However, health officials emphasize that COVID-19 puts someone at much greater risk for heart inflammation than getting the vaccine does
Decision on J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Doses Could Take Weeks
Federal health officials are waiting on results from a government-backed clinical trial and from studies by Johnson & Johnson
COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Down Against New Infections in New York
Recent decline in vaccine effectiveness against new COVID-19 cases coincided with increasing circulation of delta variant
Biden Puts Pressure on Nursing Homes to Vaccinate Staff Against COVID-19
New mandate, which will come in the form of a regulation to be issued by CMS, could happen next month
Almost 140,000 COVID-19 Deaths Averted With Vaccinations
Vaccination-associated reduction in deaths translated to statistical life benefit ranging from $625 billion to $1.4 trillion
Experts Support COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots
Public health and medical experts from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the following statement today on the Administration’s plan for COVID-19 booster shots for Americans.
This statement is excerpted below:
“The COVID-19 vaccines authorized in the USA continue to be remarkably effective in reducing the risk of severe disease, hospitalization, and death, even against the widely circulating Delta variant.
Household SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Higher With Younger Children
Odds of secondary transmission higher for children age 0 to 3 years and 4 to 8 years versus 14 to 17 years
COVID-19 Vaccines Well Tolerated Among Reproductive-Aged Women
Findings seen in large study of women who were pregnant, lactating, or planning pregnancy
COVID-19 Booster Shots for All Americans, Starting Sept. 20
Plan calls for Americans to get a booster shot eight months after their second dose
TSA Extends Mask Mandate for U.S. Travelers to January
Mandate was set to expire on Sept. 13; travel industry supports the extension