COVID hospitalizations increase for 7th consecutive week but new boosters could help Wednesday, September 6 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- COVID-19 hospitalizations are continuing to rise in the United States but there is hope that the uptick could be stemmed with the new boosters.Hospitalizations increased 15.7% for the week ending Aug. 26 from 15,050 to 17,418, according to data updated Monday by... Read More.
FDA authorizes updated COVID-19 boosters for kids under 5 Thursday, December 8 by ABC News(SILVER SPRING, Md.) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized bivalent COVID-19 boosters for children between the ages of 6 months and 4 years old Thursday.The booster, available from both Pfizer and Moderna, was previously authorized for everyone 5 years and older in... Read More.
Boosters would prevent ‘essentially every COVID death,’ White House official says Tuesday, November 22 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- As the winter holidays draw near, Dr. Anthony Fauci stood at the White House briefing podium one last time on Tuesday to give Americans health advice as he prepares to leave government after 50 years.Get boosted, Fauci said, and if you're not... Read More.
Updated boosters for elementary school-aged children ‘weeks’ from authorization: FDA vaccine chief Thursday, September 22 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- New boosters for 5- to 11-year-olds are just weeks away from authorization, the vaccine chief at the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Peter Marks, said Tuesday.While primary vaccines are already authorized for children 6 months and older, the FDA has yet... Read More.
October the best time to get COVID boosters, flu shots, experts say Wednesday, September 21 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- With doctor's offices and pharmacies now offering seasonal flu shots and updated COVID-19 boosters, experts are urging Americans to get both, with many saying October is the best time.While experts say October may be an ideal window to boost immunity, they... Read More.
What you need to know about ‘original antigenic sin’ with fall COVID boosters around the corner Wednesday, September 7 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- With new COVID variant-specific booster shots set to roll out in the coming week, vaccine scientists argue that more research is needed to understand how a person's early immune response -- either through vaccination or infection itself -- may impact future... Read More.
CDC signs off on new COVID-19 boosters ahead of fall booster campaign Thursday, September 1 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky signed off on newly-updated COVID-19 booster shots Thursday night, giving the final clearance shots to be administered soon after.The new booster shots have been updated to target two different COVID... Read More.
FDA authorizes new COVID-19 boosters ahead of fall booster campaign Wednesday, August 31 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- New and updated COVID-19 booster shots were given an emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration Wednesday morning, paving the way for shots in arms as soon as next week.The booster shots were updated to target two different COVID... Read More.
Fall COVID-19 boosters could roll out soon pending green light from FDA, CDC Wednesday, August 31 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- With the end of summer nearing, and Labor Day around the corner, U.S. health officials are preparing to roll out millions of new COVID-19 boosters as health experts grow concerned over a potential viral resurgence in the fall and winter.The Food... Read More.
Updated COVID boosters could be available in 3 weeks, White House predicts Tuesday, August 16 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Newly updated COVID-19 boosters tailored to target a dominant strain of the virus will be available in the next three weeks or so, assuming the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention work through their processes for authorization... Read More.
Polio vaccine boosters offered to kids in London as virus linked to New York case detected Thursday, August 11 by ABC News(LONDON) — Children in London are being offered polio vaccine boosters after sewage samples with the virus were found in multiple areas across the city.The U.K. Health Security Agency announced Wednesday that all children between ages 1 and 9 across the British capital will be eligible... Read More.
With an incoming COVID surge, health officials push urgently for boosters. Do you need one? Friday, July 15 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Early cases of COVID-19 are believed to be linked to a live-animal market in Wuhan, China. Facing yet another COVID-19 variant, this one said to be faster and stealthier than those before it, health officials say the calculus has changed and... Read More.