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...
“This decision comes at a time when COVID-19 cases are once again climbing. Now, most people 6 months or older in the U.S. are eligible to receive this season’s COVID-19 vaccine, even if they have never been vaccinated against COVID-19 before,”Albert Bourla, Pfizer Chairman and C...
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...
COVID-19 Hospitalizations Increase for 6th Straight Week COVID-19 hospitalizations have been increasing for six straight weeks. But Cohen added that "if you do get the current COVID-19 vaccine now or in early September, it could delay your ability to get this updated vaccine that's coming ...
pharmaceutical giant Moderna said its COVID-19 vaccine protects against two new variants of the coronavirus. The company said the vaccine triggered an immune response to "all key emerging variants," including those first identified in the UK and South Africa. The researchers looked at...
A woman receives the COVID-19 vaccine in Florida on April 19, 2022.Sun Sentinel/TNS via Getty Images, FILE The Pfizer bivalent booster will be available to everyone over 12, while the Moderna bivalent booster will be available to everyone over 18. ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to sign off on guidance for another COVID-19 vaccine booster for higher-risk groups. Meanwhile, a new subvariant of the virus first detected in India is spreading across the U.S. Dr. Matifadza Hlatshwayo Davis, director of health ...
CDC recommends new COVID-19 booster shots The director advises that anyone 6 months and older should get at least one updated shot. September 13, 2023 Additional Live Streams Additional Live Streams Live ABC News Live Live Fire threat returns to the Southwest; severe weather and heavy rainfall ...
You need to wait at least two months after having had the final dose in your primary series and the same length of time after having had a booster before getting one of the updated boosters. I’m immunocompromised and I’ve already had five doses of Covid vaccine. Am I eligible to get...
Booster Dose COVID-19 Vaccine COVID-19 Dr. Céline Gounder Dr. Céline Gounder, an internist, epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist, is a CBS News medical contributor as well as senior fellow and editor-at-large for public health at KFF Health News....