The agency said it chose August because it is the "earliest that travelers could have received a bivalent vaccine." The change comes after the CDC and the Food and Drug Administrationdecidedearlier this month tosimplifythe COVID-19 vaccine schedule, allowing for most unvaccinated Americans to skip...
for patients between 18 and 49, the bivalent COVID vaccine is 52% effective against symptomatic BA.5 infection. Concerning the XBB/XBB1.5 variants, the bivalent vaccine was roughly 48% effective.
More than 50 million Americans have received the most updated COVID bivalent vaccine, CDC data shows. Uptake has been slowing down since the beginning of the year, with only 5 million people getting the shot in the past few months. MORE: Around 40% of long COVID patients have s...
In April, the CDC and Food and Drug Administrationsimplified the vaccine scheduleto recommend everyone aged 6 and older receive an updated bivalent COVID-19 vaccine, regardless of whether they previously completed their monovalent primary series. Additionally, the FDA's vaccine adv...
More than 50 million Americans have received the most updated COVID bivalent vaccine, CDCdatashows. Uptake has been slowing down since the beginning of the year, with only 5 million people getting the shot in the past few months. MORE: Around 40% of long COVID patients ...
The FDA also recently announced a new simplified vaccination schedule for COVID vaccines. Those over the age of 65 are now eligible for a second bivalent shot four months after their first. Immunocompromised patients can also receive another booster two months after their first and may be eligible...