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The Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Thursday endorsed administering lower-dose booster shots of the Moderna vaccine for seniors and people at risk of severe COVID-19.

Do booster shots have side effects? Are booster shot side effects worse? A CDC study found that booster shot side effects were similar to the ones seen after the second dose.

Vermont is preparing to open registration for booster shots of Pfizer’s COVID vaccine to people at least 80 years old on Friday ahead of final approval from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The news was announced Thursday evening, after a CDC panel recommended the booster shots be allowed for seniors and people at high or occupational risk for…

The CDC advisory panel backed the decision for Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots for millions of older or otherwise vulnerable Americans.

A CDC panel of advisers voted to recommend a booster shot of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to people over 65 and high risk Americans, backing a similar decision by the FDA.

The FDA authorized booster doses for Americans who are 65 and older, younger adults with underlying health conditions and those in jobs that put them at high risk for COVID-19.

A panel of outside experts who advise the Food and Drug Administration voted not to endorse COVID-19 booster shots of the Pfizer vaccine.

An influential federal advisory panel overwhelmingly rejected a plan Friday to give Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots to most Americans, but it endorsed the extra shots for those who are 65 or older or run a high risk of severe disease.

COVID-19 booster shots may be coming for at least some Americans but there’s still important science to be worked out about who really needs them and when. Here’s what we know about the biology behind booster decisions

U.S. health officials say that the Moderna booster shot will need more time to be reviewed which will likely delay President Biden’s plan to offer COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans in mid-September.

The Biden administration is urging Americans to get booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine. The TEN takes a look at when the time is right for you to get your next shot.

“These booster shots are free,” President Joe Biden said Wednesday. “It will be easy. Just show your vaccination card, and you’ll get a booster. No other I.D., no insurance, no state residency requirement.”

As the Biden administration officially recommends a COVID vaccine booster shot for some, a Boston University doctor explained some of the details.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday that all Americans over the age of 18 will be eligible to receive booster shots beginning September 20 to bolster their protection against the coronavirus.

U.S. health officials Wednesday announced plans to dispense COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and signs that the vaccines’ effectiveness is slipping. The plan, as outlined by the chief of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other top health authorities, calls for an extra dose eight months...

Federal health officials are expected to make an announcement about coronavirus vaccine booster shots.

The doctors we spoke to agreed that giving boosters to health care workers and people in nursing homes should be the first priority, before considering boosters for the general public, though there’s some division.

Booster shots are being recommended to help protect the public against COVID-19. The TEN answers your questions about the vaccination process.

Federal health regulators are set to recommend that many people get a vaccine booster shot. We asked doctors what effect booster shots will have going into the winter.

U.S. experts are expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all Americans, regardless of age, eight months after they received their second dose of the shot, to ensure lasting protection against the coronavirus as the delta variant spreads across the country.