CDC endorses Pfizer booster shots for seniors and for healthcare workers
3 years, 3 months ago

CDC endorses Pfizer booster shots for seniors and for healthcare workers

LA Times  

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday endorsed booster shots for millions of older or otherwise vulnerable Americans, opening a major new phase in the U.S vaccination drive against COVID-19. But the advisors refused to go further and open boosters to otherwise healthy front-line healthcare workers who aren’t at risk of severe illness but want to avoid even a mild infection. “As CDC Director, it is my job to recognize where our actions can have the greatest impact,” Walensky said in a statement late Thursday night. We are declining care to people who deserve care because we are full of unvaccinated COVID-positive patients.” Thursday’s decision represented a scaling back of the Biden administration plan announced last month to dispense boosters to nearly everyone to shore up their protection. Walensky opened Thursday’s meeting by stressing that vaccinating the unvaccinated remains the top goal “here in America and around the world.” Walensky acknowledged that the data on who really needs a booster right away “are not perfect.” “Yet collectively they form a picture for us,” she said, “and they are what we have in this moment to make a decision about the next stage in this pandemic.”

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'Defences tend to fade over time': US health agency recommends older to get another COVID shot this spring
9 months, 3 weeks ago

'Defences tend to fade over time': US health agency recommends older to get another COVID shot this spring

India TV News  

Washington: Older US adults should roll up their sleeves for another COVID-19 shot, even if they got a booster in the fall, an influential government advisory panel said on Wednesday. The panel voted 11-1 to say Americans 65 and older should get another dose of the updated vaccine that became available in September — if at least four months have …

Older US adults should get another COVID-19 shot, health officials recommend
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Older US adults should get another COVID-19 shot, health officials recommend

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Older U.S. adults should roll up their sleeves for another COVID-19 shot, even if they got a booster in the fall, U.S. health officials said Wednesday. The advisory panel’s decision came after a lengthy discussion about whether to say older people “may” get the shots or if they “should” do so. “I am trying to make it …

Older U.S. adults should get another COVID-19 shot, CDC recommends
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Older U.S. adults should get another COVID-19 shot, CDC recommends

LA Times  

Older U.S. adults should roll up their sleeves for another COVID-19 shot, even if they got a booster in the fall, federal health officials said Wednesday. The advisory panel’s decision came after a lengthy discussion about whether to say older people “may” get the shots or if they “should” do so. “Most people are coming in either wanting the vaccine …

New COVID-19 vaccines available in Australia: Millions urged to get a booster as cases rise
1 year ago

New COVID-19 vaccines available in Australia: Millions urged to get a booster as cases rise

Daily Mail  

New COVID-19 vaccines targeting the current Omicron variant of the virus are available in community pharmacies throughout Australia. Pharmacy Guild of Australia National President Trent Twomey says the new vaccine available on Monday is targeted at the strain of the virus which is currently circulating among the population. 'With COVID-19 cases on the rise, it is important anyone who is …

Covid vaccine: Over-65s urged to get booster jabs as hospital cases rise
1 year, 3 months ago

Covid vaccine: Over-65s urged to get booster jabs as hospital cases rise

The Independent  

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US FDA authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna's updated Covid shots
1 year, 3 months ago

US FDA authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna's updated Covid shots

India Today  

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday authorized updated Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna that target a recently circulating Omicron variant of the coronavirus, paving the way for the launch later this week of a fall vaccination campaign. Pfizer and Moderna said their updated vaccines, which target the XBB.1.5 subvariant of the virus, were expected to be available …

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 …

Should you get the new COVID booster? The CDC is about to decide
1 year, 3 months ago

Should you get the new COVID booster? The CDC is about to decide

LA Times  

A nurse prepares a syringe of a COVID-19 vaccine. The CDC’s vaccine advisors will soon decide whether to recommend the latest COVID-19 boosters only for frail, older, sick and immunocompromised people or to offer it to everyone over 6 months of age. “I don’t plan to get it myself,” said Dr. Paul Offit, the director of the Vaccine Education Center …

