You are here

Home

Boosters

Older adults still make up most Covid-19 hospitalizations; CDC concerned about lack of vaccinations

Mon, 2023-10-09 17:53 — mike kraft

 

Older adults still make up most Covid-19 hospitalizations, CDC report says, but concern grows over lack of vaccination | CNN Older adults have accounted for nearly two-thirds of Covid-19 hospitalizations in the United States this year, posing “a continued public health threat,” says a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Jacqueline Howard CNN

 

 

 

 

Country / Region Tags: 
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Boosters
Disease Prevention
Hospitals
Public Health
Vaccinations
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

About 4 million Americans received updated COVID shots last month

Thu, 2023-10-05 10:12 — mike kraft
About 4 million Americans got updated COVID vaccines in September Around 4 million Americans received the updated COVID-19 shots in September, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), even as some people have found it difficult to book vaccination appointments or find the vaccines at no cost. Ahmed Aboulenein,Michael Erman Reuters

 

Country / Region Tags: 
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Boosters
Data
Disease Prevention
Government
Public Health
Vaccinations
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

Analysis: The new COVID shot is a game-changer, and why

Wed, 2023-10-04 17:34 — mike kraft

 

Why the new COVID shot is a game-changer (and why the term ‘booster’ is obsolete) The latest vaccine formula is available in local pharmacies now. Experts say it will be like the annual flu shot: one and done. Here’s why. Science

...

Country / Region Tags: 
Global
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Boosters
Disease Prevention
Health
Mutations
Public Health
Research
Science
Vaccinations
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Analysis
Situation Report

Novavax : US FDA authorizes Novavax's updated COVID shot; CDC additional approval not neeed.

Wed, 2023-10-04 17:22 — mike kraft
US FDA authorizes Novavax's updated COVID shot, shares rise The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it authorized an updated version of Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in individuals aged 12 years and older, and the company's shares closed 8% higher. Sriparna Roy,Michael Erman Reuters

...

Country / Region Tags: 
Global
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Boosters
Disease Prevention
Government
Public Health
Research
Science
Vaccinations
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

Growing anti-vax movement perplexes Biden administration, medical community

Wed, 2023-10-04 09:58 — mike kraft

Biden world at a loss over how to stop the growing anti-vax movement - POLITICO

A Biden administration that vowed to restore Americans’ faith in public health has grown increasingly paralyzed over how to combat the resurgence in vaccine skepticism. ...

Country / Region Tags: 
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Boosters
Disease Prevention
Government
Politics
Public Attitudes
Public Health
Science
Social behavior
Vaccinations
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Problem
Situation Report

CDC is no longer distributing Covid-19 vaccination cards

Wed, 2023-10-04 09:37 — mike kraft

 

CDC is no longer distributing Covid-19 vaccination cards, once a staple of the pandemic | CNN Do you know where your Covid-19 vaccine card is? If not, you may want to track it down, because getting a new one could be tricky. Amanda Musa CNN

...

Country / Region Tags: 
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Boosters
Government
Public Health
Vaccinations
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

Moderna combination Covid, flu vaccine moves to final stage trial after positive data

Wed, 2023-10-04 09:26 — mike kraft

Moderna combination Covid, flu vaccine shows positive data (cnbc.com)

 

  • Moderna on Wednesday said its combination vaccine targeting Covid and the flu will move to a final stage trial after showing positive results in an earlier study.
  • The biotech company is hoping its shot, mRNA-1083, can win approval from regulators in 2025. 

...

 

 

 

 

Country / Region Tags: 
Global
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Boosters
Disease Prevention
Mutations
Public Health
Research
Vaccinations
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Problem
Situation Report

Survey indicates resistance to COVID booster shots affected by prior infections, fear of side effects and doubts about usefullness

Tue, 2023-10-03 18:59 — mike kraft
COVID booster uptake hindered by prior infections, fear of side effects Ratana21/iStock CIDRAP

Only 20% of Americans eligible for COVID-19 boosters get them, and today in Vaccine, researchers published the results of a new survey of 2,000 US adults to understand why uptake is so low.

Country / Region Tags: 
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Boosters
Disease Prevention
Public Attitudes
Public Health
Social behavior
Vaccinations
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Analysis
Situation Report

Novavax's updated protein-based Covid-19 vaccine approved by U.S. FDA

Tue, 2023-10-03 18:51 — mike kraft
FDA signs off on updated protein-based Covid-19 vaccine from Novavax | CNN The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized Novavax’s updated protein-based Covid-19 vaccine for people 12 and older. Amanda Sealy, Brenda Goodman CNN

This vaccine is effective against EG.5, the currently dominant coronavirus strain in the United States, and like Pfizer and Moderna’s mRNA vaccines, it has been updated to target the XBB Omicron subvariant.

Country / Region Tags: 
Global
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Boosters
Disease Prevention
Pandemics
Public Health
Vaccinations
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

U.S. health officials make new push for inoculations in face of declining vaccination rates

Thu, 2023-09-28 10:41 — mike kraft
Flu, Covid vaccination rates decline, as U.S. health officials make new push for inoculations Vaccination rates against flu and Covid-19 have declined since earlier in the pandemic and a new survey suggests significant portions of the U.S. population intend to forgo these vaccines this fall. Helen Branswell STAT

...

Country / Region Tags: 
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Seasonal Flu
Boosters
Disease Prevention
Government
Health
Mutations
Public Attitudes
Public Health
Social behavior
Vaccinations
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

Pages

Subscribe to Boosters
howdy folks
Page loaded in 0.500 seconds.