Under the new guidelines, healthy children 6 months to 4 years old should receive a primary series of two doses of either the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech monovalent COVID-19 vaccine followed by a third dose of a bivalent vaccine. Children 5 to 11 years old should receive two doses of the...
CDC expands Covid vaccination guidelines to everyone 65 and older Key Points The Trump administration on Tuesday issued new guidelines that expand coronavirus vaccine eligibility to everyone age 65 and older as well as to those with comorbid conditions, like diabetes. The states' foc...
“We have more tools than ever to prevent the worst outcomes from COVID-19,” CDC DirectorDr. Mandy Cohensaid in anagency news releaseannouncing the approval. "[The] CDC is now recommending updated COVID-19 vaccination for everyone 6 months and older to better protect you and your loved o...
Trump Pulls CDC Nominee: What to Know Weldon marks at least the third speed bump the Trump administration hit in its confirmation process after two nominees, former Rep. Matt Gaetz and Chad Chronister, withdrew. Cecelia Smith-SchoenwalderandSteven Ross JohnsonMarch 13, 2025 ...
CDC guide helps pediatricians prepare for COVID vaccination of children under 5Vasconcellos, DavidNeonatology Today
The viral infection is airborne and can be spread between patients from an infected patient’s breath, cough, or sneeze. It can also remain on surfaces for up to two hours. Once exposed, patients are contagious from four days before the rash starts to four days after. ...
An expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccination policy informally endorsed a plan Wednesday to offer an additional Covid-19 booster shot to people 65 and older as well as people who are immunocompromised, and to simplify the Covid vaccine schedule. ...
“This Covid virus has changed, and you want the most updated Covid vaccine to protect you as we go into this winter season,” she said. “Second, we know that the protection that you get from either having Covid before or being vaccinated before decreases over tim...
The agency had previously encouraged pregnant women to consider vaccination but had stopped short of a full recommendation. The new advice also applies to nursing mothers and women planning to get pregnant. Although pregnant women were not included in studies that led to authorization of...
government is projecting widespread delays in COVID-19 vaccine shipments and deliveries over the next few days," Kristen Nordlund, a CDC spokeswoman, wrote in an email to The Washington Post. Nordlund did not say how many doses would be affected, but several jurisdictions ha...