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It’s OK to mix and match vaccines when scheduling your booster shot, Dr. John Torres explains. And he answers your other coronavirus questions about Colin Powell and police officers dying from the virus.

U.S. health advisers recommended the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine booster for ages 18 and older at least two months after a primary dose.

The number of people receiving booster shots is outpacing those getting their first or second doses of the initial vaccination.

Some people would rather quit their jobs than get a COVID-19 vaccine, and make arguments about freedom or choice when declining a shot. But we have had mandatory vaccinations in schools and different industries for decades that did not generate significant protest, says Dr. Alok Patel. “Where were all of these people over the last 20 years?” he asks.

President Joe Biden received his COVID-19 booster shot on Monday. The third dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has been approved by the CDC for people 65 and older, long-term care facility residents and certain people with underlying conditions.

FDA advisers will debate Friday if there’s enough proof that a booster dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective — the first step toward deciding which Americans need one and when.

The latest NBC News tally showed that the U.S. has recorded at least 40 million cases and over 651,000 deaths, as the fourth wave brought on by the delta variant continues to spread throughout the country.

Johnson & Johnson announced the results based on the two Phase 1/2 studies Wednesday.

Preliminary data from the Israeli Health Ministry suggests that senior citizens who received a Pfizer vaccine booster had five to six times more protection against serious illness and hospitalization after 10 days.

Surging cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19, along with a noticed decline in immunity a few months after the vaccine, are leading to a call for getting a 3rd dose of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. But it’s still unclear what will be recommended for people who received the Johnson & Johnson shot. Dr. Aditi Nerurkar from Harvard explains...

U.S. health authorities are recommending an extra dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for all Americans eight months after they received their second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna shot in order to gain longer-lasting protection against the coronavirus as the delta variant spreads across the country. Romney Smith reports.

The federal government recommended a third COVID vaccine dose for all fully vaccinated people starting this fall. How quickly can you get one?

U.S. health officials may recommend COVID-19 booster shots for fully vaccinated Americans as early as Wednesday. NBC New York’s Romney Smith reports.

New COVID-19 measures in New York City are putting restaurant servers, bartenders and ticket agents on the frontline of enforcing vaccination rules. Meanwhile, the 3rd shot of the COVID vaccine could soon be approved for Americans. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.

U.S. health officials may soon recommend COVID-19 booster shots for fully vaccinated Americans.

After the FDA and CDC authorized third doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, patients at Northwell Health Cancer Institute in New York became some of the first to receive them.

U.S. health officials are expected to announce that they recommend booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine eight months after receiving the second dose, according to sources.

A preliminary survey out of Israel suggests that a coronavirus booster shot may cause similar side effects to the second dose.

An untold number of Americans have managed to get COVID-19 booster shots even though the U.S. government hasn’t approved them.

The head of the World Health Organization is calling for a moratorium on administering booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines as a way to help ensure that doses are available in countries where few people have received their first shots