booster shots

President Joe Biden rolled up his sleeve and got his updated COVID-19 booster shot Tuesday, as he urged millions of people who have yet to be boosted to do so by Halloween, if possible, so they can gather safely with family and friends this holiday season. “Get vaccinated,” he said, noting that it’s free. “Not enough people are getting...

With the winter months and flu season ahead, it may be time to consider getting a COVID bivalent booster shot. Last month, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed off on updated versions of the booster shots, and pharmacies and other vaccination sites began administering them around Labor Day weekend. But only a small percentage of the fully vaccinated population has...

Top Boston doctors discuss the new COVID variant BQ 1.1, concerns around the upcoming flu season and bivalent booster shots during NBC10 Boston’s weekly series, “COVID Q&A.”

Pfizer is asking the Food and Drug Administration to expand use of its updated COVID-19 booster shot to children ages 5 to 11.

Top Boston doctors weigh in on President Joe Biden’s statement that the pandemic is over, explain what to expect this fall and whether to worry about monkeypox cases in schools during NBC10 Boston’s weekly series, “COVID Q&A.”

The CDC voted Thursday to recommend updated versions of both the Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccine boosters, paving way for a widespread rollout as early as next week.

Pfizer has asked U.S. regulators to authorize its combination COVID-19 vaccine that adds protection against the newest omicron strains: the BA.4 and BA.5 variants.

White House COVID coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said on Wednesday that the newly updated COVID-19 boosters will be available to teens and adults “in a few short weeks.”

After isolating for five days with mild COVID-19 symptoms, President Joe Biden said he was “feeling great” and credited vaccines, boosters and therapeutic treatments like Paxlovid for his swift recovery.

The FDA announced Tuesday that it has expanded eligibility for the Pfizer booster shot to include children ages 5 to 11.

Pfizer wants to expand its COVID-19 booster shots to healthy 5- to 11-year-olds

Many Americans can now get a second COVID-19 booster, but it’s hard to tell who really needs another shot right now and who could wait.

The CDC and FDA have recommended a second booster dose of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for people age 50 and older. But why did the recommendation come out so quickly? And will we have to get a yearly booster shot in the future? Dr. Uché Blackstock shares her thoughts.

The FDA and CDC announced Tuesday that both agencies had expanded eligibility for a second booster shot of the Pfizer or Moderna coronavirus vaccines for all adults over the age of 50.

The request comes two days after Pfizer asked the Food and Drug Administration to authorize a second booster shot for adults 65 and older.

Three new U.S. studies offer more evidence that the COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the omicron variant, at least among people who have gotten booster shots

Mass General Brigham, Beth Israel Lahey Health, and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, are requiring booster shots as part of their Covid vaccine mandates, restarting efforts to ensure their workforces are protected against the virus.

Gov. Charlie Baker asked Massachusetts to be patient as they wait in long lines to get COVID tests.

Gov. Charlie Baker defended his administration’s COVID-19 testing efforts as long lines continue to stretch at testing sites while cases surge in Massachusetts. Taking questions from reporters after riding the new Green Line Extension train from Lechmere Station to Union Square and back again, Baker pointed to the fact that Massachusetts is the state conducting the second-most tests per...

All UMass students, faculty and staff will need to get a COVID vaccine booster shot soon, the university system announced Tuesday.