News Analysis: It’s harder to justify COVID vaccine for children if pandemic’s end is near
3 years, 1 month ago

News Analysis: It’s harder to justify COVID vaccine for children if pandemic’s end is near

LA Times  

Nicole Sweeney took son Colin to get a Pfizer vaccine in the spring. That’s reason enough to urge that parents get access to a COVID-19 vaccine for their young children if they want it, he said. California California plans ambitious effort to vaccinate young children State officials are preparing to offer COVID-19 vaccine doses to California’s 3.5 million children ages 5 to 11 as soon as the end of next week. “There’s urgency because we’re seeing disease in children, we’ve seen deaths in children, we’ve seen ‘long COVID,’” Walensky said Wednesday at a White House briefing, referring to a lingering form of the disease. “Certainly we’ve seen cases come down before, and the way to prevent surges again is to get more and more people vaccinated.” CDC data presented at the FDA advisory committee meeting showed that COVID-19 now ranks eighth on the list of leading causes of death for children ages 5 to 11.

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Sudden deaths among youth not linked to Covid vaccines, JP Nadda tells Parliament
2 weeks ago

Sudden deaths among youth not linked to Covid vaccines, JP Nadda tells Parliament

India Today  

Union Health Minister JP Nadda informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday that a study by the Indian Council of Medical Research has conclusively shown that Covid-19 vaccination does not increase the risk of unexplained sudden death among young adults in India. The study also identified several factors that increased the risk of sudden death, including a history of Covid-19 hospitalisation, …

Immunisation rates falling among children
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Immunisation rates falling among children

ABC  

Rachel Mealey: There's been a steady decline in childhood vaccination rates since the COVID-19 pandemic. The Federal Government's review into how Australia handled the pandemic associated the decline in childhood immunisation rates with eroding trust in government and medical science. Rachel Hayter: Professor of Public Health at the University of Sydney, Julie Leask, says a bigger driver is reduced access …

Florida's child vaccination rate plummets: "Kids aren't getting the protection they need"
3 months, 1 week ago

Florida's child vaccination rate plummets: "Kids aren't getting the protection they need"

Salon  

Kids in Florida are getting vaccinated at extremely amidst years of anti-vaccine misinformation post-pandemic, exhausting pediatricians and healthcare providers in the state, the Tallahassee Democrat reported. Just 90.6% of Florida kindergarteners have been vaccinated for highly contagious diseases this school year, 5% below the baseline vaccination rate recommended by healthcare experts to prevent the spread of disease. It's the lowest …

Noah Lyles' collapse underscores our collective COVID denial
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Noah Lyles' collapse underscores our collective COVID denial

Salon  

The 2024 Olympic Games are serving up some less-than-subtle metaphors for how poorly we handle public health. Just after winning a bronze medal in the much-anticipated men's 200-meter race, U.S. sprinter Noah Lyles collapsed on the track in exhaustion — not just because he’d completed a brutal run in just 19.7 seconds, finishing third, but also because he was sick …

Column: Opposing vaccine mandates, Trump exposes kids to disease
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: Opposing vaccine mandates, Trump exposes kids to disease

LA Times  

Presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, and vice presidential candidate J.D. Cloud, Minn.: “I will not give one penny to any school that has a vaccine mandate or a mask mandate.” If you want to experiment on somebody’s kids, Kamala Harris, AOC, and so forth, have your own kids, lay off of mine.This is about doing what you want to do …

Global childhood vax coverage stalled in 2023, 2.7 million kids unprotected, says UN
5 months, 1 week ago

Global childhood vax coverage stalled in 2023, 2.7 million kids unprotected, says UN

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Global childhood vaccination coverage stalled in 2023, leaving an estimated 2.7 million children more un- and under-vaccinated compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019, according to the UN on Monday. Warning of an alarming coverage gap that has led to an outbreak of diseases like malaria, the latest World Health Organisation and UNICEF estimates of national immunisation coverage said …

As COVID-19 ticks up in some places, US health officials recommend a fall vaccination campaign
5 months, 3 weeks ago

As COVID-19 ticks up in some places, US health officials recommend a fall vaccination campaign

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — With fresh COVID-19 cases bubbling up in some parts of the country, health officials are setting course for a fall vaccination campaign. What’s more, health officials have reported upticks this month in COVID-19-associated emergency room visits and hospitalizations, and a pronounced increase in positive test results in the southwestern U.S. It’s not clear whether that’s a sign …

As COVID-19 ticks up in some places, US advisers recommend a fall vaccination campaign
5 months, 3 weeks ago

As COVID-19 ticks up in some places, US advisers recommend a fall vaccination campaign

The Independent  

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Do kids still need the COVID-19 vaccine in Australia?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Do kids still need the COVID-19 vaccine in Australia?

