WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- While getting a COVID-19 vaccine provides antibodies against the coronavirus, getting a booster shot creates a longer-lasting antibody response, according to new research.
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THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The updated bivalent COVID-19 boosters are now approved for use in children as young as 6 months of age, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today.
THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The updated bivalent COVID-19 boosters are now approved for use in children as young as 6 months of age, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today.
MONDAY, Nov. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) – U.S. health officials are tracking a new COVID variant that's a combination of two earlier Omicron subvariants.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Whether it is the bivalent vaccine from Pfizer or from Moderna, the latest COVID-19 booster shots offer more protection against symptomatic infection, public health officials reiterated at a White House briefing on Tuesday. However, since the vaccines debuted in September, only 13 percent of American adults have gotten the updated boosters, which target both the original COVID-19 strain and the BA.5 version of the omicron variant.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- It’s not too late to get the latest COVID-19 booster shot.
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The updated Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots are proving their mettle against emerging omicron variants, the company announced Friday. The findings from the study were posted on a preprint server online and have not been published in a peer-reviewed journal.
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Pfizer's updated COVID booster shots are proving their mettle against emerging omicron variants, the company announced Friday.
MONDAY, Nov. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Moderna announced Monday that its updated booster shot triggers strong antibody responses against three omicron subvariants.
MONDAY, Nov. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Moderna, Inc., announced Monday that its updated booster shot triggers strong antibody responses against three Omicron subvariants.
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) – On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Novavax Inc. protein-based vaccine as a first booster dose. Until now, it had only been approved as a two-dose primary series.
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Americans will now have another choice if they want a COVID booster shot.
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) – New, more contagious omicron variants are starting to spread across the United States, new government data show.
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FRIDAY, Oct. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- New trial data show that Pfizer's updated COVID-19 booster shot is more powerful against omicron subvariants than the original shot, the company announced Thursday.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The new bivalent COVID-19 booster is now approved for children as young as 5 years old, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The new bivalent COVID-19 booster is now approved for children as young as 5 years old, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday.
THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The number Americans who will die of COVID-19 this winter could depend on how many get their booster shots, a new report shows.
THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- How many Americans will die of COVID-19 this winter could depend on how many get their booster shots, a new report shows.
MONDAY, Oct. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For older adults, getting vaccinated provides protection against COVID-19, but getting a booster is a key part of maintaining that immunity, a new study confirms.
The FDA’s authorization of the reformulated COVID-19 booster shots represents a major step in the effort to get more Americans boosted.
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