Sep 23 Watch 5:48 How ‘fits and starts’ of booster science, rollout may affect U.S. vaccination goals By PBS NewsHour An advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday recommended the Pfizer booster shots for people 65 and older, nursing home residents, and younger adults with underlying health issues. For a deeper look at that decision,… Continue watching
Sep 22 WATCH: CDC Advisory Committee discusses COVID-19 boosters By Lauran Neergaard, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 5:12 Key FDA advisory committee rejects COVID vaccine boosters for the general population A key advisory committee of the Food and Drug Administration overwhelmingly rejected vaccine boosters for the general U.S. population for now, but it voted unanimously in favor of giving boosters to those 65 and older as well as high risk… Continue watching
Sep 08 What to know about booster shots if you received Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine By Maureen Ferran, The Conversation It's been six months since the Johnson & Johnson vaccine received emergency use authorization. What does the data show about its efficacy, side effects and protection from variants?… Continue reading
Aug 18 WATCH: Biden administration to require COVID vaccines for nursing home staff By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Biden announced that his administration will require that nursing home staff be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition for those facilities to continue receiving federal Medicare and Medicaid funding. Continue reading
Aug 18 U.S. health officials call for booster shots against COVID-19 By Mike Stobbe, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press U.S. health officials Wednesday recommended all Americans get COVID-19 booster shots to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and evidence that the vaccines' effectiveness is falling. Continue reading
Aug 18 WATCH: White House COVID task force recommends COVID-19 booster shots By News Desk and Associated Press The White House COVID-19 task force will hold a news briefing Wednesday as U.S. officials recommend that all Americans get COVID-19 booster shots. Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 5:29 How booster shots could help protect Americans from the delta variant Judy Woodruff and William Brangham discuss the Biden administration's reported plans to recommend coronavirus booster vaccinations for Americans starting eight months after they received their second shot. An official announcement is anticipated Wednesday. Continue watching
Aug 13 Extra COVID vaccine authorized for those with weak immune systems By Lauran Neergaard, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The decision does not apply to otherwise healthy individuals. Health authorities are closely monitoring if and when the general population will need a booster shot but say for now, the vaccines continue to be highly effective in most healthy people. Continue reading
Aug 04 Head of U.N. health agency seeks vaccine booster moratorium By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press WHO officials say the science is unproven about whether giving booster shots to people who have already received two vaccine doses is effective in preventing the spread of the coronavirus. Continue reading