ABC  

If you're a parent wondering if you should have your child vaccinated against COVID-19, you might have jumped online to find out. The COVID-19 vaccine is not currently recommended for "healthy children", explains Daryl Cheng, an associate professor and immunisation consultant at Surveillance of Adverse Events Following Vaccination In the Community. For those children who have previously received COVID-19 immunisation, …

Louisiana debates civil liability over COVID-19 vaccine mandates, or the lack thereof
9 months ago

Louisiana debates civil liability over COVID-19 vaccine mandates, or the lack thereof

Associated Press  

— Three years after COVID-19 vaccines became widely available in the United States, Louisiana continues to debate policies related to inoculation mandates, including civil labilities if a work place mandates vaccines or not and a bill that would prohibit schools from requiring students to receive the vaccine. This legislative session, Louisiana lawmakers’ conversations on COVID-19 vaccines have broadened to also …

Covid-19 vaccination rate is ‘lower than we’d like to see,’ CDC says
1 year, 1 month ago

Covid-19 vaccination rate is ‘lower than we’d like to see,’ CDC says

CNN  

CNN — Respiratory virus season is ramping up across the United States, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning that low vaccination rates are leaving many at risk. There are a number of reasons why it’s important for people to get the latest Covid-19 vaccine, CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen told CNN. “COVID-19 vaccines don’t prevent …

Few kids are getting the latest COVID shots. Is it misinformation or a lack of access?
1 year, 1 month ago

Few kids are getting the latest COVID shots. Is it misinformation or a lack of access?

Salon  

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, children’s lives were upended. Related The real reason the new RSV shot is hard for some parents to find Today, vaccines are still on the market for children over the age of six months, including a new COVID-19 shot that became available across the country in mid-September and is formulated to target the most prevalent …

2% of kids and 7% of adults have gotten the new COVID shots, US data show
1 year, 1 month ago

2% of kids and 7% of adults have gotten the new COVID shots, US data show

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A month after federal officials recommended new versions of COVID-19 vaccines, 7% of U.S. adults and 2% of children have gotten a shot. One expert called the rates “abysmal.” The numbers, presented Thursday at a meeting held by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, come from a national survey of thousands of Americans, conducted two weeks …

L.A. COVID-19 cases falling again after summer uptick. Officials now brace for winter
1 year, 2 months ago

L.A. COVID-19 cases falling again after summer uptick. Officials now brace for winter

LA Times  

Los Angeles County is seeing its COVID-19 levels recede following a prolonged summer bump, a welcome reprieve before an expected climb in coronavirus transmission this fall and winter, health officials say. “We’re definitely seeing a decline,” L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said in an interview. The updated COVID-19 vaccine is available at no cost, although insured people may …

CDC recommends updated Covid-19 vaccine for all, here's how you can get it
1 year, 3 months ago

CDC recommends updated Covid-19 vaccine for all, here's how you can get it

Hindustan Times  

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that everyone 6 months and older get a new COVID-19 shot this fall and winter season. The CDC’s recommendation came after its advisory committee voted for a broad vaccine campaign this fall, instead of limiting it to older adults and people with certain health conditions. The US Food and Drug …

New COVID-19 vaccinations are coming, CDC says. The shots will likely be available this week
1 year, 3 months ago

New COVID-19 vaccinations are coming, CDC says. The shots will likely be available this week

LA Times  

Allan Fernandez, 7, middle, is vaccinated by Dr. David Bolour, left, as CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky looks on in Ted Watkins Memorial Park last year. “Although hospitalization rates are currently low in some age groups, we have seen rates increase in recent weeks, and anticipate further increases as we enter respiratory virus season.” CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen on …

U.S. approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall
1 year, 3 months ago

U.S. approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall

The Hindu  

The U.S. approved updated COVID-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the latest coronavirus strains and blunt any surge this fall and winter. It’s part of a shift to treat fall updates of the COVID-19 vaccine much like getting a yearly flu shot. “Vaccination remains critical to public health and continued protection against serious consequences of COVID-19, including …

US approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall
1 year, 3 months ago

US approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. approved updated COVID-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the latest coronavirus strains and blunt any surge this fall and winter. It’s part of a shift to treat fall updates of the COVID-19 vaccine much like getting a yearly flu shot. “Vaccination remains critical to public health and continued protection against serious consequences of …

FDA approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall
1 year, 3 months ago

