Moderna says new booster increases protection from omicron subvariants
Vaccine maker Moderna announced Monday that its new omicron-targeted booster shot reinforces a key line of immune defense by increasing...
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White House to seek more covid funding in lame-duck session
The White House is mounting another effort to secure billions of dollars from Congress for a new generation of coronavirus...
US to keep COVID public health emergency through January
The COVID-19 public health emergency will remain in effect until at least mid-January, after the Biden administration did not notify...
Why Masks Still Matter | Time
During the COVID-19 pandemic, masks were weaponized for partisan purposes. “The politicization of mask use,” says William Hanage, infectious disease...
Moderna says bivalent COVID-19 booster shot performs better against BA.5 omicron subvariant
American biotechnology company Moderna announced Monday that a booster dose of its bivalent COVID-19 vaccine performs better against two circulating...
As new omicron strains overtake BA.5 in the U.S., Biden administration’s public-health emergency may extend into spring
The BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 omicron sublineages jointly accounted for more coronavirus cases than the BA.5 omicron variant in the U.S....
Examining Predictors of Vaccination Adherence for COVID-19, Influenza
Individuals who completed their full primary series of COVID-19 vaccination were more likely to report getting the influenza vaccine vs...
New Covid Booster Strengthens Immune Response Against Subvariants, Moderna Says
A study suggested that the updated booster shot produced higher levels of neutralizing antibodies against BA.4 and BA.5 than the...
Moderna reports promising findings for updated boosters targeting Omicron variants
Moderna today said both versions of its updated booster shots against Omicron variants—one that targets BA.1 and the other geared...
Update on Children’s COVID-19 and Routine Vaccination Trends Heading into Winter and as Respiratory Viruses Surge
In recent weeks, cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in younger children have surged, and the Centers for Disease Control...