Sweden’s government is recommending a fifth dose of COVID-19 vaccine for people aged 65 and over, and at-risk groups that are under 65, which includes those who are immunocompromised and pregnant women, authorities said on May 24. At-risk groups under 65 also include people with heart and lung disease, the Swedish Public Health Agency noted. The…
Sweden Recommends 5th Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine to Pregnant Women and Over-65s
CDC Recommends Pfizer Booster for Children Aged 5 and Up
The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday endorsed an advisory panel’s decision to expand the eligibility of Pfizer booster shots to children aged five to 11. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky made the call after a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted. She said children in this…
Feds Miss Deadline to Update Vaccine Mandate, Leaving Thousands of Unvaccinated Employees Guessing
The federal government has missed the deadline to update employees on whether its COVID-19 vaccine mandate will remain in place, leaving thousands of public servants who didn’t take the shots or disclose their vaccination status wondering whether they can return to work. In a statement to The Epoch Times on April 14, the Treasury Board…
Senator Questions Regulator Over Vaccine Safety as Boosters Expanded to 12-Year-Olds in Australia
Australian children as young as 12 will soon be eligible to get a third COVID-19 jab following a decision by the medical regulator. Meanwhile, one senator has questioned the regulator over their approval process during a Senate Estimates hearing. In provisionally approving the Pfizer jab as a booster for the age group, a spokesperson from…
Los Angeles County Administers Second Booster Against COVID
March 30, 2022
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Los Angeles County health officials and other providers began offering second booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to residents 50 older on March 30. This action comes after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized a second booster dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or the Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for older and immunocompromised individuals on…
Americans Who Received J&J Single-Shot COVID Vaccine May Need mRNA Booster: CDC
Americans who received Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine are less protected against serious illness and hospitalizations than those who received an mRNA vaccine, and should likely consider getting a booster dose of either Pfizer’s or Moderna’s vaccine, according to new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data released Tuesday. The data comes from a CDC report that analyzed 80,287 emergency…
Second COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Linked to Lower Death Rate: Israeli Study
A second booster of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was linked to a lower mortality rate in people aged 60 or older, according to a new study from Israel. Researchers examined data from a medical records system run by Clalit Health Services and found that death rate among the elderly who received two boosters, or four shots, was…
2nd COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Linked to Lower Death Rate: Israeli Study
A second booster of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was linked to a lower mortality rate in people aged 60 or older, according to a new study from Israel. Researchers examined data from a medical records system run by Clalit Health Services and found that the death rate among the elderly who received two boosters, or four total…
Moderna Seeks FDA Emergency Authorization for 4th COVID-19 Vaccine Shot
Moderna has requested the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for emergency use authorization of a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose for all adults aged 18 and above. The request is broader than that of rival pharmaceutical company Pfizer, which requested earlier this week for the regulator to approve a booster shot for all adults aged…
CDC Working With FDA to Evaluate Need of Second COVID-19 Vaccine Booster: Walensky
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working with U.S. drug regulators to assess whether a second COVID-19 vaccine booster is needed, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said on March 17. “We at CDC have been following the vaccine effectiveness studies very, very carefully,” Walensky said. “What we’re seeing now is that we still…
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