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Opinion: Will you need the latest COVID booster? It depends
1 year, 7 months ago

Opinion: Will you need the latest COVID booster? It depends

LA Times  

As the Biden administration prepares for the federal COVID-19 public health emergency to end on May 11, the new normal is markedly better than the earlier phase of the pandemic in which we lost more than a million American lives. New variants always loom, one of the latest being XBB.1.16 — nicknamed Arcturus by some on social media — which …

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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 …

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Moderna vs Pfizer: Is it OK to mix and match the updated COVID-19 booster shots?
2 years, 3 months ago

Moderna vs Pfizer: Is it OK to mix and match the updated COVID-19 booster shots?

LA Times  

As residents prepare to roll up their sleeves for a third, fourth or even fifth dose of COVID-19 vaccine, some may be wondering: Do I need to stick with the same brand, or is it safe to mix it up? “The best booster for you is the one that you can get — either the Pfizer or the Moderna can …

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Potential to mix up Omicron booster with conventional vaccine raises concerns
2 years, 3 months ago

Potential to mix up Omicron booster with conventional vaccine raises concerns

LA Times  

Vials of Pfizer’s bivalent COVID-19 vaccine are on a production line at a manufacturing facility in Kalamazoo, Mich. Both vials contain the same amount of vaccine — 30 micrograms — but the conventional vaccine was designed only against the original coronavirus strain, while the updated booster has half set aside for the original strain, and the rest against the BA.4/BA.5 …

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Omicron-specific boosters are here: How effective will these vaccines be in the fight against COVID-19?
2 years, 3 months ago

Omicron-specific boosters are here: How effective will these vaccines be in the fight against COVID-19?

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The new booster shots — one by Moderna and another from Pfizer-BioNTech – are specifically tailored to combat the two most recent and contagious Omicron subvariants, BA4 and BA5 On 31 August 2022, the Food and Drug Administration authorised the use of updated COVID-19 booster shots that are specifically tailored to combat the two most recent and contagious Omicron subvariants, …

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