A booster shot of the anti-COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer/BioNTech is 95.6 percent effective against symptomatic infection, according to trial data published by the makers on Thursday.
A Centers for Disease and Control panel is meeting to discuss expanding eligibility for booster shots to children 12 to 15 years old. Immunocompromised kids 5 and older are now eligible for a third dose. The CDC declined Tuesday to add a testing requirement at the end of the newly shortened...
"Even being infected with COVID-19 after receiving full vaccination, people are more likely to only suffer slight symptoms," he said. "Vaccination also drops the virus' infection ability for spreading to others. So we encourage...
"Our study demonstrates in clear terms how the booster shot can make all the difference for some people with compromised immune systems, such as people with cancer," said Balazs Halmos, M.D., M.S., director of the Multidisciplinary Thoracic Oncology Program at Montefiore Health System, professo...
Did you know about the redesigned COVID-19 booster shot that protects against Omicron and its contagious subvariants that was approved in August? A new survey found that half of American adults have heard little to nothing about it. For more, check out our exclusive c...
Side effects were similar to those seen with the company’s first two shots. Moderna is asking for a lower-dose booster because it triggered fewer uncomfortable shot reactions such as fever and achiness, but also because it leaves more vaccine available for the global supply. The company has ...
Why the CDC recommends everyone get the new COVID vaccine booster for fall 2023 The rollout of the shots will also mark three major shifts in the U.S. response to the virus: the end of government-bought vaccine supplies, a simplification of who is eligible to get shots and a significant...
RELATED:Pfizer asks FDA to authorize COVID-19 booster shot for all adults over age of 18 Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease expert,said earlier this week that he believesCOVID-19 vaccine boosters will be needed to avoid a possible "double whammy" of the highly transmi...
There is currently no strong evidence to suggest that taking ibuprofen after your COVID booster shot reduces your immune response to the vaccine. Taking ibuprofen just before your booster vaccination, to prevent possible side effects, is not recommended because some older studies have suggested that ...
DAVIS: Fewer than half of adults older than 65 and just 1 in 5 Americans got the booster shot last fall. Many Americans view COVID as a mild threat now. Are you concerned that very few people will opt for boosters this fall? COHEN: Well, we'd all wish for COVID to be in the re...