#COVID-19 vaccine

The compromise bill leaves Medicare and Medicaid funding untouched and includes no new work requirements for Medicaid.

For the millions who are more vulnerable to COVID, reliable data remains important for assessing safety.

Study findings suggest people with chronic liver disease should be prioritized for booster shots.

People 65 and older and immunocompromised people can get a second bivalent booster; most unvaccinated people now need only one initial shot.

People without insurance will need to either pay full price, seek free or low-cost vaccines from community clinics or go without.

Increased protection against hospitalization or death was seen regardless of age or history of previous boosters.

Monoclonal antibodies used to prevent COVID-19 in immunocompromised people aren’t active against new virus variants.

While regular boosters may help keep vulnerable people out of the hospital, annual boosters might not be necessary for everyone.

Vaccines are tested for safety, but like all medical products, they can sometimes cause side effects.

NIAID-supported research sheds light on why healthy people of the same age respond differently to vaccines.

Older people, immunocompromised people and those with underlying health conditions can benefit most from additional shots.

At least 11 people have died from COVID-19 while in ICE custody, but advocates say that may be an underestimate.

Updated Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna bivalent boosters contain spike proteins from the original and BA.4 and BA.5 omicron variants.

Fauci, who has directed the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984, will step down in December.

Experts are casting a wide net for treatments, with few ready for formal clinical trials.

Get a COVID booster, especially if you’re older or your immune system is compromised, and don’t forget the flu shot.