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,” …

New Covid booster shots to be approved in just TWO DAYS, sources suggest - but only 17% of Americans got the last one
1 year, 3 months ago

New Covid booster shots to be approved in just TWO DAYS, sources suggest - but only 17% of Americans got the last one

Daily Mail  

Updated Covid booster shots designed to target new variants could be approved in just two days time, reports suggest — and be available to Americans from next week. A member of the FDA's vaccine advisory committee, Dr Paul Offit, said last year that healthy young people do not need an updated booster vaccine. The head of Moderna, Stephane Bancel, also …

Australian Technical Advisory Group recommends COVID-19 booster for those over 75
1 year, 3 months ago

Australian Technical Advisory Group recommends COVID-19 booster for those over 75

Daily Mail  

Minister Mark Butler urged Aussies to stay up to date on boosters ATAGI released recommendations for those over 75 to get jabbed The federal government's immunisation advisory body says the most vulnerable Australians should arrange to get yet another Covid-19 vaccination booster. The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation on Friday released fresh recommendations saying all adults over the age …

Health council urges Covid booster for over 60s, care workers
1 year, 5 months ago

Health council urges Covid booster for over 60s, care workers

Dutch News  

The Dutch health council has said that the over 60s, pregnant women, and people with a medical condition should be offered a booster Covid shot each year. Three years after the Covid outbreak almost the entire Dutch population has built up a degree of immunity because of vaccination, infection, or both, the council said, but older people and people with …

Extra COVID-19 booster now open to some high-risk Americans
1 year, 8 months ago

Extra COVID-19 booster now open to some high-risk Americans

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Older Americans and people with weak immune systems can get an extra COVID-19 booster dose this spring. From now on, anyone getting a Pfizer or Moderna dose — whether it’s a booster or their first-ever vaccination — will get an updated version rather than the outdated original shots. People 65 or older who already had one Pfizer or …

Extra spring COVID booster cleared for certain Americans
1 year, 8 months ago

Extra spring COVID booster cleared for certain Americans

LA Times  

On Tuesday, regulators cleared another booster dose for older adults and people with weak immune systems so they can shore up protection this spring. U.S. regulators on Tuesday cleared another COVID-19 booster dose for older adults and people with weak immune systems so they can shore up protection this spring — while taking steps to make the vaccinations simpler for …

Pfizer Bivalent Vaccine Reduces Covid-related Death Risk by 68 Pc in Older People: Study
1 year, 8 months ago

Pfizer Bivalent Vaccine Reduces Covid-related Death Risk by 68 Pc in Older People: Study

News 18  

Vulnerable people aged 65 years and over receiving the Pfizer bivalent mRNA vaccine booster dose showed 72 per cent lower risk of Covid-related hospitalisation and 68 per cent lower risk of Covid-related death, according to a new study published in the journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases. Israel has prioritised bivalent mRNA booster vaccines for people at high risk of severe …

Another COVID-19 booster shot may be coming. But interest is waning
1 year, 8 months ago

Another COVID-19 booster shot may be coming. But interest is waning

LA Times  

As government officials close the book on the emergency phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, health authorities are turning their attention to the next chapter of the vaccination campaign. California End of an era: L.A. County lifts COVID-19 emergency The county public health chief says emergency orders are no longer needed ‘to ensure we have and can use life-saving tools and …

WHO issues interim statement on booster doses for COVID-19 vaccination; know expert's opinion
1 year, 8 months ago

WHO issues interim statement on booster doses for COVID-19 vaccination; know expert's opinion

India TV News  

Corona cases are continuously increasing across the country. Repeated booster doses not necessary for healthy adults: WHO The World Health Organization says that it is not necessary for adults with low risk of Corona to have additional Covid-19 vaccine booster doses. In fact, WHO vaccine experts said on Tuesday that for people who have completed their primary vaccination course and …

FDA panel narrowly backs Pfizer RSV vaccine for older adults
1 year, 9 months ago