FDA approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall

LA Times  

Single-dose vials of Pfizer’s updated COVID vaccine for adults, which was approved by U.S. regulators on Monday. The U.S. approved updated COVID-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the latest coronavirus strains and blunt any surge this fall and winter. “Vaccination remains critical to public health and continued protection against serious consequences of COVID-19, including hospitalization and death,” …

Updated COVID shots are coming. They’re part of a trio of vaccines to block fall viruses
1 year, 3 months ago

Updated COVID shots are coming. They’re part of a trio of vaccines to block fall viruses

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Updated COVID-19 vaccines are coming soon, just in time to pair them with flu shots. Doctors hope enough people get vaccinated to help avert another “tripledemic” like last year when hospitals were overwhelmed with an early flu season, an onslaught of RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, and yet another winter coronavirus surge. Similar to how flu shots are …

Gov. DeSantis and Florida surgeon general warn against new COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine
1 year, 3 months ago

Gov. DeSantis and Florida surgeon general warn against new COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine

Associated Press  

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday criticized recent efforts across the U.S. to tamp down a recent jump in COVID-19 cases through temporary restrictions or masking, and his state surgeon general warned against getting the latest COVID-19 vaccine, which is expected to be available this month. The criticism from DeSantis at news conference in Jacksonville, Florida, arrived …

Biden says new Covid vaccines are 'likely' to be recommended to EVERY American this fall - including children - amid upswing in infections
1 year, 3 months ago

Biden says new Covid vaccines are 'likely' to be recommended to EVERY American this fall - including children - amid upswing in infections

Daily Mail  

President Biden said he will recommend that everyone gets one President Biden has said his Administration will 'likely' recommend that all Americans roll up their sleeves for an updated Covid booster vaccine this fall. Biden said today that he had signed off a proposal to present to Congress for extra funding for updated Covid vaccines that will be 'likely recommended' …

US Covid vaccine requirement for international travelers to end on May 11
1 year, 7 months ago

US Covid vaccine requirement for international travelers to end on May 11

Live Mint  

In the United States, the Covid-19 vaccine requirement for international travellers will end on May 11, and the coronavirus public health emergency will also terminate on the same day, the White House said in an official statement. “Today, we are announcing that the Administration will end the Covid-19 vaccine requirements for federal employees, federal contractors, and international air travellers at …

US to end Covid vaccination mandate for foreign travellers, federal workers on May 11
1 year, 7 months ago

US to end Covid vaccination mandate for foreign travellers, federal workers on May 11

India Today  

The United States will end its Covid-19 vaccination requirements for international travellers and federal workers on May 11, when the coronavirus public health emergency ends, the White House said on Monday. In February, the US House of Representatives voted to lift the requirement that most foreign air travellers be vaccinated against Covid-19, one of the few remaining pandemic travel restrictions …

India is 1 of 3 countries where confidence in children’s vaccines has increased: UNICEF report
1 year, 8 months ago

India is 1 of 3 countries where confidence in children’s vaccines has increased: UNICEF report

The Hindu  

Only China, India, and Mexico, that is three out of the 55 countries studied for popular perception of the importance of vaccines for children, showed improvement as per data collected by The Vaccine Confidence Project and published by UNICEF on April 20. UNICEF India today released the agency’s global flagship report ‘The State of the World’s Children 2023: For Every …

Why millions of kids aren't getting their routine vaccinations
1 year, 8 months ago

Why millions of kids aren't getting their routine vaccinations

NPR  

Why millions of kids aren't getting their routine vaccinations Enlarge this image toggle caption Bachchan Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images Bachchan Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images A new report released by UNICEF finds that 67 million children across the world missed out on either some or all routine vaccinations between 2019 and 2021, and 48 million children didn't receive a …

World Health Organization says healthy kids and teens don't need Covid vaccinations
1 year, 8 months ago

World Health Organization says healthy kids and teens don't need Covid vaccinations

Daily Mail  

Healthy children and adolescents were deemed 'low priority' in new guidance The World Health Organization has revised its Covid vaccine recommendations and suggested that healthy children and adolescents may not need a shot. Some 79 percent of American children have completed their primary series of Covid vaccinations while 20 percent have been given an updated booster dose The WHO also …

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
1 year, 9 months ago

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

The Independent  

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Opinion: California gave up on mandating COVID vaccines for schoolchildren. Here’s why that’s wise
1 year, 9 months ago

Opinion: California gave up on mandating COVID vaccines for schoolchildren. Here’s why that’s wise

LA Times  

A California Supreme Court decision last week reaffirmed that individual school districts lack the authority to require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Unlike the other vaccines required for school enrollment in California, the COVID vaccines are unreliable at preventing infection or transmission, providing at best modest protection against infection for only a couple of months. We never had any …

