The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended a second dose of the 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine, administered 6 months after the first dose, for people aged 65 years or older and individuals who are immunocompromised. Additional doses of the vaccine can maximize prot...
including an updated COVID-19 vaccine, an annual flu vaccine, RSV vaccines for older adults, as well as a long-acting monoclonal antibody for infants that reduces the risk of both hospitalizations and health care visits for RSV," she added. ...
(CNN) -- Overall effectiveness of coronavirus vaccines has not dropped much yet for most vaccinated Americans, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine advisers were told Monday. CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met Monday to discuss the potential eventual need for boost...
Until August, people can find where to locate a free COVID-19 Bridge vaccine at vaccines.gov. “After August, there may be a small amount of free vaccine available through health department immunization programs, but supply would be very limited. We don’t yet know if the manufacturers will...
COVID-19 fell to the fourth-leading primary cause of death in the U.S. last year, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. SEE: Latest Coronavirus and Vaccine News The coronavirus came in behind heart disease, cancer and unintent...
[1]Reduced neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617 by vaccine and convalescent serum. Cell. 2021 Aug 5;184(16):4220- 4236.e13. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.06.020. Epub 2021 Jun 17. [2]Reduced Risk of Reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 Aft...
Myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle, usually responds well to treatment, the CDC says, and research shows people are more likely to develop myocarditis from a COVID infection than from the vaccine. "I think all of that needs to be weighed. And so that's why I hesitate to ma...
and they prevent COVID-19 illness. They will help protect you and your family and keep your community safe. We strongly encourage everyone age 12 and older who are eligible to receive the vaccine under emergency use authoriza...
COVID-19 cases rise in North Texas as FDA authorizes updated vaccine The XBB 1.5 variant is one of the most dominant variants we're seeing locally. Sep 11, 2023 FDA approves new drug to prevent RSV in children Fall flu and virus season is right around the corner, but this year, a new...
Pfizer said it plans to do a large trial after the vaccine is officially on the market. They’ll use a large database of commercial claim data to try and evaluate safety endpoints. The CDC also plans to use V-Safe, a program developed specifically to monitor Covid-19 vacci...