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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.

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

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.

Pfizer asked the FDA Tuesday to authorize a second booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine for Americans ages 65 and over.

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Wednesday that new data show booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines offer protection against the omicron variant and there is no current need to reformulate shots for variant-specific boosters.

With the emergence of the rapidly spreading omicron variant, COVID-19 booster shots are now strongly recommended by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. “Everyone ages 18 and older should get a booster shot … when they are six months after their initial Pfizer or Moderna series,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said in November. “The recent emergence of the omicron…

Politicians and medical experts in Massachusetts are urging people to get the COVID-19 vaccine booster shot as the new omicron variant creates uncertainty across the state, the nation and around the globe.

President Joe Biden sought to quell concerns over the newly identified coronavirus variant omicron, telling Americans, “We’ll fight this variant with scientific and knowledgeable actions and speed, not chaos and confusion.”

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...

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.

The FDA is expected to authorize the mixing and matching of COVID-19 booster shots this week, according to multiple reports.

Some cities in Brazil are providing booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine, even though most people have yet to receive their second jabs, in a sign of the concern in the country over the highly contagious delta variant

Preliminary data from the Israeli Health Ministry suggests that senior citizens who received a Pfizer vaccine booster had five to six times more protection against serious illness and hospitalization after 10 days.

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.

Following the announcement on Wednesday that HHS plans to make booster shots available to all American adults beginning September 20, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy explained how booster shots will help in the fight against the delta variant.