WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its guidance on COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, expanding the recommended time between the initial two vaccine doses to eight weeks for certain people. The prior recommended interval between initial...
By now, nearly all Americans have had a COVID infection, gotten a COVID vaccine or both, but the updated vaccines offer a timely boost as immunity wanes and the virus continues to evolve, the CDC said. "Professionals and the public in general do not understand how much this virus has mu...
Even if you have had COVID-19 previously or have been vaccinated, it is important to get the updated COVID-19 vaccine because the immunity from previous vaccines and infections decreases over time. Another benefit has to do with immune innovation—when the virus changes, it can escape the an...
CDC Updates COVID-19, Influenza Vaccine Recommendations for 2024-2025 Respiratory Virus SeasonJennings, SydneyPatient Care (Online)
A group of independent experts voted Tuesday that health care workers and long term care facilities should get the first shots of a COVID-19 vaccine.
(ACIP) recommendation for a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in certain populations and also recommended a booster dose for those in high risk occupational and institutional settings. The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authorization and CDC’s guidance for use are ...
According to the new guidance, fully vaccinated people don’t have to quarantine or test if they do not have symptoms of COVID-19 after an exposure Triche and Smith also emphasize the guidelines are for people fully vaccinated, meaning 14 days after receiving the Johnson & Johns...
ACIP will face a two-part task after the FDA clears COVID-19 vaccines, saidNancy Messonnier, MD, director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. ACIP will need to first decide whether to recommend use of the vaccine and then address the "complicated and dif...
All adult recipients of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine can already receive booster shots, two months after their first dose. "There was not a single state that voiced opposition to this move. Our summary and rationale was that the current guidelines, though well intentioned and thoughtful...
As of Friday, more than 156 million Americans have received at least one dose of a Covid vaccine, according to the CDC. About 121 million are fully vaccinated, according to the agency.