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

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

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

Health experts are reinforcing the point that full vaccination remains highly effective against severe illness and death caused by COVID-19 as federal regulators consider the possibility of ...

On May 20, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials announced that Covid-19 vaccines will no longer be available to everyone. Instead, annual boosters will be limited to people ages 65 and ...

COVID booster vaccinations reduced the likelihood of hospitalization related to COVID in patients with autoimmune diseases, with monovalent and bivalent booster vaccines showing 38% and 32% ...

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

Covid vaccines continue to protect against serious illness and death, especially for people ages 65 and older, although the benefits for younger adults are not as clear, according to a large new study ...

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

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention strengthened recommendations for booster doses of coronavirus vaccine Monday, saying all adults should get boosted six months after the second dose of ...