Updated Covid shot led to less severe illness, fewer hospitalisations in US in 2024, study finds

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University of California, San Francisco

Who Can Get a COVID-19 Vaccine, and When Is the Best Time?

With the CDC, FDA, and states providing different guidance on COVID-19 vaccines, UCSF physicians weigh in about who should ...
Central Maine

COVID-19 vaccines for children will be arriving in Maine soon

Unlike adult doses, which are widely available now, states have experienced delays in receiving pediatric COVID-19 vaccines.

Updated COVID shot led to less severe illness, fewer hospitalizations last year, US study finds

(Reuters) -Last year's updated COVID-19 vaccines helped prevent severe outcomes including hospitalizations and deaths, ...

Do young people need Covid boosters? Research shows more protection for ages 65 and older

Overall effectiveness of the Covid vaccines for all adults is similar to that of the annual flu shot, according to a large study of veterans.
Scientific American

Annual COVID Vaccines Protect People against Severe Disease, Even with Prior Immunity

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups ...

The End of the Common Cold?

Why are we so ill-prepared for the common cold? It’s not because the common cold has been neglected by scientists or vaccine ...
Clinical Advisor

CDC Leaves COVID Vaccination Up to Patients

In a separate update, the CDC also accepted a panel recommendation that children under age 4 receive their first chickenpox (varicella) shot separately from the combined measles, mumps, rubella, and ...

People are finding ways to get Covid shots despite new limits on eligibility

Younger adults are getting Covid shots at pharmacies by attesting that they’re eligible. But parents are having more ...