Oct 25 Experts say children should get a COVID-19 bivalent booster. Here’s what you need to know By Dan Cooney, Matt Rasnic Right now, the most important thing is getting vaccinated and boosted to prevent the spread of the virus. Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch 8:01 Health experts worry effort to vaccinate against COVID variants moving too slowly By John Yang The number of confirmed and reported COVID cases in the U.S. is at its lowest point since last spring. But the average number of deaths associated with COVID remains at more than 350 a day. Public health experts are increasingly… Continue watching
Oct 03 Seniors urged to get extra-strength flu vaccines this season By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Doctors have a message for vaccine-weary Americans: Don't skip your flu shot this fall. And for the first time, seniors are urged to get a special extra-strength kind. Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch 7:43 An epidemiologist answers viewers’ questions about COVID-19 More than two years into the pandemic, most Americans have returned to a sense of some normalcy. But the virus is still disrupting daily life in the U.S. with more than 130,000 per day and deaths on the rise. We… Continue watching
Jul 26 White House COVID task force calls for ‘flexibility’ in order to combat the changing virus By News Desk and Associated Press The nation’s top infectious disease expert says in order to keep up with ever evolving COVID-19, we need to be "flexible" to move with the changing virus. Continue reading
Jul 15 WATCH: U.S. health officials says states will receive more monkeypox vaccines soon By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press More than 100,000 monkeypox vaccine doses are being sent to states in the next few days, and several million more are on order in the months ahead, U.S. health officials said Friday. Continue reading
Jul 14 U.S. regulators clear way for more monkeypox vaccine shipments from Denmark By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The FDA said it has completed a required inspection of the overseas plant where the shots are manufactured. The update comes amid soaring demand in New York City, California and other parts of the U.S. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 8:19 White House COVID coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha on the rise in new variants With vaccinations, boosters and drugs, COVID has become a far less deadly risk for most Americans than earlier in the pandemic. But COVID still presents numerous problems, particularly for some of the most vulnerable people, with an average of more… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch 5:51 White House pledges more vaccines for monkeypox infections The Biden administration has launched a vaccination campaign against monkeypox, making nearly 300,000 shots available in the coming weeks. There are around 350 known cases of the virus in the U.S., and zero deaths, but there are concerns about its… Continue watching
Jun 30 Rural parents are less likely to say their pediatrician recommended COVID shots. Here’s why that matters By Laura Santhanam What a pediatrician recommends serves as a strong predictor of whether or not a caregiver chooses to get their child vaccinated against COVID. Continue reading