Johnson & Johnson's single-shot COVID-19 vaccine endorsed by FDA expert panel

U.S. health advisers endorsed a one-dose COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson on Friday, putting the nation on the cusp of adding an easier-to-use option to fight the pandemic.

Dr. Fauci: Whatever COVID-19 vaccine is available, take it

Dr. Anthony Fauci is urging the public to get whatever COVID-19 vaccine is available instead of waiting for the slightly more effective Pfizer or Moderna shots: "The longer one waits not getting vaccinated, the better chance the virus has to get a variant or mutation."

How would vaccine makers adapt to COVID-19 variants?

COVID-19 vaccines appear to be working against today’s variants, but companies are making plans to update their shots if needed.

Pfizer researching effects of 3rd COVID-19 vaccine dose

Pfizer said it will offer a third dose to 144 volunteers, drawing from people who participated in the vaccine’s early-stage U.S. testing last year.

Florida among handful of states not past vaccinating seniors

According to an analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation, the Sunshine State is 1 of 4 states still only vaccinating seniors, 1 of 16 not vaccinating law enforcement personnel, and 1 of 21 not vaccinating school personnel.

Moderna begins clinical trials for booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine to combat South Africa variant

Moderna says it has sent its new COVID-19 vaccine candidate designed specifically to combat the highly transmissible South Africa coronavirus variant to the National Institutes of Health for a Phase 1 clinical trial.

Pfizer's COVID-19 shot is 92% effective at reducing severe illness, 'real world' mass vaccination study finds

A large real-world test of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine confirms that it’s very effective at preventing serious illness or death, even after one dose. The results come from a mass vaccination campaign in Israel.

Baugh to remain Manatee County Commission chairperson, but deputies now investigating vaccine site

Protesters voiced their concerns outside the Manatee County Commission building Tuesday over commissioner Vanessa Baugh's actions in setting up an exclusive, pop-up COVID-19 vaccination site in Lakewood Ranch.

DeSantis expands vaccinations to teachers, law enforcement

Marking a significant change in Florida’s vaccination strategy, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday said teachers and law enforcement officers ages 50 and older will have access to COVID-19 vaccine doses in the coming days as four federally supported vaccination sites open in the state.

Crist pushes US Attorney General to investigate DeSantis, vaccine clinics

Congressman Charlie Crist is calling for the acting U.S. attorney general to investigate Governor Ron DeSantis and his pop-up vaccination locations in affluent communities, which Crist called "Republican enclaves."

FDA urges makers of COVID-19 vaccines, tests, treatments to adapt to coronavirus variants

As more-contagious variants of the novel coronavirus become dominant in the U.S., the FDA is warning vaccine makers, test manufacturers and developers of COVID-19 antibody treatments that they must adapt.

Tampa to get federal COVID-19 vaccine site, 1 of 4 in Florida

Tampa is one of four cities in Florida that will be getting a federal 3,000-dose-per-day, seven-day-a-week COVID-19 vaccination site next month, despite the governor’s previous criticism of the plan.