The current recommendation for the COVID vaccine is for everyone aged 6 months and older, regardless of their previous vaccination status. This is because of continuous changes to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the waning protection provided by COVID-19 vaccines over time. "Receiving an updated 202...
The ACIP's Pneumococcal Vaccines Work Group agreed that available evidence supported the use of PCV21 for adults ages 19 or older who already have a recommendation to receive a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. However, despite the FDA approval for adults ages 50 and up, the Work Group could not...
The new RSV vaccines are expected to be available in fall 2023. CDC Director Rochelle P Walensky, MD, MPH, announced her endorsement of the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendations for use of both new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines from GSK and ...
"Modeling projects more hospitalizations and deaths are averted when updated doses are universally recommended compared to no recommendation or recommendation only for persons 65 years and older," the CDC's Megan Wallace told the panel. Officials also stressed that, unlike other vaccines, insurance co...
The shots are part of a push by public health officials to align the next COVID vaccines more closely with the actual circulating variant of the virus, much as annual flu shots are designed. The recommendation differs from those in most European countries that have issued guidance. This ...
"We are reminding physicians to talk with their patients about the health risks associated with not being vaccinated and to make a strong recommendation for vaccinations, unless medically inadvisable," said Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, president of the U.S. doctors' body. Measles is one of the most con...
25, 2024 -- Some Americans should get more than one shot of the updated COVID vaccines because their age or certain health conditions make them more vulnerable to severe infections, U.S. health officials advised this week.Six months after their first shot, people 65 and older and those who...
With new COVID-19 boosters, plus flu and RSV vaccines, how many shots should I expect to get this fall? People tend to get sick in the late fall because they’re inside more and may be traveling and gathering in large family groups. This fall, for the first time, there’s a vaccine...
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A recommendation not to travel to Japan in May 2021, months before the Olympics drew wide attention. CDC said on Monday it will only post a travel health notice "for a country if a situation, such as a concerning COVID-19 variant, is identified that changes CDC travel recommendations for ...