FDA advisers back updated COVID shots for fall vaccinations
A panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration has recommended revising the current COVID-19 vaccine so that it specifically targets omicron.
COVID booster
COVID test kits, treatments and vaccines won't be free to many consumers much longer
Insurers, employers, taxpayers and other consumers will all be affected as drugmakers move these products to the commercial market in May. How much you'll pay depends on your health insurance.
An FDA committee votes to roll out a new COVID vaccination strategy
Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today endorsed a proposal to make big changes in the nation's approach to vaccinating people against COVID-19.
The FDA considers a major shift in the nation's COVID vaccine strategy
The new approach would simplify vaccination guidance so that, every fall, people would get a new shot, updated to try to match whatever variant is dominant.
Experts advise flu shots for upcoming season
It’s the beginning of flu season. Experts say September and October are ideal months for flu shots.
CDC recommends new booster shots to fight omicron
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky has signed off on updated versions of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines that target the original virus and the omicron subvariants.
Summer boosters for people under 50 shelved in favor of updated boosters in the fall
The Biden administration is scrapping plans to offer COVID boosters for people under 50 this summer. Instead they will push for an earlier release of the next generation boosters in the fall.
FDA authorizes first COVID booster for children ages 5 to 11
The Food and Drug Administration expanded authorization of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID vaccine to enable kids ages 5 to 11 who were vaccinated at least five months ago to get a third shot.
FDA shortens the wait time between Moderna vaccine and booster to 5 months
Now, both the Pfizer and the Moderna booster shots can be given five months after the second dose of vaccine — down from six months.
The CDC now recommends Pfizer boosters after 5 months, down from 6
The move to shorten the Pfizer booster interval comes as the U.S. shatters daily case records. The recommended interval for those who received Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines has not changed.