New: vrbpacAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krzzanhive-183959steemhive-180932hive-166405photographyhive-144064uncommonlabhive-185836bitcoinhive-183397hive-150122krsuccesslifehive-188619hive-101145hive-139150hive-124908hive-103599hive-184714hive-103393hive-109690TrendingNewHotLikerszafrada (78)in covid • last yearThe FDA's advisory committee VRBPAC is now meeting to discuss updating the coronavirus vaccine strain composition.Expectations are for it to be a monovalent update of one of the XBB variants. They represent nearly all new cases in the US these days. Particularly XBB.1.5 and XBB.1.16. The decision is…zafrada (78)in covid • 2 years agoThe FDA's advisory committee VRBPAC has voted 19-2 to update the coronavirus vaccine strain to include Omicron-specific strains.Based on the discussions at the meeting, Pfizer and Moderna expect to have the updated vaccines broadly available by October in time for the winter. No decision yet on whether it will be a…zafrada (78)in covid • 3 years agoVaccinating children against covid has benefits beyond individual protection.The coronavirus is more severe for children than the Flu, but even setting aside that there's reasons to vaccinate a subpopulation besides individual benefit. We routinely vaccinate kids against…bumblecat (78)in pfizer • 3 years agoSome notable dates for FDA this month.We got a bit of a peek at the timeline for this important FDA month. October 14th: VRBPAC will meet for Moderna boosters. I'd be shocked if Moderna doesn't get similar approval as Pfizer.…zafrada (78)in covid • 4 years agoJ&J Vaccine data and some caveats. Ahead of the VRBPAC meeting we got the briefing document for the J&J vaccine. It looks to be a pretty good vaccine, though some caveats. This one has a different primary efficacy endpoint than the…
