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Dr Paul Burton, chief medical officer at Moderna, discusses the new COVID-19 vaccine targeting the omicron variant and how it works.

President Joe Biden declared the COVID-19 pandemic over, but many public health officials aren’t ready to say the same. “We still have a problem with COVID, we’re still doing a lot of work on it, but the pandemic is over,” President Biden said on the episode of “60 Minutes” that aired Sunday evening. Dr. Mark Levine, the commissioner of...

The CDC has recommended the Novavax COVID-10 vaccine for adults ages 18 and up, providing more options and flexibility for the public.

This weekend, the CDC approved the use of the vaccines for kids between the ages of six months and four years, a year and a half after adults received their first jab. But there seems to be some division among parents. A national survey last month found 18% of parents with kids under five would get them vaccinated as...

The White House is planning for what it calls “dire” contingencies that could include rationing supplies of vaccines and treatments this fall if Congress doesn’t approve more money for fighting COVID-19. Biden administration officials have been warning for weeks that the country has spent nearly all the money approved for COVID-19 response. The administration faces critical decisions about how to...

Don’t want to carry about your physical vaccine card? Here’s how to add it to your iPhone.

Currently, only children ages 5 or older can be vaccinated in the U.S., using rival Pfizer’s vaccine, leaving 18 million younger kids unprotected.

Currently, only children ages 5 or older can be vaccinated in the U.S., using rival Pfizer’s vaccine, leaving 18 million younger tots unprotected.

COVID-19 vaccines still offer strong protection against severe illness and death, but Moderna and Pfizer are testing combination shots as a possible new kind of booster

Federal regulators have approved a second booster shot of the COVID vaccine, for certain groups, so who is now eligible and what can you expect with the fourth dose? Here’s a breakdown of what we know so far.

A top vaccine expert is calling for further research into tinnitus after he developed the possible side effect following his second dose of the MRNA COVID-19 vaccine. Gregory Poland, MD, is the director of the Mayo Clinic’s Vaccine Research Group in Minnesota. While he remains an advocate for vaccines, he said he wants a better understanding of why he...

Top Boston doctors talked about COVID cases in Mass., whether masks will make a comeback in schools and reports of post-vaccination tinnitus on NBC10 Boston’s weekly “COVID Q&A” series.

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

Almost exactly two years to the day that the coronavirus pandemic was declared an emergency in Massachusetts, the state’s top public health officer painted a brightening picture of the pandemic Wednesday and said she is optimistic about the state’s response. “With vaccines and boosters and new COVID-19 therapeutic treatments, we are in a much better place than we were...

The city of Boston is appealing a Massachusetts Appeals Court judge’s decision to block the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees, which comes in response to a lawsuit brought by unions representing first responders. Mayor Michelle Wu’s mandate, announced in December, requires the city’s 20,000 employees to be vaccinated and was originally set to take effect on Jan. 15,...

Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic says that despite weeks away from competition and emotional distress over his recent detention and deportation, he feels he’s at his “peak” as he returns to tour.

The Boston Police Superior Officer Federation, the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society and the Boston Firefighters Union Local 718 are suing the city over the vaccine mandate for city workers

Two Boston police unions joined the firefighters union suing the city over the vaccine mandate for city workers. A judge has issued an injunction for now, meaning the mandate will not take effect.

Mayor Michelle Wu’s mandate, announced in December, requires all 19,000 city employees to be vaccinated and was originally set to take effect on January 15, 2022. There has been an ongoing back and forth between the mayor’s office and the city’s labor unions.

A Massachusetts Appeals Court judge has blocked Boston’s vaccine mandate for city employees for now in response to a lawsuit brought by unions representing first responders. Mayor Michelle Wu’s mandate, announced in December, requires the city’s 20,000 employees to be vaccinated and was originally set to take effect on Jan. 15, 2022. There has been an ongoing back and forth…