This recent committee meeting added to those recommendations by advising individuals 65 and older to get an additional dose of the 2023–2024 formula COVID-19 vaccine. If followed by the target population, this recommendation will offer these individuals additional protection against the...
COVID-19--associated hospitalization rates remain higher among adults aged ≥65 years relative to rates in younger adults, adolescents, and children; during October 2023--January 2024, 67% of all COVID-19--associated hospitalizations were among persons aged ≥65 years. On Sep...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's outside vaccine advisers voted unanimously Thursday to expand their recommendations for Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine to virtually all ages of children, adding the first alternative to Pfizer's shots for millions of adolescents and school-age kids. On...
Barring any production issues, the feds have said that all adults in Canada are on track to get their first dose ofone of the mRNA vaccine by July. In B.C., health officials believe they can get a first dose to all adults by mid-June. Recommendations given by NACI are n...
Keep in mind:Vaccine recommendationscan be confusing. For more personalized information, make sure to ask a healthcare professional. Information for the 2024-2025 season TheFDAandCDCupdated their COVID vaccine recommendations in mid-2024. They did this in advance of the 2024-2025 respiratory illness...
Why you might not want to rush to get the new COVID vaccine Updated COVID-19 vaccines are arriving for the fall and winter season. Experts say you should get vaccinated, but you may not need to rush to receive the shot. 3 months ago ...
Policy Recommendations To balance respect for minors’ autonomy with developmental realities and parental interests, a policy allowing minors to receive the vaccine without parental consent would use a sliding scale of decision-making authority, granting greater autonomy to minors as they age while also...
So you need to make that decision to either wait for those answers or you can contribute and be a part of science and have an opportunity to protect your child. So it was weighing that decision-making process to understand that and what we already knew about the vaccine with adults ...
But with the present results and local recommendations only Sinovac has so far been exclusively recommended to the 16 and 17 year olds. "For the avoidance of doubt the only vaccine type eligible for this age group is the Sinovac vaccine," reiterated Minister Murwira. ...
Members of The Lancet's Commission on Vaccine Refusal, Acceptance, and Demand in the U.S. have issued their recommendations for increasing COVID-19 vaccine uptake, focusing on one key factor: individual intention to receive the vaccine.