The change marks a shift in the Food and Drug Administration’s policy on approving COVID-19 vaccines, which the new ...

At the moment, a lot of people in the US opt to get a covid vaccination around the time they get their annual flu jab. Each ...

Federal health officials will no longer routinely approve annual COVID-19 shots for younger adults and children who are ...

Health care providers can administer vaccines “off-label”, but insurance coverage is widely based on FDA recommendations. The new, narrower FDA approval will likely reduce both access to COVID ...

The new framework unveiled May 20 says new COVID-19 shots should go only to those ages 65 and up or with underlying medical conditions.

The vaccine is expected to remain available for anyone who is at least 65 or who has a medical condition, leaving many ...

FDA officials said the new approval process ... “This approach would limit access to updated vaccines for millions of Americans who still wish to reduce their risk of disease, even if their ...

The Food and Drug ... COVID-19 vaccines that will likely narrow recommendations for the vaccines to people over 65 and those at high risk for severe outcomes—a switch that could limit access ...

The FDA is moving to risk-based access for COVID-19 vaccines. The New England Journal of Medicine article includes a lengthy list of conditions that increase the risk of severe COVID-19 and notes ...

Rock Obst , CC BY-SA Additionally, FDA officials point to Canada, Australia and some European countries that limit ... vaccine experts have expressed concerns that limiting COVID-19 vaccine access ...