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The state-managed COVID-19 mobile vaccination clinics and homebased vaccination program are ending, to coincide with the end of federal funding, New Hampshire officials said Thursday. The clinics began in July 2021 with one mobile vaccination van, and eventually increased to seven teams. Over 700 vaccination clinics were hosted and 37,000 doses were administered through the program. The vaccine and booster…

A new CDC recommendation says people ages 50 and older should get a second dose of a COVID-19 booster shot.

Have you experienced a swollen lymph node in the arm where you received your COVID vaccine or booster shot? You’re not alone.

Ninety-seven percent of vaccinated people in Massachusetts who became sick with COVID-19 in breakthrough cases did not become severely ill, according to a new review by state health officials. Furthermore, deaths of vaccinated people were rare in Massachusetts breakthrough cases, especially among young people, officials from the Department of Public Health said Monday. The state has seen no one under…

The Massachusetts senator, who has been both vaccinated and boosted, says she is experiencing mild symtopms.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has tested positive for COVID-19, she said Sunday. Her symptoms are “thankfully” mild, she tweeted. She’s been vaccinated and got the booster shot, she said, and is grateful for the protection they provided. She also urged everyone who’s not vaccinated already to do so, since they’re both safe and effective at preventing serious illness. Warren...

Dr. Cassandra Pierre, of Boston Medical Center, talks about omicron variant concerns ahead of holiday gatherings.

Officials expect a mass booster shot site at Fenway to be up and running in a couple of weeks as the city seeks to counter the spread of the omicron variant.

Top Boston doctors talk pandemic strategy as cases surge in Massachusetts, including whether a mask mandate is warranted, and share what they’ve learned about the omicron variant on NBC10 Boston’s weekly “COVID Q&A” series.

The rise in infections across Massachusetts has doctors like Michael Misialek, a pathologist at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, concerned about what that means for the omicron variant.

Pfizer said Wednesday that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine may offer important protection against the new omicron variant even though the initial two doses appear significantly less effective.

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the expansion Monday amid yet another COVID surge driving case rates up across the five boroughs.

With the omicron variant of COVID spreading across the U.S., Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito got their booster shots, hoping to inspire others to follow suit.

Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito received their COVID-19 booster shots on Friday afternoon as they pushed for more people to get their own boosters, touting the shots once against as among the best ways to limit the spread of COVID. They got their booster shots just after 3 p.m. at Shaw’s Center in Brockton, and Baker...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention broadened its recommendation for COVID-19 booster shots to include all adults because of the new omicron variant. The agency had previously approved boosters for all adults, but only recommended them for those 50 years and older or living in long-term care settings.

All adults in Massachusetts are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration announced Thursday, joining a growing list of states that have done so.

Moderna’s revised application comes as the FDA is expected to authorize Pfizer and BioNTech’s booster shots for all adults as early as this week.

COVID-19 vaccine booster shots are available for millions across the U.S., but what qualifies you to receive the third dose? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed extra doses of all three of the nation’s vaccines last month, causing states across the region to create plans to put additional shots in arms. For those eligible, patients should receive a booster...

Millions more Americans are now eligible for COVID-19 boosters and they can get a different vaccine than their first shots

Local doctors, clinics and pharmacies can start administering COVID vaccine booster shots Friday in Massachusetts now that federal health officials approved the mix and match approach.