The first new COVID-19 vaccines updated for this fall season should start to be available in mid-September now that both the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have signed off on the new shots. The new shots are designed to target the XBB ...
Giving repeated booster doses of existing covid-19 vaccines in developed countries is not a sustainable global strategy for tackling the pandemic, the World Health Organization has said. Instead, WHO argues that the focus should shift towards producing new vaccines that work better against ...
This article was last updated in September, 2024.As we push through another cold, flu, and (likely) COVID season, I wanted to share the major updates on the current availability status and pricing ofCOVID tests,flu shots, and COVID vaccines – and whether they are still free and for ho...
The study gives a clearer picture of the separate protections that vaccination and prior infection might bring, and it compares the effectiveness of vaccines and boosters between those who have and have not had a previous case of COVID-19. In addition, it demonstrates the effectiveness of the p...
Later, when the FDA announced it was authorizing and approving the latest formulation of the vaccines on Monday, targeted for the XBB.1.5 strain of the virus, the agency'spress releasemade no mention of "booster" doses. "To clarify, these vaccines would not be considered 'boosters' per se...
In light of the recent FDA and CDC decision to approve two updated messenger RNA COVID-19 booster shots, it is imperative to alert the pregnant population of the importance and effectiveness of these vaccines and boosters. Ad In research published inLancet Digital Health, researchers from the In...
Venezuela has started administering booster vaccinations against COVID-19, as the country continues its efforts to keep the pandemic under control. For the boosters, Venezuela is using China's Sinopharm and Russia's Sputniklight vaccines. One of those getting a booster is Augusto Mancini. He we...
According to the data from the Department of Health, so far about 68.6 percent of the eligible population had received booster vaccines. And there had been 6,526 total COVID-19 deaths and approximately 4.78 million confirmed cases in Australia as of Friday afternoon. ...
Some people are getting their COVID-19 vaccine boosters and others are getting their third shot. While they may seem like the same thing, they aren't.
One of the main arguments for COVID-19 vaccine boosters has been the observation that anti–SARS-CoV-2 antibodieswane over time, which has been seen with other vaccines. While antibodies are relatively easy to assess, the assays aren’t yet standardized, and scientists haven’t yet determined...