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Powell was elderly, a known risk for severe Covid, and suffered from multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that studies show can make the shots less effective.

Netflix’s “Squid Game” will reportedly generate almost $900 million in impact value for the company, which said the show is its biggest series launch ever.

Britain has emerged from the Covid-19 pandemic to find itself faced with new economic crises that have left the country in “a precarious position,” experts say.

The risk of mRNA Covid booster shots causing heart inflammation in young adults continues to worry top scientists.

Members of the Food and Drug Administration’s key advisory committee on vaccines criticized the speed with which the agency was reviewing Johnson & Johnson’s Covid booster trials as well as the lack of verified data presented before the panel Friday. Their comments came before the panel of outside experts unanimously voted to recommend the company’s booster shots for all...

The unanimous vote is a critical step before the U.S. can begin giving second shots to J&J recipients.

This was CNBC’s live blog covering the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee meeting Friday to debate and vote on booster shots for Johnson & Johnson’s Covid vaccine. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. The Food and Drug Administration’s key vaccine advisory panel met Friday to discuss and vote on Johnson...

The endorsement is a crucial step before the U.S. can start giving third shots to some of the millions of Americans who originally received Moderna’s vaccine.

President Joe Biden is close to nominating former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf to lead the agency once again.

Doctors at Providence Alaska Medical Center have been forced to choose who might live or likely die as Covid patients stretch the hospital’s resources thin.

A key FDA panel is holding a meeting Thursday to discuss and vote on the use of booster shots of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine.

The NIH study on “mixing and matching” Covid vaccines included more than 450 adults who received J&J’s, Moderna’s or Pfizer’s shots.

The White House said it will rely heavily on pediatricians and family doctors in its Covid vaccine rollout for kids 5 to 11, starting as early as next month.

Covid deaths are declining in every region of the globe except Europe, but vaccine inequities continue to plague much of the developing world.

The staff acknowledged, however, that the data to support boosters was limited and that the agency hasn’t verified all the information yet.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that he may not attend the COP26 in Glasgow in November, over concerns about the coronavirus.

Watch Russian President Vladimir Putin and business leaders on a CNBC-moderated panel at Russian Energy Week.

The shadow of the Paris Agreement looms large over the IEA’s report.

This is a critical step forward to winning formal clearance to be administered to people who received the first two doses.

The revised outlook for this year comes amid supply chain issues in advanced economies and a worsening health situation in emerging countries.