Boosters
New Study Shows Millions Saved by COVID Vaccination
COVID-19 vaccination saved an estimated 2.5 million lives, according to a new modeling study published in JAMA ...
AUGUST 4, 2025
Bivalent Boosters Protect Against New COVID-19 Variants
Bivalent, mRNA, COVID-19 booster vaccines provide protection against omicron XBB-related SARS-CoV-2 lineages, ...
MARCH 2, 2023
CDC Urges Need for Boosters, COVID-19 Action Plan for Immunocompromised
With monoclonal antibodies lacking efficacy, the CDC urged all people, especially those who are immunocompromised, ...
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Bivalent COVID-19 Booster Essential for Older Adults, Even as Cases Decline
Staying up-to-date with bivalent COVID-19 boosters is essential to protect older adults against severe disease, ...
JANUARY 25, 2023
FDA Authorizes Moderna’s and Pfizer’s Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccines for Boosters in Children Ages 5+
The FDA amended the emergency use authorizations of both the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent COVID-19 vaccines ...
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Ensuring a Protective Cocoon Around Immunocompromised Adults
Immunizing before a patient has been immunosuppressed is the best approach. For patients who are already ...
OCTOBER 12, 2022
mRNA Booster Protection Wanes Over Time, Supporting the Need for Additional Boosters
Protection from SARS-CoV-2 is extended with a messenger RNA (mRNA) booster. But that defense wanes over time, ...
OCTOBER 5, 2022
Efficacy of COVID-19 Vaccines Against Omicron Shows Benefit of Boosters
The effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines currently available in the United States is less against omicron than ...
AUGUST 4, 2022
FDA Recommends Omicron, Bivalent COVID-19 Boosters for Fall
The FDA has now recommended the addition of an omicron BA.4/5 component in COVID-19 vaccine booster doses.
JULY 5, 2022
Mixing and Matching COVID Vaccines and Boosters May Bolster Protection
Increased COVID-19 vaccine performance may be the result of mixing and matching different types of vaccines and ...
MAY 17, 2022
FDA Shortens Interval for Booster Dose of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine to 5 Months
Omicron is the reason for the shortening the time between primary series and booster doses, FDA says.
JANUARY 7, 2022
FDA Expands EUAs for Moderna, J&J COVID-19 Boosters
The FDA expanded its EUAs for the Moderna and J&J COVID-19 vaccines to allow booster doses for eligible ...
OCTOBER 21, 2021
