booster shot

Millions more Americans are now eligible for COVID-19 boosters and they can get a different vaccine than their first shots

The Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Thursday endorsed administering lower-dose booster shots of the Moderna vaccine for seniors and people at risk of severe COVID-19.

Changes in human behavior around masking and other COVID protocol plus the rapid pace at which the highly contagious delta variant spread this summer may have had more to do with vaccine efficacy declines than immunological waning, according to a new study.

Merck says it has asked the Food and Drug Administration to authorize emergency use of its experimental anti-viral pill to treat COVID-19 in adults

Johnson & Johnson has asked U.S. regulators to allow booster shots of its COVID-19 vaccine as the U.S. government moves toward shoring up protection in more vaccinated Americans

Do booster shots have side effects? Are booster shot side effects worse? A CDC study found that booster shot side effects were similar to the ones seen after the second dose.

The New York State Clinical Advisory Task Force has officially endorsed the CDC’s recommendation on COVID-19 booster shots — and four groups of Empire State residents are eligible right now, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday. The Democrat has launched a new website replete with information around eligibility, how to schedule an appointment and where to walk in for a free…

In a dramatic overruling, the CDC’s top official approved the recommendation of booster shots for Americans who have already received 2 doses of the Pfizer vaccine. NBC News medical contributor Dr. Kavita Patel says her practice is ready to administer a 3rd shot to those who want it – between 6 to 9 months after receiving their 2nd dose.

The CDC advisory panel backed the decision for Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots for millions of older or otherwise vulnerable Americans.

A CDC panel of advisers voted to recommend a booster shot of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to people over 65 and high risk Americans, backing a similar decision by the FDA.

The FDA authorized booster doses for Americans who are 65 and older, younger adults with underlying health conditions and those in jobs that put them at high risk for COVID-19.

Pfizer said Monday early trial results indicate its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for children ages 5 to 11

Pfizer said Monday data from a new trial show its COVID-19 vaccine is safe for kids ages 5 to 11, and it will file with regulators as soon as possible for expanded approval. Pfizer said kids in the trial had a similar antibody response to young adults ages 16 to 25 in a previous study. The younger kids were given…

A panel of outside experts who advise the Food and Drug Administration voted not to endorse COVID-19 booster shots of the Pfizer vaccine.

An influential federal advisory panel overwhelmingly rejected a plan Friday to give Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots to most Americans, but it endorsed the extra shots for those who are 65 or older or run a high risk of severe disease.

COVID-19 booster shots may be coming for at least some Americans but there’s still important science to be worked out about who really needs them and when. Here’s what we know about the biology behind booster decisions

U.S. health officials say that the Moderna booster shot will need more time to be reviewed which will likely delay President Biden’s plan to offer COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans in mid-September.

New Jersey expects to begin administering its first COVID booster shots to the most vulnerable in three weeks, while Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday he won’t extend pandemic unemployment benefits to roughly 500,000 residents when the program expires Saturday. He says continuing the latter simply costs too much. Shuttered vaccine mega-sites will reopen “for a concentrated period of time” to…

New Jersey is joining the growing list of states to require teachers to be vaccinated for COVID-19 this fall.

U.S. health officials have announced plans to dispense COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and evidence that the vaccines’ effectiveness is falling. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.