FDA panel narrowly backs Pfizer RSV vaccine for older adults

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Federal health advisers on Tuesday narrowly backed an experimental vaccine from Pfizer that could soon become the first shot to protect older adults against the respiratory illness known as RSV. The Food and Drug Administration panel voted 7-4 on two separate questions of whether Pfizer’s data showed the vaccine was safe and effective against the respiratory virus for …

FDA advisers set to consider one-and-done annual covid booster plan
1 year, 10 months ago

FDA advisers set to consider one-and-done annual covid booster plan

Live Mint  

The message has come through loud and clear that Americans have already had enough of frequent Covid shots. The new strategy would require health officials to meet each year to review which strains of the virus should be included in the shots, just as they do with flu, for use in September. “I don’t think that we can chase after …

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 …

FDA proposes once-a-year COVID-19 shots for most Americans
1 year, 11 months ago

FDA proposes once-a-year COVID-19 shots for most Americans

LA Times  

U.S. health officials are proposing a simplified approach to COVID-19 vaccinations for most adults and children. That baseline of protection should be enough to move to an annual booster against the latest strains in circulation and make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the yearly flu shot, according to the agency. FDA scientists and vaccine companies would study vaccination, infection rates and …

First real-world data show Omicron booster kept seniors out of hospitals
1 year, 11 months ago

First real-world data show Omicron booster kept seniors out of hospitals

LA Times  

Vials of Pfizer and BioNTech’s Omicron-targeting COVID-19 vaccine are seen on a production line at a manufacturing facility in Kalamazoo, Mich. In the first real-world test of vaccine boosters specially designed to protect against the Omicron variant, Israeli researchers have found that people 65 and older who got an updated jab were 81% less likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 …

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 …

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 …

US renews push for COVID boosters as data show they protect
2 years, 1 month ago

US renews push for COVID boosters as data show they protect

Associated Press  

Americans who got the updated COVID-19 booster shots are better protected against symptomatic infection than those who haven’t — at least for now, U.S. health officials said Tuesday. Speaking at a White House briefing expected to be his last before he retires from the government at the end of year, Fauci said what “may be the final message I give …

Pfizer study says updated COVID boosters rev up antibody protection
2 years, 1 month ago

Pfizer study says updated COVID boosters rev up antibody protection

LA Times  

Booster shots of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine sit ready to be used at a vaccine clinic in Townshend, Vt. Pfizer’s updated COVID-19 booster significantly revved up adults’ virus-fighting antibodies, the company said Friday, releasing early findings from a rigorous study of the new shots. Pfizer said people 55 and older who got the Omicron-targeting booster had four-fold higher antibody levels …

Covid booster shot campaign opens to everyone 12 and up
2 years, 1 month ago

Covid booster shot campaign opens to everyone 12 and up

NL Times  

Everyone aged 12 and older can now make an appointment for a repeat vaccination against the coronavirus, the RIVM and GGD reported. That means that everyone who qualifies for the booster shot can get one at a vaccination location. People aged 12 and older can get the repeat vaccination if it has been at least three months since their previous …

Covid boosters available to everyone in their thirties and older
2 years, 2 months ago

Covid boosters available to everyone in their thirties and older

NL Times  

People who were born in 1992 or earlier can now make an appointment for another Covid-19 booster shot, the RIVM said. It also includes those people who were born in the last week of October, as well as November and December of 1992, and are thus still 29 years of age. Last week the vaccine appointments began to open up …

Last round of people in their 40s summoned for booster jab
2 years, 2 months ago

Last round of people in their 40s summoned for booster jab

NL Times  

All people in their 40s are now allowed to make an appointment for a booster shot against coronavirus, according to the RIVM. People who are younger than 40 can already make an appointment online, because the age limit has been disabled on the appointment site. Umbrella organization GGD GHOR Nederland has called on people to adhere to the vaccination sequence …

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, …

Pfizer says bivalent booster increases antibodies for Omicron variants
2 years, 2 months ago

