With this expanded indication, Vaxneuvance is the first pneumococcal conjugate vaccine approved in almost a decade to help protect pediatric populations against invasive pneumococcal disease.
Rite Aid announced that at select Rite Aid locations, including Rite Aid-owned Bartell Drugs, it will be providing Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to children ages 3 years old and older once shipments arrive to select pharmacies later this week.
Priorix (measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, live) is indicated for active immunization for the prevention of measles, mumps and rubella in individuals aged 12 months old and older.
The Biden administration is planning for all scenarios, including for the first vaccinations to start as early as the week of June 20, with the program ramping up over time.
If emergency use authorization is granted by the FDA, the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine would become the first protein-based COVID-19 vaccine available in the United States.
