While data on the effectiveness and safety of the booster vaccination for 12- to 17-year-olds remains limited, the risk of severe side effects is estimated to be very low, it added. NO REGULATORY APPROVAL The E
” Lyke tellsRolling Stone. “We’re just looking at everything on an equal footing.” For now, it remains to be seen whether getting a third dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine — per Biden administration recommendations — will end up being the booster regimen...
Some health experts say annual booster shots are not worth the risk for otherwise healthy people. May 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM Trump administration policy on COVID vaccine ‘concerning’: Health expert Dr. Raynard Washington, epidemiologist and health director in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, d...
"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...
"CDC is now recommending updated COVID-19 vaccination for everyone 6 months and older to better protect you and your loved ones," CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen said in areleaseafter signing off on the panel's recommendations. The CDC committee voted in favor of "universal" recommendations for...
The emerging evidence on the utility of booster vaccinations has global implications because booster recommendations likely mean diversion of additional supplies to high-income countries. If the evidence suggests that a booster vaccination is needed for protecting populations in high-income countries such ...
Keep patients informed about future vaccination updates Patient education shouldn’t stop once they’ve gotten the vaccine. “I frequently update patients on new recommendations, evolving science, and how boosters restore waning immunity,” says Dr. Sylejmani. “For instance, as new variants emerge...
Americans face "unknown risk" from too many booster shots.Scientists look at the possibility of "overvaccination" every time they study boosters. So far, no safety risks have been associated with multiple immunizations, Schaffner said. Floridians should get exercise and eat vegetables and "healthy...
By contrast, the agency officials estimated that some 1,000 hospitalizations were prevented by vaccination among the 7.5 million children who have received two shots. How long that protection against hospitalization will last for the youngest children is unclear, officials told th...
Rochelle Walensky signs off on the ACIP recommendations, booster shots may be given immediately to those for whom they are recommended. The CDC’s Dr. Amanda Cohn, executive secretary for ACIP, said the committee can come back any time in the future to adjust their recommendations. “We ave...