CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met Monday to discuss the potential eventual need for booster doses of coronavirus vaccine -- although they did not vote. The White House has said it's planning to offer booster doses at the end of September, although it's up to the US F...
Federal health officials are appealing to pregnant women to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and they're trying to make the case that the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the known or potential risks. As Mireya Villarreal reports, the resistance to get vaccinated has brought heartache ...
U.S. CDC Expands COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility to 16 and Older More Reuters FILE PHOTO: Nursing student Erika Lohr vaccinates a patient as California opens up vaccine eligibility to any residents 16 years and older during the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Chula ...
4:33 CDC reviews cases of heart inflammation following vaccineThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concluded there is a “likely association” of heart inflammation in young people who were vaccinated, but said the vaccine benefits outweigh the risks....
Late last week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) alerted health care professionals that they are monitoring the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) and the Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) for cases of young adults devel
Statement from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association:COVID-19vaccine benefits still outweigh risks, despite possible rare heart complications. Late last week, theU.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) alerted health care professionals that they are monitoring ...
"This is how we can save the most lives and deliver the highest value for money," the Africa CDC deputy chief added. The research found that it is not only the overall vaccine coverage reached that determines the benefits of a vaccine program. Rather, starting early and moving quickly are...
A federal program providing free COVID-19 vaccines to uninsured and underinsured adults is shutting down this summer, before the fall rollout of updated vaccines to fight against the latest variants. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
CDC officials said Wednesday that they plan to update their guidance to say that anyone who suffers the heart inflammation after one dose of the vaccine can defer a second shot. Meanwhile, the Food and Drug Administration is planning to put together a product warning that notes the risk. ...
It may help to wait to get an updated vaccine if you recently got one, experts say. The CDC recommends waiting at least two months between vaccines or consider delaying a shot three months after COVID symptoms started or a positive test. ...