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A new study from the University of Miami found that the Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccines– the two mRNA vaccines that currently have emergency use authorization in the U.S.– do not contribute to male infertility.

The U.S. will buy 500 million more doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to share through the COVAX alliance for donation to 92 lower income countries and the African Union over the next year.

If you have concerns about getting your child vaccinated, you are not alone. With the 12 to 15 age group now approved for the Pfizer vaccine, parents understandably have some serious questions. Tony Shin reports for NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on May 13, 2021.

There are fewer than 400 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in all of Los Angeles County and that’s the lowest number since the pandemic began. Vaccines are playing a big role in that drop, health authorities said. Patrick Healy reports for the NBC4 News on Friday, May 7, 2021.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 12 to 15 by next week, setting up shots for many before the beginning of the next school year.

Officials at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center reminded the public Sunday that they are offering free Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines this week to all those age 16 and older.

After the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was paused on Tuesday over reports of six cases of blood clotting, Jeff Zients, coordinator for the White House coronavirus response, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, NIAID director, spoke to reporters on the impact the pause will have on the coronavirus vaccine initiative.

An East Los Angeles clinic will offer nearly 1,000 first and second doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to local residents without appointments.

As more Americans get fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, the number of breakthrough infections is expected to rise, too. Here’s what you need to know about this medical phenomenon.

Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech have requested the FDA expands the emergency use of their COVID-19 vaccine to include adolescents aged 12 to 15.

The United States reached a milestone in its efforts to combat the coronavirus, with one in four American adults now fully vaccinated.

Pfizer and Biontech announced Thursday that their vaccine has proven effective against the coronavirus for at least six months after the second dose, including the South African variant.