While the clearance is only for use in certain groups, Novavax’s long-awaited OK is still seen by analysts as a “win” for the company.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a decline in U.S. vaccine uptake, while widespread misinformation and distrust make it challenging to craft effective public health responses.

Overall, women who received a COVID vaccine had a 19% greater risk of increase in menstrual cycle length as compared to unvaccinated women or women in pre-vaccination time periods (summary relative risk [sRR], 1.19; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.11 to 1.26).

The rising coronavirus cases once again in many parts of the world, especially in Asian countries (such as Hong Kong and Singapore), have raised concerns for health experts. Recent reports show that there has been a sharp increase in coronavirus cases here for the last few weeks.

The GOP-led House Judiciary Committee is requesting records from Pfizer’s CEO and an interview with a former company executive to investigate an allegation that clinical testing related to the development of the company’s Covid-19 vaccine was purposefully delayed until after the 2020 presidential election.

The head of the Food and Drug Administration said the agency will soon unveil a new framework detailing what companies must do to seek approval of vaccines, a move that comes as the Trump administration has introduced uncertainty into the annual process for green-lighting updated coronavirus shots traditionally offered in the fall.