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President Joe Biden received his updated COVID-19 booster shot at the White House on Tuesday.

The White House says eligible Americans should get the updated COVID-19 boosters by Halloween to have maximum protection against the coronavirus by Thanksgiving and the holidays, as it warns of a “challenging” virus season ahead.

Hospitalizations are up in several states after a surge in COVID-19 infections as subvariants of Omicron spread. And as Google search trends tell us, interest in boosters is high right now. “It is critically important to get boosted now, as we are in the midst of that BA.5 wave,” Dr. Aditi Nerurkar of Harvard Medical School tells LX News Now....

Moderna is testing an omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine booster.

Pfizer announced Tuesday it has launched a clinical trial to test an updated COVID-19 vaccine that targets the omicron variant.

Johnson & Johnson’s booster shot provides high levels of protection against the omicron variant of Covid-19, according to data from a trial of healthcare workers in South Africa released Thursday

Moderna says its COVID-19 booster does appear to provide protection against the omicron variant.

With Omicron COVID cases present in New York City, experts and city officials are asking New Yorkers to get their COVID vaccines and boosters. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

The FDA expanded the elligibility for COVID booster shots to anyone older than 18-years-old, just as COVID cases are on the rise in the city and New Yorkers have mixed reactions to the news. NBC New York’s Romney Smith reports.

Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio separately received COVID-19 booster shots

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...