Pfizer says bivalent booster increases antibodies for Omicron variants

LA Times  

Pfizer Inc. and its German vaccine partner BioNTech said their new COVID-19 booster designed to target the dominant Omicron subvariant produced more antibodies against the intended strains than did the original version of the shot. Pfizer and BioNTech plan to release additional data on the COVID-19 shots in the coming weeks to measure immune responses one month after administration of …

It's flu vaccine time and seniors need revved-up shots
2 years, 2 months ago

It's flu vaccine time and seniors need revved-up shots

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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This year we know flu is back,” said influenza …

Some people manage to get Covid-19 booster shots without meeting qualifications
2 years, 2 months ago

Some people manage to get Covid-19 booster shots without meeting qualifications

NL Times  

People born in 1953 or before are currently eligible to receive another Covid-19 booster shot. But some younger people have found a loophole to jump the line and receive their booster jab as well, according to the NOS. The spokesperson told the NOS that people who do manage to get ahead in line are doing so at the expense of …

Pfizer seeks to expand Omicron booster to 5- to 11-year-olds
2 years, 2 months ago

Pfizer seeks to expand Omicron booster to 5- to 11-year-olds

LA Times  

Brody Haber gets his COVID-19 booster at a vaccination clinic in Encino. Pfizer is asking the Food and Drug Administration to authorize its updated booster shot for children ages 5 to 11. Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize use of its updated COVID-19 booster shot for children ages 5 to 11. Elementary school-age children are already eligible for kid-size …

Pfizer, Moderna seek authorization for updated Covid-19 boosters for younger children
2 years, 2 months ago

Pfizer, Moderna seek authorization for updated Covid-19 boosters for younger children

CNN  

CNN — Younger children could soon be eligible to receive an updated Covid-19 booster shot. Pfizer and BioNTech on Monday said they completed their submission to the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization of their updated Covid-19 booster for children ages 5 through 11. Moderna on Friday said it had requested FDA authorization for its updated booster …

UK Approves Pfizer Bivalent Covid Vaccine Ahead of Booster Drive
2 years, 3 months ago

UK Approves Pfizer Bivalent Covid Vaccine Ahead of Booster Drive

News 18  

The UK’s drug regulator said Saturday it had approved an updated Covid-19 jab by Pfizer/BioNTEch targeting the original virus and a subvariant ahead of an autumn booster drive. The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency approved the Pfizer jab as a booster for those aged 12 and over after a “careful review of the evidence”. MHRA chief executive June …

New vaccines approved, booster campaign to start in September
2 years, 3 months ago

New vaccines approved, booster campaign to start in September

Dutch News  

The new Pfizer and Moderna booster vaccines have been given approval by the European Medicines Agency for over-12s, and another booster campaign is planned for the second half of September. Although the current vaccines protect against serious sickness, they have become less good at protecting against a coronavirus infection due to mutations in the virus, reports NOS. The EMA expects …

New vaccines approved, booster campaign to start in September
2 years, 3 months ago

New vaccines approved, booster campaign to start in September

Dutch News  

The new Pfizer and Moderna booster vaccines have been given approval by the European Medicines Agency for over-12s, and another booster campaign is planned for the second half of September. Although the current vaccines protect against serious sickness, they have become less good at protecting against a coronavirus infection due to mutations in the virus, reports NOS. The EMA expects …

US CDC endorses updated Covid boosters, shots to begin soon
2 years, 3 months ago

US CDC endorses updated Covid boosters, shots to begin soon

India Today  

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday endorsed updated Covid-19 boosters, opening the way for a fall vaccination campaign that could blunt a winter surge if enough Americans roll up their sleeves. The CDC’s advisers struggled with who should get the new boosters and when because only a similarly tweaked vaccine, not the exact recipe, has been …

CDC Advisers Weigh Who Needs Updated COVID Booster And When
2 years, 3 months ago

CDC Advisers Weigh Who Needs Updated COVID Booster And When

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING COVID-19 boosters updated to match the newest omicron strains are about to roll out, and government advisers met Thursday to decide who should roll up their sleeves ― and when. The original COVID-19 vaccines still offer strong protection against severe illness and death, especially among younger and healthier people who’ve gotten at least one booster. The new …

Tweaked COVID boosters close but how much will they help?
2 years, 3 months ago

Tweaked COVID boosters close but how much will they help?

