The CDC recommended updated boosters, which target the original virus as well as the omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants, for adults and teens on Thursday. The decision follows a similar recommendation ...

As COVID-19 cases rise in U.S., new boosters have started to arrive at pharmacies this week. Here's how protective the latest booster is, who should get it and how to schedule it with other vaccines.

We've come a long way since the dark days of 2020, but as fall approaches, COVID cases are back on the rise thanks to the new Eris variant. As we make our flu shot appointments, many of us are pausing ...

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MINNEAPOLIS — For the first time, vaccines for all three major respiratory viruses - COVID, RSV and the flu - are available this fall. But the latest COVID shot, which was approved just two weeks ago, ...

Changing leaves and dropping temperatures mean it’s officially autumn — which also brings the beginning of vaccine season. The guidance around COVID-19 vaccinations also has been changing, but here is ...

We talked to experts about the best way to address booster shot hesitancy with your loved ones ahead of the holiday season. In October, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) opened up ...

Jerome Campbell, a UPS driver for 21 years, was identified on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, as the recipient of the 100,000th dose of COVID-19 vaccine administered by the Public Health Department of the ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Thursday that teenagers and adults get updated booster shots from Pfizer or Moderna. The shots — also known as bivalent vaccines —are ...