Medicare and Medicaid will pay for any COVID-19 vaccine authorized or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the future, according to a new policy announced Wednesday.
COVID-19 vaccine makers AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson have announced that they will resume their paused coronavirus vaccine trials in the United States.
Most vulnerable Americans can be given a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year, said Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar Wednesday.
UNICEF, the United Nations' children's agency, announced Monday that it is stockpiling hundreds of millions of syringes as part of their preparation for a COVID-19 vaccine.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that COVID-19 vaccines may not be recommended for children at first when they are already available.
Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said on Wednesday that the company's potential COVID-19 vaccine will not be ready for public distribution until spring of next year.