The CDC says there’s a preference for the mRNA (Pfizer and Moderna) COVID-19 vaccines over the Novavax or Johnson & Johnson vaccines. This is based on data from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). It discussed vaccine safety, vaccine effectiveness, rare negative side eff...
As COVID-19 continues to spread, a vaccine is currently being distributed around the world to help curb the spread. Learn more about the coronavirus vaccine progress, latest updates, news and more.
The CDC recommends immunizing health-care workers and nursing homes first, but states can distribute the vaccine as they see fit. Hahn told reporters that states should give shots to groups that “make sense,” such as the elderly, people with preexisting conditions, police, fi...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its guidance on COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, expanding the recommended time between the initial two vaccine doses to eight weeks for certain people. The prior recommended interval between initial...
As breakthrough cases (infections after vaccination) are reported among the sporadic COVID-19 infections in China, concerns about the effect of vaccines are growing. Do these cases mean that vaccines are useless? Wu Chenggang, chief expert in the field of Immunization Program of Guangdong CDC, ...
“This is not a way we usually givevaccines,” he said. But, “we have to move into this new way of providing vaccine protection.” More information The CDC has more on COVID-19. SOURCE: U.S. Centers for Disease Control andPrevention, news release, Oct. 25, 2024;New York Times...
If your local municipality or employer uses the CDC's Vaccine Administration Management System, thenyou can use the VAMS website to access your vaccination records. I've had more than one reader reach out to me about using this system to show proof of vaccination, but witho...
U.S. Administers 353.9 Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines - CDC More Reuters Olga Orduna, 46, receives her second coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a back-to-school clinic in South Gate, Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (Reu...
By now, nearly all Americans have had a COVID infection, gotten a COVID vaccine or both, but the updated vaccines offer a timely boost as immunity wanes and the virus continues to evolve, the CDC said. "Professionals and the public in general do not understand how much this virus has mu...
Development of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine has been key to countering the pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Despite the current endemic status of COVID-19, ... Nov 14, 2024 ...