"The Food and Drug Administration's action follows its advisory panel's unanimous recommendation for the shots from Moderna and Pfizer. That means U.S. kids under 5 — roughly 18 million youngsters — are eligible for the shots. The nation's _...Read More_

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to send a clear message to pharmacies on a conference call this week: Stop turning away immune-compromised people when they come seeking fourth doses of Covid-19 vaccines.

Booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines aren’t just preventing infections with the contagious Omicron variant — they’re also keeping infected Americans from ending up in the hospital, according to data published on Friday _...Read More_

>"A North Carolina police chief has been placed on unpaid leave and probation for telling officers about a "clinic" that would issue them a Covid-19 vaccination card without actually receiving the shot, local officials said."

>"When the highly infectious Delta variant hit China in the summer, some public health experts were hopeful that the country could soon receive an _...Read More_

CNN: UK to offer booster shots to all adults, just three months after their second dose. >"All adults in the United Kingdom will be able to get _...Read More_

>"Several northern, mostly rural states that are battling coronavirus surges with few mask mandates and low vaccine rates are now leading the nation on _...Read More_

>"Sorry, but … not really."

>"FDA vaccine advisers meet Thursday and Friday of this week to tackle the next round of questions about booster vaccines for Covid-19 -- and they might be seeing the first trickle of data on mix-and-match boosters."

>"Study shows protection against Covid starts to wane several months after full vaccination"

>"More people are receiving a booster dose of a Covid-19 vaccine each day than are getting their first shot or are becoming fully vaccinated each day, CDC data shows."

>"For months we’ve been fixated on the idea that some people are at “high risk” and others aren’t. Now scientists have a better _...Read More_

>"Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser on the future of COVID-19 vaccination and how to prevent the next pandemic"

>"While some Pfizer recipients can now get an extra shot, federal officials are still mum on what’s next for the at-risk individuals who got Moderna or _...Read More_

The Atlantic: CDC Director: 'Walk, Don't Run' to Get Your Booster. [https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/09/cdc-director-boosters/620222/?utm_medium=offsite&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=coronavirus-covid-19](https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/09/cdc-director-boosters/620222/?utm_medium=offsite&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=coronavirus-covid-19)