The updated guidance prioritizes older adults, high-risk individuals, and those who have never been vaccinated.

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A spring COVID-19 booster was recommended by the CDC for everyone over the age of 65 during advisory meetings on Feb. 28. Brano via Unsplash Four years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many ...

Between 2022 and 2024, covid-19 killed roughly 100,000 Americans annually, new research by CDC scientists shows.

Unfortunately, most Americans have COVID in their rearview mirror. Only 23% of adults received last year’s updated COVID booster.

Up-to-date vaccination remains the most effective way to prevent severe COVID-19 illness, new research from the World Health ...

The signs already are up at Florida pharmacies: Get your flu shot. But should you? What about the new COVID booster approved by the Food & Drug Administration last week? Is it worth getting? At the ...

Koumans and team pointed out that while adults ages 65 and older make up 17.7% of the U.S. population, this group bore a ...

People ages 65 and up should get another dose of a COVID-19 vaccine this spring, given the age group’s higher risk of severe disease and death from the pandemic virus, the Centers for Disease Control ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering whether to recommend yet another Covid booster shot this spring, especially for people most at risk for severe complications of the ...

The FDA and CDC recommended Pfizer booster shots for some groups, including elderly people, this week.

LOS ANGELES -- U.S. regulators issued new guidance this week shortening the time that people who received Moderna or Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine have to wait for a booster, and it's different than the ...