All people 50 and older are eligible for a second COVID booster. But health officials say they might not be needed now for the younger and healthier.
Author: Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY
Federal agencies authorize second COVID-19 booster shot for Americans 50 and older
A second booster shot of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is allowed for those 50 and up. Immunocompromised can now get a fifth shot.
Pfizer-BioNTech requests FDA authorization for fourth COVID vaccine shot for 65 and older
It’s not clear how long the Food and Drug Administration will take to review the request or whether it will convene its expert panel to review it.
Paul Farmer, a global health pioneer and the world’s ‘most extraordinary medical humanitarian,’ dies at 62
Dr. Paul Farmer, a professor at Harvard Medical School and co-founder of the nonprofit Partners In Health, died Monday in Rwanda.
Can Biden’s ‘Cancer Moonshot’ succeed? It’s possible, experts say, but it will take more than words
Experts are thrilled by Biden’s pledge to cut the cancer death rate in half in 25 years, but they say it will take more money and greater equity.
Monoclonal antibodies were ‘doing nothing’ against omicron. That’s why FDA pulled its authorization.
Monoclonal antibodies from drug-makers Regeneron and Eli Lilly have proven ineffective against the omicron variant of COVID-19.
Omicron’s new variant cousin, BA.2, has arrived in the US. But don’t panic yet, experts say.
Cases of omicron BA.2 have been reported in at least four states – California, New Mexico, Texas and Washington – and on three other continents.
Beyond Aduhelm: Why experts have never felt more optimistic about Alzheimer’s treatments
Even as the controversial new drug Aduhelm offers hope for those with Alzheimer’s, researchers are exploring new kinds of treatment approaches.
‘My dad’s a fighter’: Man’s recovery exceeding expectations after receiving heart from genetically modified pig
Dave Bennett, 57, who received the first heart transplant from a genetically modified pig, is breathing on his own, and speaking with a quiet voice.
The pandemic is changing. Will omicron bring a ‘new normal’ for COVID-19?
Experts say it’s too soon to know for sure what the coronavirus will do next, but one thing is clear: the world is going to have to live with COVID.