along with the currently available data onvaccineeffectiveness and year-round circulation ofCOVID-19," the CDC said in its news release. "The recommendation also provides clarity to healthcare providers on how many doses should be given per year to ...
But will the new official stats make a big impact? Not likely, said Paul Offit, MD, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. While he agreed that it's a useful tool, "at this point, quite frankly, I don't know how much more information people ...
The new warning was just the latest setback for J&J, which has suffered from production problems of its vaccine as well as public concerns about a rare, potentially life-threatening, blood clotting disorder linked to its shots. J&J is conducting early stage research...
Quarantine Recommendation by CDC for COVID-19 This is if you have been exposed to COVID-19 and you may or may not be infected. If you are unvaccinated, or are more than six months out from second mRNA dose, or more than 2 months since the J&J vaccine and not yet boosted you should...
The CDC is expanding Covid vaccination guidelines to everyone 65 and older The Trump administration on Tuesday issued new guidelines that expand coronavirus vaccine eligibility to everyone age 65 and older as well as to those with comorbid conditions, like diabetes. ...
The unvaccinated population is the main risk group. Delta variant may reduce the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccine. However, all COVID-19 vaccines are protective, and can reduce the risk of severe diseases and death. Those with chronic diseases are at high risk for severe diseases and death from...
"Professionals and the public in general do not understand how much this virus has mutated," said Carol Hayes, the CDC vaccine advisory committee's liaison to the American College of Nurse-Midwives, the New York Times reported. "COVID is still out there, and I don't think it's ever goi...
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. ...
Vaccine makers rose in premarket trading on Wednesday as investors reacted to rising flu and COVID-19 cases in the U.S. following the latest respiratory illness data announced by the CDC last week. Novavax up 9%; Moderna up 7%; Novo Nordisk, CureVac up 2%; BioNTech up 1%. ...
"As soon as they're feeling better, they can get the vaccine if they want it, but they can also choose to wait," the CDC's Megan Wallace said. Anyone who just recently got one of the earlier formulations of boosters is recommended to wait two months before getting the new one. Not ...