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Meeting Set: Pfizer and U.S. Health Officials to Discuss Vaccine Booster

Pfizer representatives will meet with top U.S. health officials Monday to outline their plans to request federal authorization of a third dose of its coronavirus vaccine. The head-to-head comes as President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser conceded “it is entirely conceivable, maybe likely” booster shots will be needed.

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CDC Urges Parents to Get Children Vaccinated Before School Starts

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging parents to get their eligible children vaccinated for the Chinese coronavirus prior to the fall 2021 school year, despite lingering concerns over the possible development of heart inflammation conditions in young people who receive the mRNA vaccines.

Aiden Arthurs receives the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine from Pharmacist Andrew Mac (R)

Biden Administration Deletes Social Media Post Featuring Flag of Taiwan

The Taiwanese government on Thursday delicately objected to the Biden White House deleting a social media post touting America’s donation of coronavirus vaccines to Taiwan, apparently because the message included an image of the Taiwanese flag. The Chinese Communist government is enraged by written or visual messages that imply Taiwan is an independent country.

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W.H.O.: It Is ‘Less Urgent to Vaccinate’ Children than Older People

The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) says it is “less urgent” to vaccinate children than older people — a stance that seemingly veers from the guidance of the Biden administration’s U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which recommends parents to vaccinate their children 12 and older amid concerns of heart inflammation conditions seemingly connected to the mRNA jabs.

An Indonesian doctor injects a dose of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine to a man during a COVID-19

FDA to Add Heart Warning for Pfizer and Moderna mRNA Vaccines

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to “move rapidly” to add warning labels to Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, following the emergence of heart inflammation cases — myocarditis and pericarditis — after receiving the non-traditional mRNA jabs, the agency’s Dr. Doran Fink said Wednesday.

Empty vials of different vaccines by Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca against Covi