Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

Adults in England aged 50 years or older who received the bivalent BA.1 mRNA booster vaccine during the 2022 autumn campaign had substantially lower risks for COVID-related hospitalisation and death ...

Booster vaccines reduced the risk of COVID‑19–related hospitalization and death, according to a new study of over 3 million adults who had the autumn 2022 vaccine in England. The research led by the ...

A patient displays a sticker after receiving a covid shot at a CVS Pharmacy branch in Los Angeles. (Marcio Jose Sanches/AP) (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP) You’re reading The Checkup With Dr. Wen, a ...

The Lenzen Pharmacy at the Santa Clara County Public Health Department now is the first South Bay pharmacy to offer the COVID vaccination to babies and toddlers from 6 months old to two years old. Dr.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued updated guidance on who should receive the 2025 COVID-19 booster, focusing on people most at risk for severe illness. Under the current ...

Health officials recommend the newly updated COVID-19 booster to protect against the mutating virus. COVID-19 can lead to long-term health issues, known as long COVID, with symptoms that can last for ...

It’s time to consider receiving the newly updated COVID booster to better protect against the continually mutating SARS-CoV-2 virus. Unfortunately, most Americans have COVID-19 in their rearview ...

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% ...

COVID rarely rates a mention in the news these days, yet it hasn’t gone away. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, is still with us. It continues to infect thousands of Australians each month, ...

It’s time to consider receiving the newly updated COVID booster to better protect against the continually mutating SARS-CoV-2. Unfortunately, most Americans have COVID in their rearview mirror. Only ...

Anne Goyette, who has leukemia, faced 10 days of delays trying to get a COVID booster amid confusion over RFK Jr.’s vaccine policies. Anne Goyette, who has leukemia, is at grave danger if she gets ...