U.S. regulators have authorized updated COVID-19 boosters, the first to directly target today's most common omicron strain. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel on Thursday recommended Pfizer's tweaked COVID-19 booster that targets the newest omicron strains for people 12 ...
But Walensky disagreed and put that recommendation back in, noting that such a move aligns with a FDA booster authorization decision earlier this week. The panel had offered the option of a booster for those ages 18 to 49 who have chronic health problems and want one. But the advisers refuse...
AHA urges heart transplant patients to get the third dose because immuno-compromised patients have had a lower response to the COVID-19 vaccinesThe American Heart Association announced its support this week for the CDC and FDA recommendation that immuno-compormised patients should receive a ...
In its updated guidance, the CDC said people who have recovered from the virus and have isolated for at least five days can take a rapid test if they want, but they don't have to — falling far short of making an outright recommendation to get a negative Covid tes...
covid-19The article focuses on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommendation for an additional COVID-19 vaccine dose for older adults, aiming to protect this vulnerable population from severe illness and hospitalization due to COVID-19 infection....
"This recommendation followed a comprehensive scientific evaluation and robust scientific discussion," Walensky said in a statement. "If you are eligible, there is no bad time to get your COVID-19 booster and I strongly encourage you to receive it." ...
The decision to officially add Covid vaccination to the schedule now goes to the CDC. The agency is expected to sign off on the recommendation, but it is not required to do so. The recommended immunization schedule is not a vaccine mandate. States and local jurisdictions make their own...
"I think all of that needs to be weighed. And so that's why I hesitate to make it just a universal recommendation, even though I do support vaccination with the COVID vaccine," Sanchez said. Trying to come up with tailored recommendations could also be impractical to implement, CDC offici...
Rochelle Walensky endorsed the use of Covid-19 vaccine boosters Friday for all adults. Walensky made her recommendation just hours after CDC vaccine advisers voted unanimously to recommend booster doses of Pfizer/BioNTech’s and Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccines for all US adults six months after ...
Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention argued long and hard Thursday before endorsing giving booster doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to people 65 and older, long-term care facility residents and certain people with underlying conditions. ...