The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters as it confronts the omicron surge, with the Food and Drug Administration allowing extra Pfizer shots for children as young as 12.
Jan 3, 2022
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Moderna said Monday that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine should offer protection against the rapidly spreading omicron variant.
Dec 20, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Booster doses of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine set recipients up to effectively withstand the ravages of both the Delta and Omicron variants, a group of new studies suggest.
Dec 9, 2021
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If it's been six months since you got the second COVID vaccine dose, it's time to book in for your booster shot. This will provide additional protection against COVID, including the new Omicron variant.
Dec 9, 2021
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(HealthDay)—If you're a patient with a weakened immune system, roll up your sleeves to stay safe over the holidays and winter months.
Dec 6, 2021
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Questions about COVID-19 vaccine boosters—like who is eligible and how to choose one—have dominated scientific discussions, news headlines, and dinner-table conversations recently, but the practice of giving our immune ...
Nov 22, 2021
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An influential U.S. advisory panel will discuss expanding eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to all adults Friday, a move that could make the shots available nationwide as early as this weekend.
Nov 17, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Severely immunocompromised people may require a fourth mRNA coronavirus shot, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
Oct 27, 2021
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On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized Moderna and Johnson & Johnson booster shots and also said Americans who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can receive a booster shot of a vaccine that is ...
Oct 21, 2021
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is preparing to allow "mix and match" coronavirus vaccine boosting, in which people get a different additional shot to the dose they initially received, US media reported.
Oct 19, 2021
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