For weeks, reformulated bivalent COVID-19 vaccine boosters have been available across the United States that aim to protect against newer omicron variants that have sickened millions of people in recent months. The Pfizer booster is available to those ages 12 and older, and the Moderna booster...
Why the CDC recommends everyone get the new COVID vaccine booster for fall 2023 The rollout of the shots will also mark three major shifts in the U.S. response to the virus: the end of government-bought vaccine supplies, a simplification of who is eligible to get shots and a significant...
Moderna's new version of its COVID-19 vaccine, which targets two virus variants including Omicron, has outperformed the company's original Spikevax shot in a head-to-head clinical trial. mRNA-1273.214 stimulated almost twice the neutralising antibody lev
Vials of the COVID-19 vaccine bivalent booster from Pfizer-BioNTech (left) and Moderna. (Photo Courtesy of N.Y. Governor's Press Office) WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House on Tuesday said eligible Americans should get the updated COVID-19 vaccine boosters by Halloween to have maximum prote...
However, the vaccines are "very promising" and have no new safety concerns, Flahault told AFP, adding that there would be much more data in the coming weeks as the US bivalent booster campaign gains steam. The concept of adapting a new vaccine without carrying out fullclinical trialsevery tim...
who have decided to take advantage of the fact that we do have a vaccine that can help prevent the worst outcomes from COVID-19, such as hospitalization and death ... could have the benefit of having the most up-to-date version of the vaccine, which is the ...
Only about 17% of those eligible for the bivalent booster last fall actually got it, so the level of immunity against the coronavirus in the community right now is low. But if you're wondering whether you should go ahead and get an older COVID booster now or wait for the new shot in...
Youths aged 12 to 17 are now eligible for the most up-to-date COVID-19 booster shot as Ottawa is hit with a new wave of the virus. Health Canada approved on Friday a Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent or combination vaccine. It targets both the original virus that caused illness...
As the COVID virus continues toevolve, so does our vaccine response. FromDecember 11, Australians will have access tonew vaccinesthat offer better protection. These "monovalent" booster vaccines are expected to be a better match for currently circulating strains of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that ca...
The CDC's vaccine advisors on Thursday recommended updated COVID-19 booster shots from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna that target the latest Omicron subvariants, setting aside concerns about the lack of clinical trial data with the newly formulated vaccines. In a pair of 13-1 votes, the Advisory ...