covid-19 booster shots

The center’s director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, adopted a panel’s recommendation Thursday.

Doctors said the shot may not be for everyone but recommends any person with an underlying condition gets it.

The FDA and CDC announced Tuesday that both agencies had expanded eligibility for a second booster shot of the Pfizer or Moderna coronavirus vaccines for all adults over the age of 50.

With the rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations, the state’s Department of Public Health and health care systems want to protect children as old and new variants spread.

The state is making an effort to reach out to parents who have yet to get their children vaccinated against COVID-19.

With rising numbers of COVID-19 cases predicted this winter, President Joe Biden is appealing for Americans to get their boosters and get behind his plan to tackle the new omicron variant through wider availability of vaccines and shots.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention broadened its recommendation for COVID-19 booster shots to include all adults because of the new omicron variant. The agency had previously approved boosters for all adults, but only recommended them for those 50 years and older or living in long-term care settings.

The U.S. opened COVID-19 booster shots to all adults and took the extra step of urging people 50 and older to seek one, aiming to ward off a winter surge as coronavirus cases continue to rise.

As Connecticut medical leaders wait for the FDA to authorize Covid-19 booster shots for everyone 18 and older, many health care systems are ensuring they provide booster shots to those who are eligible.

Medical leaders in Connecticut say they’ve seen a steady flow of patients coming in to get their Covid-19 booster shots, but with that steady flow there is some confusion about eligibility.

Sandra Lindsay, a New York City nurse who was the first person in the U.S. to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, got her booster shot today.

Some of the nation’s top medical advisers have delivered a stinging rebuke of Biden’s broad booster idea, in essence telling the White House “not so fast.”