CDC advises updated COVID vaccine for everyone over 6 months of age
Jun 28, 2024
Americans 65 and older account for two-thirds of COVID hospitalizations and 82% of in-hospital deaths, yet only about 40% of Americans in that age group were immunized with the COVID vaccines that were...
COVID-19 vaccination rates lower among adults with vision, hearing disability
Aug 12, 2022
Compared with those with little to no impairment, adults with serious disability were less likely to initiate COVID-19 vaccination.
No decline in cardiovascular events seen with COVID-19 vaccine after acute coronary syndromes
Jun 03, 2024
Findings show no significant reduction in primary end point, MACE for those receiving vaccine after acute coronary syndromes
FDA OKs Novavax COVID-19 vaccine as first booster shot
Oct 20, 2022
Until now, the protein-based vaccine was only approved as a two-dose primary series.
Updated immunization schedule presented for adults for 2024
Jan 11, 2024
The changes include a recommendation for all adults to receive a dose of the new COVID-19 vaccine and RSV vaccination.
COVID-19 boosters could save 90,000 lives this winter
Oct 06, 2022
Updated booster doses also could prevent more than 936,000 hospitalizations and save $56 billion in six months.
Biden administration says insurance issues with COVID-19 shots mostly fixed
Sep 29, 2023
More than 2 million people already had received the updated vaccines by Wednesday, according to HHS.
COVID-19 vaccine primary series coverage 76 percent in adults 60 years and older
Feb 06, 2023
Primary series coverage by the end of 2022 was below the 100% target set for at-risk populations.
Moderna says its booster protects well against omicron
Dec 20, 2021
Experts agree that booster shots are the best defense against the omicron variant of COVID-19.
Most with reaction to mRNA COVID-19 vaccine tolerate second dose
Jul 29, 2021
Most patients with an immediate, potentially allergic reaction to Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccine tolerate a second dose