‘Sobering’: L.A.’s Black, Latino kids under 5 are far behind on COVID-19 vaccinations
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Sobering’: L.A.’s Black, Latino kids under 5 are far behind on COVID-19 vaccinations

LA Times  

Black and Latino children in Los Angeles County younger than 5 have COVID-19 vaccination rates in the single digits, reflecting a broad trend nationwide that has public health experts concerned and seeking ways to boost those figures. L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said the “sobering data” around young children’s vaccine rates shows “we have a lot of work …

California’s COVID-19 student vaccine mandate, on hold since April, is dropped
1 year, 10 months ago

California’s COVID-19 student vaccine mandate, on hold since April, is dropped

LA Times  

Sarginoor Kaur gets a COVID-19 vaccination from nurse Chelsea Meyer at Arleta High School in 2021. California will not enact its student vaccine mandate, Public Health Department officials said. California’s student COVID-19 vaccine mandate — which has been on hold since April — has been quietly dropped as the state prepares to end emergency pandemic restrictions later this month, public …

FDA’s advisors back plan to simplify COVID-19 vaccinations
1 year, 10 months ago

FDA’s advisors back plan to simplify COVID-19 vaccinations

LA Times  

Syringes with COVDI-19 vaccines are prepared at a free public clinic in Lynwood last year. “We’re still protected against severe disease, thank goodness,” even after the latest Omicron strains cropped up, said FDA advisor Dr. Paul Offit, a vaccine expert at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The first step: The FDA advisory panel voted unanimously that people should get the same …

US kindergarten vaccination rate dropped again, data shows
1 year, 11 months ago

US kindergarten vaccination rate dropped again, data shows

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Vaccination rates for U.S. kindergarteners dropped again last year, and federal officials are starting a new campaign to try to bring them up. There’s so much work to be done,” said Dr. Jason Newland, a pediatric infectious diseases doctor at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and vice chair for community health at Washington University. Thursday’s CDC study was …

U.S. kindergarten vaccination rate drops again, data show
1 year, 11 months ago

U.S. kindergarten vaccination rate drops again, data show

LA Times  

Kindergarten students wait for their parents to pick them up at Maurice Sendak Elementary School during the height of the pandemic in April 2021 in Los Angeles. Vaccination rates for U.S. kindergartners dropped again last year, and federal officials are starting a new campaign to try to raise them. Thursday’s CDC study was based on public school kindergarten vaccination reports …

Experts recommend Covid vax for at-risk under-12 kids
1 year, 11 months ago

Experts recommend Covid vax for at-risk under-12 kids

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: As the Omicron BF7 virus surges, experts have called for approval to vaccinate children under the age of 12 who are more vulnerable to contracting severe Covid. While the infection is usually mild in children, paediatricians state that, similar to comorbidities in adults, many children suffer from certain conditions that make the Covid infection severe for them. Chief paediatrician …

Omicron boosters for the youngest children are here. Will they make a difference?
1 year, 11 months ago

Omicron boosters for the youngest children are here. Will they make a difference?

LA Times  

Updated COVID-19 booster shots are now available for the youngest children in California, a welcome development for officials hoping to augment vaccine coverage and head off a viral resurgence this winter. “We’re always concerned with lower vaccination rates among children,” said Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer, “in particular because, as we’ve seen, some children will still get …

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
2 years ago

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The article suggests that these …

FDA clears updated COVID-19 vaccines for kids under age 5
2 years ago

FDA clears updated COVID-19 vaccines for kids under age 5

LA Times  

Nora Burlingame, 3, is held by her mother, Dina Burlingame, as she celebrates with nurse Luann Majeed after getting a dose of COVID-19 vaccine in June. U.S. regulators on Thursday cleared doses of the updated COVID-19 vaccines for children younger than 5. The FDA decided that: • Children under age 6 who’ve already gotten two original doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 …

Pfizer asks FDA to clear updated COVID shot for kids under 5
2 years ago

Pfizer asks FDA to clear updated COVID shot for kids under 5

LA Times  

A nurse in Seattle gives a dose of Pfizer’s original COVID-19 vaccine shot to a 20-month-old child in June. Pfizer is asking U.S. regulators to authorize its updated COVID-19 vaccine for the initial series of shots for children under age 5. Pfizer is asking U.S. regulators to authorize its updated COVID-19 vaccine for children under age 5 — not as …

The childhood diseases making a post-lockdown comeback
2 years ago

The childhood diseases making a post-lockdown comeback

BBC  

The childhood diseases making a post-lockdown comeback Getty Images There have been more cases of certain infectious diseases in children this year than expected RSV, Strep A, the flu: a range of familiar bugs are worrying doctors and parents with strange new patterns. Now that they are mixing again, doctors have noticed periodic surges in other diseases, including RSV, flu …

