Elderly Need A Booster Shot: The Evidence For Physicians

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It's likely that millions of COVID-19 booster shots will be administered in the U.S. in the coming months, but that doesn’t mean companies like Moderna and...

Emily Kocis and Toni Shindler-Ruberg debate the nuances and priorities surrounding vaccine booster shots.

(Washington, D.C., October 1, 2021) U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. was on Good Morning America 3 to discuss his efforts to halt the Biden Administration from giving servicemembers a dishonorable discharge for refusing the COVID vaccine. The Senator said in part, “Right now 10-20% of our soldiers are not vaccinated – they are going to […]

Oct. 3—MORGANTOWN — COVID-19 vaccine booster shots are available to select populations across the United States, and several locations in the Morgantown and surrounding area are available to distribute it to those eligible. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the booster shot is available to certain groups who received the first two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine ...

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Warning it could take a decade to clear cancer care backlog; US approves booster vaccines for millions of Americans; people urged not to panic buy as supplies hit; expert offers thoughts on chances of "full-blown lockdown" in England this winter.

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The FDA and CDC recommended Pfizer booster shots for some groups, including elderly people, this week.

Oct. 3—MORGANTOWN — COVID-19 vaccine booster shots are available to select populations across the United States, and several locations in the Morgantown and surrounding area are available to distribute it to those eligible. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the booster shot is available to certain groups who received the first two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine ...

The director of the Center for Disease Control, Dr. Rochelle Walinsky, on a series of recommendations from a panel of advisors late Thursday.

The C.D.C. director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, overruled her own advisers and recommended Pfizer-BioNTech boosters for health care workers and others at risk. States and pharmacies are already giving out the boosters.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday approved booster shots for millions of elderly or other vulnerable Americans, opening a major new step in the US immunization drive against COVID-19. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky approved a series of recommendations from the Advisory Board late Thursday. Advisors said boosters should be provided to …

The spread of infection has picked up speed in nursing homes again and more and more deaths are being registered around the country. Now Yngve Gustafson, professor of geriatrics at Umeå University, is sharply critical of the Swedish Public Health Agency and flags for a worse scenario in the future. - We can get several thousand deaths in the coming months, he says.

Although vaccines greatly reduce the dangers of Covid-19 across all age groups, the risk of death remains much higher for older individuals, David Wallace-Wells writes for New York Magazine's

Center for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky overruled CDC Advisory Committee On Immunization Practices (ACIP) panel and recommends COVID-19 booster for people that are at a high risk due to their occupation.   The CDC recommends that vaccinated individuals 18 to 64 –years old who are at a high risk of contracting COVID-19 due to their occupational or institutional setting should receive their...

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A press conference with representatives from the agencies emphasized the effectiveness and likelihood of getting a third dose of the vaccine.

Scientists can’t agree on the benefits of boosters for young people. But economically, psychologically, and politically, boosters can do a lot.

The Public Health Commission has decided to allow booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna medication starting October 25

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Next week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will evaluate the next steps for Moderna and Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 booster doses, as well as available research about mixing...