
FDA advisers vote in favor of authorizing Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for ages 6-17
CNN
Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration decided unanimously Tuesday in favor of expanding the emergency use authorization of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine to include older children and teens, ages 6 to 17, saying it would offer more benefits than risks.
All 22 members of the FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted "yes" in response to two questions of whether the benefits of the vaccine -- when given as two 100-microgram doses for ages 12 to 17 and two 50-microgram doses for ages 6 to 11 -- outweigh its risks, based on the available scientific evidence.

Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