Associated Press  

COVID-19 vaccines tweaked to better match today’s omicron threat are expected to roll out in a few weeks but still up in the air is how much benefit the booster shots will offer, who should get one -- and how soon. Dr. Peter Marks, the FDA’s vaccine chief, said Thursday that once authorized, the tweaked boosters could help right away …

Study: Pfizer COVID pill showed no benefit in younger adults
2 years, 4 months ago

Study: Pfizer COVID pill showed no benefit in younger adults

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill appears to provide little or no benefit for younger adults, while still reducing the risk of hospitalization and death for high-risk seniors, according to a large study published Wednesday. The results from a 109,000-patient Israeli study are likely to renew questions about the U.S. government’s use of Paxlovid, which has become the go-to treatment for …

Pfizer COVID pill showed no benefit in adults under 65, study finds
2 years, 4 months ago

Pfizer COVID pill showed no benefit in adults under 65, study finds

LA Times  

Paxlovid may provide little benefit for adults younger than 65 with COVID-19 while still reducing the risk of hospitalization and death for higher-risk seniors, according to a new study from Israel. Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill appears to provide little or no benefit for adults under 65 while still reducing the risk of hospitalization and death for high-risk seniors, according to a …

Pfizer COVID vaccine 73% effective in children aged between 6 months and 4 years
2 years, 4 months ago

Pfizer COVID vaccine 73% effective in children aged between 6 months and 4 years

Live Mint  

Pfizer said that its COVID vaccine is 73.2% effective in the age group of 6 months to 4 years. The updated data released on Tuesday showed 13 children had COVID-19, at least seven days after receiving a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, compared with 21 cases in those who received a placebo. The companies also said they were …

Pfizer seeks OK of COVID booster that targets Omicron
2 years, 4 months ago

Pfizer seeks OK of COVID booster that targets Omicron

LA Times  

A health worker administers a dose of Pfizer’s Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine in Reading, Pa. Pfizer has asked U.S. regulators to authorize its combination COVID-19 shot that adds protection against Omicron subvariants. Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its combination COVID-19 vaccine that adds protection against Omicron subvariants, a key step toward opening a fall booster campaign. The U.S. has …

British regulator 1st to OK Moderna’s updated COVID booster
2 years, 4 months ago

British regulator 1st to OK Moderna’s updated COVID booster

Associated Press  

LONDON — British drug regulators have become the first in the world to authorize an updated version of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine that includes protection against the omicron variant, which the government said would be offered to people aged 50 and over starting in the fall. In a statement on Monday, the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency said it had given …

U.S. rules out summer COVID boosters to focus on fall campaign
2 years, 4 months ago

U.S. rules out summer COVID boosters to focus on fall campaign

LA Times  

U.S. regulators say they are no longer considering authorizing second COVID-19 booster shots for all adults under 50 this summer. U.S. regulators said Friday they are no longer considering authorizing a second COVID-19 booster shot for all adults under 50 this summer, focusing instead on revamped vaccines for the fall that will target the newest coronavirus subvariants. The announcement means …

After Biden’s recovery from COVID-19, his administration launches a new booster push
2 years, 4 months ago

After Biden’s recovery from COVID-19, his administration launches a new booster push

LA Times  

President Biden removes his mask as he arrives to speak in the Rose Garden of the White House on July 27, 2022. President Biden’s administration is launching a renewed push for COVID-19 booster shots for those eligible, pointing to the enhanced protections they offer against severe illness as the highly transmissible BA.5 variant spreads across the country. The initiatives include …

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