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The Biden administration plans to give Americans 50 years and up an option to get a second booster shot: report
Pharmaceutical executives have expressed conflicting stances on whether additional shots past the i…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Transplant patients 'desperate' for COVID vaccine protection are getting illicit 3rd doses - and it might be working for some
A small study of transplant patients suggests third vaccine doses can be safe and effective, a prom…
Hilary Brueck
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mRNA booster immunisations protect against Covid-19 for 4-5 months: study
"In our new study, we looked at tens of thousands of patients in multiple states, seen over a …
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4 people who got COVID-19 booster shots share what it felt like to get an extra vaccine dose
People who've had booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines say it feels "like a hangover," and describe f…
Hilary Brueck,Andrea Michelso…
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J&J wants to give 2nd doses of its COVID-19 vaccine - but the FDA says there isn't enough evidence it works
FDA scientists said a booster of J&J's COVID-19 vaccine could bolster the immune response in theory…
Rebecca Cohen
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A San Francisco hospital is offering a dose of Pfizer's or Moderna's vaccine to people who got J&J
J&J's shot may be the least effective against the Delta variant, but US regulators haven't recommen…
Aria Bendix
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Pfizer reportedly will seek FDA approval for a second vaccine booster for people 65 and older
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla previously said that a fourth coronavirus vaccine is "necessary" to protec…
Rebecca Cohen
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Pfizer to ask FDA to authorize booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine within the next month as Delta variant spreads
Pfizer and BioNTech said Thursday they are developing a booster shot that will specifically target …
Erin Snodgrass,Reuters
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I just got a Pfizer booster shot. I felt dizzy, but the side effects were way milder than the first 2 doses.
Emyle Watkins recently got a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine. While she was initially nervous, she…
Meira Gebel
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Israel's vaccine pass will expire 6 months after the 2nd dose, meaning people will need booster shots to keep going to restaurants and bars
The news comes as Israel extended the eligibility of boosters to all those over the age of 12. Abou…
Marianne Guenot
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J&J says a booster shot of its one-dose COVID-19 vaccine raises antibody levels, and could be given after 8 months
Johnson & Johnson says it will submit the data to the FDA and meet with officials to discuss giving…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Over 1.34 crore people yet to take second dose of COVID vaccine: TN health minister
"In Tamil Nadu on a daily basis two lakh vaccination doses are being administered. As many as 1,34,…
PTI
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Booster shots against COVID-19 for all adults to be available from April 10
Only adults who have completed nine months after the second dose of the vaccine are allowed to t…
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A woman is trying out a 4-dose Lyme disease vaccine as we approach the worst summer for ticks yet
Pfizer's Lyme vaccine trial, if successful, could herald the first major advance in the fight again…
Hilary Brueck
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A Johnson & Johnson booster shot just got closer to reality, as the FDA's expert panel unanimously supports an extra dose
The FDA's advisors voted 19-0 in favor of offering J&J recipients a second dose as soon as two mont…
Andrew Dunn
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From new variant IHU to utility of booster doses — these are five lessons India can learn from the third wave of COVID-19 in other countries
There are at least 5 learnings emerging from different countries facing the third wave of COVID-19 …
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Biden is 79, vaccinated, and twice boosted. Here's his risk of severe COVID.
The president is fully vaccinated, twice boosted, and generally in good health, which experts say b…
Madison Hall,Hilary Brueck
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What's the difference in protection against Omicron between 2 doses and 3 doses of vaccine?
The critical part of the spike protein is the "receptor binding domain". It latches onto a protein …
PTI
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The UK has now boosted 45% of people against COVID-19, trailing only Chile, as it launches a Christmas Day vaccination drive
Around 200,000 appointments for a booster shot have been made available over Christmas Eve, Christm…
Shalini Nagarajan
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Coronavirus vaccine boosters are coming
These are Insider's biggest healthcare stories for the week ending September 24.