coronavirus vaccine

Vaccine maker Novavax says its shot is highly effective against COVID-19 and also protects against variants

Novavax announced Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine had a 90.4% efficacy in a phase 3 trial in the U.S. and Mexico.

Moderna filed a request with the FDA to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for use in adolescents ages 12 to 17.

Unused Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses are at risk of becoming expired and going to waste.

A top World Health Organization official estimates that COVID-19 vaccination coverage of over 80% is needed to significantly lower the chance that an imported coronavirus case could spawn a cluster or a wider outbreak

Visitors who get vaccinated at a new Belmont Park pop-up vaccination site will receive complimentary admission to the 2022 Belmont Stakes.

Moderna’s vaccine already has been cleared for emergency use by the FDA and regulators in numerous other countries. So far, more than 124 million doses have been administered in the United States.

Moderna filed on Tuesday to request full FDA approval of its coronavirus vaccine, which was granted emergency use authorization in December.

The Duchess of Cambridge has received her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine as Britain extends its inoculation program to younger residents.

The company has already administered more than 17 million doses, but is looking to overcome hesitancy by offering prizes.

The state says a southwestern Ohio woman is the first winner of Ohio’s $1 million Vax-a-Million vaccination incentive prize.

Moderna said Tuesday its COVID-19 vaccine strongly protects kids as young as 12.

Japan mobilized military doctors and nurses to give shots to elderly people in Tokyo and Osaka as the government desperately tries to accelerate its vaccination rollout and curb coronavirus infections just two months before hosting the Olympics

News4’s Derrick Ward reports on a big effort to get District residents vaccinated.

Prince George’s County is closing two of its COVID-19 vaccination sites: one at the Cheverly Health Center and another at the Laurel Beltsville Senior Center.

Two COVID-19 vaccination sites in Prince George’s County are closing in a shift to create more mobile units for greater accessibility. “The key over the next stages is … getting the vaccine to the people rather than getting the people to the vaccine,” said Dr. George Askew, the county’s deputy chief administrative officer. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

Prince William has received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine as Britain’s National Health Service expands its inoculation program to younger people.

EU ambassadors agreed Wednesday on measures to allow fully vaccinated visitors to enter the 27-nation bloc and will recommend that members states ease some the current restrictions.

At least 600,000 children, ages 12 to 15, have received their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said during a media briefing Tuesday.

Demand for the COVID-19 vaccine dropped more quickly than most had anticipated. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder reports doctors and officials hope that by creating smaller, more local clinics, more people will get vaccinated.