A small percentage of Americans got the most recent covid-19 booster shot, and even fewer probably realize the federal government is preparing to recommend yet another shot as early as Tuesday.
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CDC Faces Dilemma Over Recommending New Covid Booster For All
Posted on 13 September 2023.
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Tweaked COVID Boosters Close But How Much Will They Help?
Posted on 28 August 2022.
COVID-19 vaccines tweaked to better match today’s omicron threat are expected to roll out in a few weeks but still up in the air is how much benefit the booster shots will offer, who should get one — and how soon.
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Booster Now Or Wait? Riding Out Covid’s Next Wave
Posted on 20 July 2022.
Gwyneth Paige didn’t want to get vaccinated against covid-19 at first. With her health issues she wanted to see how other people fared after the shots.
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Why Won’t More Older Americans Get Their Covid Booster?
Posted on 13 May 2022.
Even as top U.S. health officials say it’s time America learns to live with the coronavirus, a chorus of leading researchers say faulty messaging on booster shots has left millions of older people at serious risk.
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Should You Get A Booster Dose Of COVID Vaccine?
Posted on 03 April 2022.
More than 217 million people in the United States have rolled up their sleeves to be vaccinated against COVID-19, and 97 million of them have already gone back for a booster dose, or an additional dose if they have a weakened immune system.
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Why Are So Many Vaccinated People Getting COVID-19 Lately?
Posted on 12 January 2022.
A couple of factors are at play, starting with the emergence of the highly contagious omicron variant. Omicron is more likely to infect people, even if it doesn’t make them very sick, and its surge coincided with the holiday travel season in many places.
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