The updated guidance prioritizes older adults, high-risk individuals, and those who have never been vaccinated.

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In the following season, COVID-related illnesses declined to roughly 33 million, outpatient visits fell to 7.7 million, and ...

A new policy announced by the Trump administration may limit which Americans can get a COVID booster when respiratory virus ...

A spring COVID-19 booster was recommended by the CDC for everyone over the age of 65 during advisory meetings on Feb. 28. Brano via Unsplash Four years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many ...

Up-to-date vaccination remains the most effective way to prevent severe COVID-19 illness, new research from the World Health ...

The signs already are up at Florida pharmacies: Get your flu shot. But should you? What about the new COVID booster approved by the Food & Drug Administration last week? Is it worth getting? At the ...

Between 2022 and 2024, covid-19 killed roughly 100,000 Americans annually, new research by CDC scientists shows.

People ages 65 and up should get another dose of a COVID-19 vaccine this spring, given the age group’s higher risk of severe disease and death from the pandemic virus, the Centers for Disease Control ...

Most Americans in a new poll said they probably won’t get an updated COVID-19 vaccine. The Pew Research Center survey found 60 percent said they are “probably not” going to “get an updated vaccine.” ...

The FDA and CDC recommended Pfizer booster shots for some groups, including elderly people, this week.