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Albert Bourla, right, receives the Genesis Prize in January 2022.
December 21, 2022, 1:35 pm
2022 YIR: Bourla Honored and Criticized for COVID Vaccine Work
The Pfizer CEO received the $1 million Genesis Prize in January for his work in developing Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.
By Bob Bahr
According to the CDC, no vaccine yet has been authorized for children 4 and younger.
February 24, 2022, 5:59 pm
Should COVID Vaccinations Be Required for Camp?
Five popular Jewish summer camps independently reached the same conclusion about the best way to protect campers and staff.
By Dave Schechter
Parents nationally have generally been slow to accept the vaccine for children aged five to 11.
February 24, 2022, 5:51 pm
Vaccine Not FDA-Approved for Kids Under Five
Government regulators want more information before approving the Pfizer and BioNTech Vaccine for those under five.
By Bob Bahr
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla is the winner of this year’s Genesis Prize, sometimes called the “Jewish Nobel.”
January 26, 2022, 5:54 pm
Pfizer CEO Wins Genesis Prize
Albert Bourla was awarded the prestigious million-dollar prize, which he’s pledged to donate to causes that honor the memory of Greek Jews killed in the Holocaust.
By Bob Bahr
Jeffrey Gopen, COO of Jewish Home Life Communities, receives a vaccination for the Covid-19 disease at the Breman Home in Atlanta, Georgia.
December 22, 2021, 2:28 pm
YIR: Jewish HomeLife Begins Vaccinations
January 2021: The COVID-19 crisis does not end with the vaccine, but for those operating, working or residing in elder care facilities, it provides an important measure of hope.
By Dave Schechter
In this March 2, 2021, file photo, pharmacy technician Hollie Maloney loads a syringe with Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at the Portland Expo in Portland, Maine. (AP/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
August 23, 2021, 3:50 pm
FDA Gives Full Approval to Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for Ages 16 and Up
US becomes first country to officially endorse shot; hundreds of millions of doses administered since emergency rollout in December.
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE
Israel has become the first country to allow the use of COVID booster shots.
July 27, 2021, 5:02 pm
COVID’s Third Booster Shots Create Controversy
FDA and CDC push back against pharmaceutical companies’ campaign to approve additional shots for virus.
By Bob Bahr
The gene science that led to the coronavirus vaccine has the potential to treat many diseases in the future.
April 29, 2021, 4:19 pm
After COVID, Cancer Vaccine on Horizon
With vaccinations in full swing, gene therapy for cancer may only be few years away.
By Bob Bahr
Jeffrey Gopen, COO of Jewish Home Life Communities, receives a vaccination for the Covid-19 disease at the Breman Home in Atlanta, Georgia on December 29.
December 31, 2020, 1:58 pm
Jewish HomeLife Begins Vaccinations
The COVID-19 crisis does not end with the vaccine, but for those operating, working or residing in elder care facilities, it provides an important measure of hope.
By Dave Schechter
Jews play a big role in development of the COVID-19 vaccine.
December 22, 2020, 11:15 am
2020 YIR: COVID-19 Vaccines Have Jewish Links and Vaccine Coverage
This year, the AJT has been doing ongoing coverage regarding the development of the COVID vaccine.
By Dave Schechter
Jews play a big role in development of the COVID-19 vaccine.
November 17, 2020, 5:56 pm
COVID-19 Vaccines Have Jewish Links
Emory University researchers and local volunteers in human trials played a role in testing of one of the two announced vaccines.
By Dave Schechter
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