CDC Updates COVID-19, Influenza Vaccine Recommendations for 2024-2025 Respiratory Virus SeasonJennings, SydneyPatient Care (Online)
Millions of Americans between the ages of 12 and 15 can now get abooster shotof Pfizer'sCOVID-19vaccine, after the CDC formally adopted new recommendations backed by a majority of the agency's outside vaccine advisers.The CDC now says that Americans as young as 12 who received Pfizer's C...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is weighing whether to recommend another COVID booster shot this spring, most likely for those who are vulnerable to severe illness.
Trying to come up with tailored recommendations could also be impractical to implement, CDC officials said the work group concluded, and risked setting up barriers to vaccination for those who are at greatest risk. More than 7 in 10 adults are already at higher risk of severe COVID-19 due t...
Yesterday, the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met todiscussupdated COVID-19 booster recommendations for the 2023–2024 viral season. A release statement notes that the CDC recommends an updated booster do...
CDC will continue to monitor the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines to ensure appropriate recommendations to keep all Americans safe. We will also evaluate with similar urgency available data in the coming weeks to swiftly make additional recommendations for other populations or people who...
On August 6, 2024, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated itsrecommendations for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)vaccines in adults ages 60 and older. The updated recommendations are based on a vote from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (...
New guidance issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to routinely stay home for five days.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's outside vaccine advisers voted unanimously Thursday to expand their recommendations for Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine to virtually all ages of children, adding the first alternative to Pfizer's shots for millions of adolescents and school-age kids. On...
COVID-related deaths in pregnant Americans climbed to 22 in August amid the Delta variant surge, the highest number reported in a single month since the beginning of the pandemic. "We know that pregnant people with COVID-19 can become very sick. Some will die, and many will experience preg...