Sep 14 WHO aims to get Africa 30 percent of needed doses by February By Associated Press WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called the vast disparity in vaccination rates between rich and poor countries a “solvable problem.”… Continue reading
Sep 14 UK recommends COVID-19 booster shots for everyone over 50 By Danica Kirka, Associated Press The U.K. will offer a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine to everyone over 50 and other vulnerable people after an an expert panel said the boosters were needed to protect against waning immunity this winter. Continue reading
Sep 13 FDA experts among group opposing U.S. booster shot plan By Lauran Neergaard, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press An international group of scientists is arguing the average person doesn't need a COVID-19 booster yet — an opinion that highlights the intense scientific divide over the question. Continue reading
Sep 07 COVID-19 boosters are coming, but who will get them and when? By Lauren Neergaard, Associated Press COVID-19 booster shots may be coming for at least some Americans, but there's still important science to be worked out about who really needs them and when. Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch 5:46 COVID-19 boosters shots ‘a tough balance’ for FDA, epidemiologists By PBS NewsHour The Biden Administration announced last week that COVID-19 booster shots will be available by mid-September for those eight months into being fully-vaccinated. But with many Americans still unvaccinated and vaccine access worldwide varying wildly, are booster shots premature? Stat reporter… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 7:50 Surgeon general on booster shots for Americans, vaccinating the world The White House is now strongly recommending booster shots for vaccinated, a move that comes as more than 1,000 people died from COVID on Tuesday — the first time the count has been that high since March. It also comes… Continue watching