—COVID pandemic knocked 1.6 years off global life expectancy, study finds The CDC hopes that, by recommending additional doses to high-risk groups, people can be better protected from the virus year-round. You can learn more about where to get a COVID-19 vaccine on the CDC we...
NEW YORK (AP) — Older U.S. adults should roll up their sleeves for anotherCOVID-19shot, even if they got a booster in the fall, U.S. health officials said Wednesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Americans 65 and older should get another dose of t...
DETROIT (FOX 2) - Drug makers are working to create a COVID-19 booster vaccine that targets the original strain as well as the Omicron sub-variants. With that new booster vaccine expected in the future, should you get boosted now or wait? Dr. Matthew Sims, the director of infectious dis...
Will the flu shot interfere in any way with the COVID vaccine? No, the flu shot should not interfere in any way with the COVID vaccine, said Skariah. Can I get the flu shot and the COVID vaccine at the exact same time? You can, but you may not want to. "In the past, the C...
Mary Conlon/Associated Press The head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday urged Americans aged 65 and older, as well as immunocompromised people, to receive a second round of the latest COVID-19 vaccine six months after their first dose. In a statement, the CDC...
Q: Is a second booster shot a good idea? A: Because we do not have much more than a year or two of experience with the virus and the vaccines, the endurance of protection from vaccination is still being studied. We do know from related experience that annual flu shots and multi-dose ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday broadened its recommendation for COVID-19 booster shots for all adults as the new omicron variant is identified in more countries.
Do I Need a COVID Booster? Studies show that COVID vaccine protection fades over time and that booster shots help. The CDC recommends that everyone get the most current version of the COVID shot. That's regardless of how many doses you've already had. Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are app...
Why get a flu shot? Flu shots neither prevent nor cause COVID-19, but they can help reduce the number of people who get the flu and need hospitalization. That's important. Hundreds of thousands of Americans end up in the hospital every year because of the flu. If you add potential hos...
What they did show, she said, is that COVID in children is different than COVID in adults, that children can get severe disease and end up in intensive care and that there can be lingering complications. “I don’t want anyone to take the gamble and say, ‘We’ll take a chance w...