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FDA clears the way for additional bivalent boosters for certain vulnerable individuals

vi.sasori.vi2 months ago09 mins

CNN — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the terms of its emergency use authorizations for the Pfizer and Moderna bivalent vaccines on Tuesday, allowing people ages 65 and older and certain people with weakened immunity to get additional doses before this fall’s vaccination campaigns. The bivalent vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna carry…

Covid-19 boosters could keep thousands of kids out of hospitals, but uptake remains low

vi.sasori.vi2 months ago06 mins

CNN — Higher Covid-19 vaccination rates among US children could prevent thousands of pediatric hospitalizations and millions of missed school days, according to an analysis published Tuesday by the Commonwealth Fund and the Yale School of Public Health. If school-age children were vaccinated with the updated Covid-19 booster shot at the same rate that they…