County Health Department’s ongoing COVID-19 clinic at 555 Towner St. in Ypsilanti.

Hear experts from U-M discuss vaccinating babies to five-year-old children in a livestream on Thursday.

U.S. health officials have opened COVID-19 vaccines for infants, toddlers and preschoolers — the last group without the shots.

U.S. regulators have authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers.

The first COVID-19 shots for infants, toddlers and preschoolers in the U.S. have moved a step closer.

A government advisory panel has endorsed a second brand of COVID-19 vaccine for school-age children and teens.

A review by federal health officials says that Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine appears safe and effective for children under 5, the only group not currently eligible for vaccination.

Next week brings a marathon of hearings as the U.S. decides whether to open COVID-19 vaccinations to kids under 5.

White House officials say orders have been coming in for COVID-19 vaccine doses for small children.

A more traditional kind of COVID-19 vaccine is a step closer to becoming the fourth option for U.S. adults.

Pfizer announced an additional $120 million investment into its Kalamazoo, Michigan facility with an aim to boost production of the company’s COVID-19 oral treatment.

The Biden administration says children under 5 may be able to get their first COVID-19 vaccination doses as soon as June 21, if federal regulators authorize shots for the age group as expected.

Pfizer says it will provide nearly two dozen products at not-for-profit prices in some of the world’s poorest countries.

Parents hoping to get their youngest children vaccinated against COVID-19 have some encouraging news.

A federal appeals court is being asked to reconsider its decision allowing the Biden administration to require that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Pfizer says three small doses of its COVID-19 vaccine protect kids under 5.

U.S. regulators have authorized a COVID-19 vaccine booster for healthy children ages 5 to 11.

Free COVID-19 vaccinations will be available at three vaccine clinics at Ann Arbor YMCA’s downtown location, 400 W. Washington St., this week.

The head of the World Health Organization has called on Pfizer to make its COVID-19 treatment more widely available in poorer countries.

A small number of COVID-19 patients are relapsing after taking Pfizer's antiviral pill, raising questions about the drug at the center of the U.S. response effort.

The clinic will take place in the Parish Activity Center of the St. Francis of Assisi Parish at 2250 E. Stadium Blvd.

U.S. regulators are strictly limiting who can receive Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine due to a rare but serious risk of blood clots.

The Food and Drug Administration has set tentative dates in June to publicly review COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest American children.

Moderna is asking U.S. regulators to open its COVID-19 vaccine to the nation's youngest children.

COVID-19 patients have two treatment options that can be taken at home.

COVID-19 vaccines still offer strong protection against severe illness and death, but Moderna and Pfizer are testing combination shots as a possible new kind of booster.

EMU will welcome walk-ins at its final community vaccine clinic of the semester this weekend.

Moderna hopes to offer updated COVID-19 boosters in the fall that combine the original vaccine with protection against the latest variant.

Pfizer wants to expand its COVID-19 booster shots to healthy 5- to 11-year-olds.

On Monday, the Health Department released vaccination percentages broken down by age groups, census tract, zip code and ethnicity.

Germany’s health ministry says the country may have to discard 3 million doses of expired COVID-19 vaccine by the end of June.

A federal appeals court has upheld President Joe Biden’s requirement that all federal employees be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Three upcoming vaccine clinics at the Ann Arbor YMCA are free and open to the public.

Eligible individuals can now get their second booster dose at the Washtenaw County Health Department.

Many Americans can now get a second COVID-19 booster, but it’s hard to tell who really needs another shot right now and who could wait.

A federal judge in Texas is barring the Navy from taking action for now against sailors who've objected to being vaccinated against COVID-19 on religious grounds.

Americans age 50 and older can get a second COVID-19 booster if it’s been at least four months since their last vaccination.

The European Union's drug regulator says it has begun an accelerated review process for an experimental coronavirus vaccine booster made by the Spanish company Hipra.

Pfizer has issued a recall for a high blood pressure medication distributed under three different names due to an increased risk of cancer, according to the company.

In kids, the first question is simply whether the vaccine is safe, and on that account, the answer is yes. Although the study wasn’t large enough to detect any infrequent side effects, most of those seen when a low dose Moderna vaccine was given to these young children were in the same range that we see with any other, as pediatric vaccine safety isn’t really the issue. The question is, how effective is it?

Moderna says it will ask regulators to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for children under 6 but several hurdles need to be cleared before the shots could become available.