The new data do not meanbooster shotsare somehow increasing the risk.Ongoing studiescontinue to provide strong evidence of additional protection offered by booster shots against infection, severe disease, and death. Instead, the shift underscores thegrowing complexityof measuring vaccine effectiveness at ...
Dr. Celine Gounder, an infectious disease specialist, encourages Americans to prepare themselves for a potential new COVID booster shot, after a U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel voted Tuesday to recommend modifying the COVID vaccine. The updated shot is aimed at specifically targeting the...
People wear mask after New York City's health officials have issued an advisory, strongly urging New Yorkers to use masks as COVID-19, flu, and RSV cases rise, on Dec. 12, 2022, in New York. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The new bivalent COVID booster this fall was relatively 8...
Just going for a walk is often a huge mood booster for me when I’m in a funk. If going for a walk is a challenge, then any change of scenery or time I can spend outside still helps. Square breathing. There are a few versions of this technique, but when I’m starting to feel...
MORE: Jill Biden, Fauci urge seniors to get COVID booster before holidays: 'Don't wait' Pandemic has negatively changed views on routine vaccines Another key point from the December KFF polling was a growing opposition to regular vaccinations for school children, as a requireme...
• New Yorkers 6 months and older should receive their bivalent booster and flu shot. • Follow simple precautions: wash hands, keep surfaces clean, let fresh air in, consider wearing masks, and stay home when sick. • To prevent severe illness, COVID-positive New Yorkers without a pro...
• New Yorkers 6 months and older should receive their bivalent booster and flu shot. • Follow simple precautions: wash hands, keep surfaces clean, let fresh air in, consider wearing masks, and stay home when sick. • To prevent severe illness, COVID-positive New Yorkers without a pro...
The 2021 flu season is hitting us at the same time that millions of Americans are considering a COVID-19 booster vaccination.
Many women of childbearing age remain unvaccinated in the United States and elsewhere, the study noted. Some women hesitate or refuse to get the vaccine or booster shot because they think the risks of having COVID are small for young women or are unsure about vaccine safety during pregnancy. ...
Zoos across the country are giving their cats, primates, and otters vaccines for COVID-19. How did we develop a veterinary vaccine so fast?