Moderna Booster Increases Protection Against Omicron, Company Says

Moderna Booster Increases Protection Against Omicron, Company Says

Moderna on Monday announced that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine increased levels of antibodies that fight the Omicron variant. Source link

More Than 400,000 Americans Have Received COVID Booster Shots

More Than 400,000 Americans Have Received COVID Booster Shots

Sept. 29, 2021 — More than 400,000 people in the U.S. have received COVID-19 booster shots at pharmacies since the third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was authorized last week, White House officials announced Tuesday. Most of the shots were given over the weekend, and nearly 1 million people have scheduled appointments to get … Read more

COVID-19 Booster Shots to Start in September: Officials

COVID-19 Booster Shots to Start in September: Officials

Aug. 18, 2021 — Booster shots to ramp up protection against COVID-19 infection are slated to begin the week of Sept. 20, the Biden administration announced at a press briefing Wednesday. Those who received the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines would be eligible to get a booster shot 8 months after they received the second … Read more