WASHINGTON -- People with certain health conditions that make them moderately or severely immunocompromised may get a fourth mRNA COVID-19 shot, according to updated guidelines from the US Centers for ...
A lot has changed in recent weeks regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The arrival of the highly infectious, but likely less severe, omicron variant has forced U.S. health officials to re-examine guidance ...
Thanksgiving presents a risk for COVID-19 spread, especially as large groups of people spend time together. These are the ...
A federal vaccine panel recently remade by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will meet in September to discuss and potentially vote on recommendations for vaccines against ...
(Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's outside panel of vaccine experts on Tuesday discussed narrowing recommendations on the use of COVID-19 booster shots for the upcoming ...
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