Health Oct 14 WATCH: FDA advisory committee endorses Moderna COVID booster shot The panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously to recommend a booster shot for seniors, adults with other health problems, jobs or living situations that put them at increased risk for COVID-19.
Health Oct 07 U.S. health experts urge flu shots to avoid ‘twindemic’ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends a yearly flu vaccination for just about everyone starting with 6-month-old babies.
Health Oct 07 Pfizer asks U.S. to allow COVID shots for kids ages 5 to 11 If regulators agree, shots could begin within a matter of weeks.
Health Sep 30 Yes, you can get a flu shot and a COVID-19 vaccine at the same time Health experts are worried Americans might have vaccination fatigue, but they still want you to get your flu shot.
Health Sep 24 WATCH: White House COVID task force gives update after latest booster recommendations The White House COVID task force is expected to speak at 12:30 p.m. EST today. Watch their remarks here.
Health Sep 24 CDC director says people with risky jobs can also get COVID booster The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has endorsed COVID-19 booster shots for millions of older or otherwise vulnerable Americans. The move opens a major new phase in the U.S vaccination drive against the coronavirus.
Health Sep 23 CDC panel recommends extra dose of Pfizer vaccine for vulnerable groups The U.S. vaccination drive against COVID-19 stands on the verge of a major new phase: Government advisers on Thursday recommended booster doses of Pfizer’s vaccine for millions of Americans.
Health Sep 23 CDC advisers try to work out the details on booster shots Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are set to vote Thursday on how many of the roughly 26 million Americans who had their last Pfizer dose at least six months ago should go ahead and get that…
Health Sep 22 FDA backs Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for seniors, high-risk The FDA on Wednesday signed off on such shots as a way to shore up protection in those groups. This is not a done deal yet: The CDC has yet to weigh in on who it believes should get boosters…
Health Sep 22 WATCH: CDC Advisory Committee discusses COVID-19 boosters The meeting came days after a different advisory group — this one serving the Food and Drug Administration — overwhelmingly rejected a sweeping White House plan to dispense third shots to nearly everyone.