Moderna announced Thursday that the company has asked the FDA to authorize a low-dose version of its COVID-19 vaccine as the first vaccine for children younger than age 5.
The United States is now "out of the pandemic phase" as COVID-19 hospitalization and death rates remain low, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration is taking steps to expand availability of the life-saving COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid, as it seeks to reassure doctors that there is ample supply for people at high risk of severe illness or death from the virus.