As COVID-19 spikes in California, booster shots could make all the difference
2 years ago

As COVID-19 spikes in California, booster shots could make all the difference

LA Times  

With coronavirus cases and hospitalizations rising in Los Angeles County, officials are voicing new confidence in the effectiveness of the updated COVID-19 booster shot. New data has found that the updated COVID-19 vaccines offer “significant additional protection” against symptomatic infection in people who were previously vaccinated or boosted with the older formula. “We have seen very low uptake of the …

Column: COVID boosted anti-vaccine propaganda. Now measles and other childhood diseases are on the march
2 years ago

Column: COVID boosted anti-vaccine propaganda. Now measles and other childhood diseases are on the march

LA Times  

In the modern world and our modern society, there can be no excuse for an outbreak of measles. In July 2021, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, an icon of the far right, absurdly attacked leaders of the Biden administration’s campaign to encourage all Americans to get vaccinated against COVID as “medical brown shirts.” Her reference was to Nazi storm troopers during …

COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising in infants under 6 months, CDC director says
2 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising in infants under 6 months, CDC director says

LA Times  

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising among babies under 6 months old who are too young to be vaccinated. COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising among babies under 6 months old, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging mothers to get vaccinated to reduce the risk of infection …

Are the unvaccinated still a danger to the rest of us?
2 years, 1 month ago

Are the unvaccinated still a danger to the rest of us?

LA Times  

For almost two years, COVID-19 vaccine holdouts have been the objects of earnest pleading and financial inducements, of social-media shaming and truth campaigns. For one thing, whether those who remain unvaccinated are still driving coronavirus spread hinges partly on the status of the U.S. population’s immunity. For the 49% of “fully vaccinated” Americans who’ve had at least one booster dose, …

Youngkin, Gilbert oppose adding COVID vaccines to state list
2 years, 2 months ago

Youngkin, Gilbert oppose adding COVID vaccines to state list

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Republican elected leaders said this week they will oppose any legislative effort to add the COVID-19 vaccine to the state’s list of required immunizations. Virginia Department of Health spokesperson Maria Reppas said in an email to AP earlier in the week that there “is no direct, immediate impact on COVID-19 vaccine being added to the Immunization …

Panel votes to add COVID shots to recommended vaccinations
2 years, 2 months ago

Panel votes to add COVID shots to recommended vaccinations

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — COVID-19 shots should be added to the lists of recommended vaccinations for kids and adults, a panel of U.S. vaccine experts said Thursday. The panel’s unanimous decision has no immediate effect — COVID-19 shots already are recommended for virtually all Americans. Because the shots have already been recommended under emergency authorization for Americans older than 6 months, …

CDC admonishes Tucker Carlson for falsely claiming it will require Covid shots for public school children
2 years, 2 months ago

CDC admonishes Tucker Carlson for falsely claiming it will require Covid shots for public school children

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has shut down Tucker Carlson’s false claims that the …

Panel votes to add COVID shots to recommended vaccinations
2 years, 2 months ago

Panel votes to add COVID shots to recommended vaccinations

LA Times  

A nurse prepares a syringe of a COVID-19 vaccine at an inoculation station in Jackson, Miss. A panel of U.S. vaccine experts said COVID-19 shots should be added to the lists of recommended vaccinations for kids and adults. COVID-19 shots should be added to the lists of recommended vaccinations for kids and adults, a panel of U.S. vaccine experts said …

States, not CDC, set school vaccination requirements
2 years, 2 months ago

States, not CDC, set school vaccination requirements

LA Times  

Paolo Canizales, 10, winces as he gets a shot of the Pfizer vaccine at Hellen Keller Elementary School in Lynwood. Another popular tweet similarly claimed the CDC committee’s vote would make the vaccination “mandatory for school registration.” But the public health agency doesn’t determine school vaccination requirements. “ACIP has no authority to make law.” CDC spokesperson Kate Grusich said in …

Updated COVID boosters are now available for kids. Here’s how to get them
2 years, 2 months ago

Updated COVID boosters are now available for kids. Here’s how to get them

LA Times  

Felix Johnstone, of Altadena, with mother Caitlin Johnstone, right, receives a child’s dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from registered nurse Shirley Alfonso at Eugene A. Obregon Park in Los Angeles on Nov. 3, 2021. “As is true of the other COVID-19 vaccine and booster doses, the updated boosters were designed to protect individuals from the worst outcomes of COVID-19, …

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