Pfizer and BioNTech have formally asked for FDA approval of a third dose of their COVID-19 vaccine BNT162b2 in people aged over 16, as the US prepares to get its booster campaign underway.

Cases in Texas and other states are on the rise, but most of the infected were not vaccinated. Here’s what to know about the ...

A second booster for some. A third booster for immunocompromised ... And I would make a big public appeal, just get one shot. It's as good as three shots. One shot is as good as three shots ...

Pfizer's says its COVID-19 vaccine was 73% effective in protecting children younger than 5 as omicron spread in the spring. About 70% of people 50 and older who got a first COVID-19 booster shot ...

While people may already be vaccinated, some may benefit from the extra protection of a booster shot. For those born prior to 1989, the situation is slightly more complicated because vaccination ...

People of color experience a disproportionate burden of COVID-19 cases and deaths. In Minnesota, deaths from COVID-19 have ...

It is possible to experience side effects after receiving a tetanus booster shot. If a person experiences side effects after receiving a booster shot, they will likely be the same as the side ...

Asked again by Murray, the FDA commissioner nominee said, "Well, you can ask the Biden administration that chose not to convene the committee meeting for the COVID vaccine booster." In 2021 ...

Kate Nalepinski is a Newsweek journalist based in New York City. Kate joined Newsweek in May 2024. She is a graduate of Ithaca College. With a recent measles outbreak in Texas sparking concern ...

Infectious disease experts say people born after 1957 and before 1968 should consider getting a booster that is a live-attenuated vaccine, meaning the virus in the shot is weakened so it causes a ...

Most vaccinated adults are immune to measles and do not need a booster shot, according to the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. Seniors born before 1957 likely contracted the virus ...