Americans 50 and older can get a second COVID-19 booster if it's been at least four months since their last vaccination, a chance at extra protection for the most vulnerable in case the coronavirus rebounds.
Mar 29, 2022
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The Biden administration is planning to give Americans age 50 or older the option of a second booster. But is a second booster necessary? Would it differ from the first booster? And who should receive the second booster first?
Mar 29, 2022
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Moderna announced Thursday it had asked the United States drug regulator for emergency authorization for a second booster shot of the company's COVID-19 vaccine for all adults.
Mar 18, 2022
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An expert group convened by the World Health Organization said Tuesday it "strongly supports urgent and broad access" to booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine amid the global spread of omicron, capping a reversal of the U.N. ...
Mar 8, 2022
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For adolescents aged 12 to 17 years, reactions to homologous Pfizer-BioNTech booster vaccination occur with similar frequency as after receipt of the second vaccine dose, and they are generally mild to moderate in severity, ...
Mar 4, 2022
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The European Medicines Agency said it has authorized Moderna's coronavirus vaccine for children aged six to 11, in addition to recommending booster shots of Pfizer's vaccine for those aged 12 and over, in decisions aimed ...
Mar 3, 2022
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A team of researchers working at Israel's Sheba Medical Center has found evidence that suggests a fourth COVID vaccination or second booster shot may not be necessary for most people because it does not add significant protection. ...
The EU's medicines watchdog on Thursday recommended that Pfizer/BioNTech's anti-COVID booster vaccine be approved for children aged 12 and older.
Feb 24, 2022
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A study examining two indoor events in Newcastle, New South Wales at the start of the omicron outbreak has emphasized the importance of public health and social measures in addition to boosters to maximize protection from ...
Feb 24, 2022
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With the peak of the Omicron surge in the rearview mirror, the number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. is dropping. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says last week's seven-day moving average of daily new cases ...
Feb 16, 2022
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