Full Episode
Saturday, Sep 6
PBS NewsHour
  • Episodes
  • Podcasts
  • Newsletters
  • The Latest
  • Politics
    Politics
    • Brooks and Capehart
    • Politics Monday
    • Supreme Court
  • Arts
    Arts
    • CANVAS
    • Poetry
    • Now Read This
  • Nation
    Nation
    • Supreme Court
    • Race Matters
    • Essays
    • Brief But Spectacular
  • World
    World
    • Agents for Change
  • Economy
    Economy
    • Making Sen$e
    • Paul Solman
  • Science
    Science
    • The Leading Edge
    • ScienceScope
    • Basic Research
    • Innovation and Invention
  • Health
    Health
    • Long-Term Care
  • Education
    Education
    • Teachers' Lounge
    • Student Reporting Labs
  • For Teachers
    Education
    • Newshour Classroom
  • About
    • Feedback
    • Funders
    • Support
    • Jobs

We're not going anywhere.

Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on!
Donate now
PBS News

Get news alerts from PBS News

Turn on desktop notifications?

covid-19 vaccine booster

  • Full Episodes
  • Podcasts
  • Newsletters
  • Live
NewVax

Health Oct 01

What’s behind the messy rollout of this fall’s new COVID vaccines

By John Yang, Kaisha Young

Health Dec 05

People receive COVID-19 boosters targeting Omicron
Pfizer seeks FDA authorization of updated COVID-19 shot for kids under 5

The FDA already has cleared COVID-19 vaccines tweaked to better target omicron as boosters for everyone 5 and older.

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

Health Jul 29

Dr. Salma Elfaki holds a vial of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at
U.S. reaches deal with Moderna for omicron COVID-19 vaccine

The U.S. orders with Pfizer and Moderna include options to purchase 300 million doses each, but reaching that total will require more funding from Congress.

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Health Jul 18

People receive their second COVID-19 boosters in Waterford, Michigan
Boost now or wait? Steady stream of new variants sow confusion

About 70% of people 50 and older who got a first COVID-19 booster shot haven’t received a secondary dose recommended by the CDC. Inconsistent public health messaging has been a hurdle.

By Sam Whitehead, Arthur Allen, Kaiser Health News

Health May 27

Dr. Mayank Amin puts a band-aid on 5-year-old Lydia Jones after receiving a Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster vaccine at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, U.S., May 19, 2022. Photo by Hannah Beier/REUTERS
Kids aged 5 to 11 can get a COVID-19 booster shot. Here’s what you should know

About 8 million U.S. children have received two shots of COVID-19 vaccine and are now eligible for a third.

By Debbie-Ann Shirley, The Conversation

Mar 29

Watch 4:41
FDA and CDC authorize additional COVID booster shots for some Americans

By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed a second booster shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines for those over 50. It also applies to younger people with badly weakened immune systems.

Continue watching

Jan 05

CDC advisers endorse Pfizer COVID boosters for younger teens

By Lauran Neergaard, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

An influential government advisory panel is recommending COVID-19 boosters for younger teens. Boosters already are recommended for everyone 16 and older.

Continue reading

Dec 09

FDA expands Pfizer COVID booster, opens extra dose to age 16

By Lauren Neergaard and Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

The U.S. and many other nations already urge adults to get a booster to pump up their immunity months after initial vaccination.

Continue reading

Dec 08

Pfizer says COVID booster offers protection against omicron variant

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

Pfizer and its partner BioNTech said lab tests showed a booster dose increased by 25-fold the level of so-called neutralizing antibodies against omicron.

Continue reading

Nov 19

Watch 4:52
COVID boosters and what you need to know before holiday gatherings

By Stephanie Sy, Courtney Norris

Starting this weekend, COVID-19 boosters will now be available for any of the three federally approved vaccines. At least 10 states had already made this change as COVID cases rose — climbing by 33 percent in the last two weeks.

Continue watching

Jump to the First Page Previous Page
1 2
Next Page Jump to the Last Page

Support Provided By: Learn more

web ad

Educate your inbox

Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.

Form error message goes here.

Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm.

Full Episode
Saturday, Sep 6
  • BDO
  • BNSF Railway
  • Consumer Cellular
  • Raymond James
  • Viewers Like You
  • Friends of the News Hour
PBS News

© 1996 - 2025 NewsHour Productions LLC. All Rights Reserved.

PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.

Sections

  • The Latest
  • Politics
  • Arts
  • Nation
  • World
  • Economy
  • Science
  • Health
  • Education

About

  • About Us
  • TV Schedule
  • Press
  • Feedback
  • Funders
  • Support
  • Newsletters
  • Podcasts
  • Jobs
  • Privacy
  • Terms of Use

Stay Connected

  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • X
  • TikTok
  • Threads
  • RSS

Subscribe to Here's the Deal with Lisa Desjardins

Form error message goes here.

Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm.

Support our journalism

Support for News Hour Provided By

  • BDO
  • BNSF Railway
  • Consumer Cellular
  • Raymond James
  • Viewers Like You