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The trial used a smaller Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine dose than the version used for older childen and adults.
Follow-up tests of blood samples found reactions to the PEG component, findings that could be used to guide possible reformulation, the authors said.
The development comes as welcome news, given India's importance as a global vaccine supplier, especially to COVAX.
A rapidly growing Salmonella Oranienburg outbreak linked to an unknown food source has sickened 127 people, some of them part of restaurant clusters, from 25 states, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a Sep 17 announcement.
XDR Campylobacter cases might stem from improper antibiotic use in the commercial dog industry.
All FDA-approved vaccines, however, offer substantial protection against hospitalization.
Experts approve a third dose for emergency use, and only for the most vulnerable.
Vaccine uptake among certified nursing assistants, who provide most direct care, is only 49%.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Since March 2020, children's body mass index (BMI) has increased at almost double its prepandemic rate, according to a study today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
A phase 3 clinical trial conducted in Malawi has found that a single dose of typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) is safe and more than 80% effective at protecting children against typhoid fever, an international team of researchers reported yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Israelis who got a booster dose had 11.3 times fewer COVID-19 infections.
High-level groups and vaccine companies say there's enough vaccine, but several obstacles block doses from getting to low- and middle-income countries.
FDA says any booster will have to affect deaths and hospitalizations, not just immune response.
Almost half of New York women who had been trying to become pregnant before COVID-19 stopped trying during the first few months of the pandemic, according to survey results published in JAMA Network Open yesterday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) yesterday launched a toolkit to help healthcare payers support appropriate antibiotic use in outpatient settings.
Risk factors for being infected include outdoor work exposures, crowded living conditions, and high body mass index.
"We are no longer able to provide the standard of care to each and every patient who needs our help."
The regimen involves 2 different vaccines and was shown safe in adults and children.
All global regions saw declines, yet nearly 4 million new cases and more than 62,000 deaths were reported.
