Vaccine News
It’s almost summer, and flu is still spreading nationwide
The United States is in the midst of late-season rise in flu, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
More Than a Year After the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout, Racial Disparities Persist
Mauro Ortiz had planned to get the COVID-19 vaccine, but work always got in the way. Plus, the 45-year-old Denver…
44 countries have COVID vaccination rates under 20% despite supply increase
COVID vaccine supply struggles are easing, but in 44 countries ā most of them in Africa ā less than 20%…
States Close Mass Test and Vaccine Sites, but Virus May Swell Anew
As Americans shed masks and return to offices and restaurants, local and state officials are scaling back the most visible…
Why Kidsā COVID-Vaccine Results Donāt Look Like Adultsāļæ¼
Last Friday, Lakshmi Ganapathiās son turned 5, and finally became eligible for his first Pfizer COVID shot. Ganapathiās family had…
Woman determined to raise vaccination rate among Latinos in Colorado through community-basedā¦
On any given Sunday, you can find Julissa Soto in churches, combining the homily of the day with COVID-19 vaccines…
U.S. approves second Covid-19 booster for people 50 and older
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized second Covid-19 boosters for people 50 years and older. People 50 and…
Patients with Covid and flu double the risk of dying, say scientistsļæ¼
Covid-19 patients who have been hospitalised should also be routinely tested for flu, researchers have said. The call was made…
Colorado is moving COVID vaccines from community sites back to doctorsā officesā¦
Colorado will soon phase out state-run COVID-19 vaccination sites and instead shift vaccine distribution to traditional health care settings. The…
How concerned should Americans be about waning immunity?
How worried should Americans be? That depends, experts say. There are still individual risk assessments at play, and many questions…
Ukraine war: Attacks, damaged health system may lead to surge in infectiousā¦
Experts warn the Russian invasion into Ukraine may cause cases of polio, cholera and measles to surge because the infectious…
Moderna seeks FDA authorization for 4th dose of COVID shot
Drugmaker Moderna asked the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday to authorize a fourth shot of its COVID-19 vaccine as a booster…
Pfizer’s Covid vaccine safe in people with prior myocarditis, study says
The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine appears to be safe in people previously diagnosed with myocarditis, according to a small study presented…
Vaccine inequity will cost the world trillions of dollars, WHO Foundation warns
The CEO of the WHO Foundation has told CNBC that the global economy will lose ātrillions of dollarsā if more…
Omicron Increased COVID Hospitalizations Among Young Children: CDCļæ¼
The Omicron variant led to higher COVID hospitalizations among children ages 4 and younger in the U.S. — at a…