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PHILADELPHIA, PA — Pennsylvania seniors take note. The new COVID-19 booster vaccine that targets mutated versions of the virus is now available in time for colder weather, the flu season …
New Tool Helps Techno Timid Seniors Find COVID Booster Sites Read More
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently amended the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) of the updated (bivalent) Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to include use in children down to 6 …
FDA Approves COVID-19 Vaccines for Children 6 Months and Older Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — At a combined flu vaccine and COVID-19 booster clinic yesterday, the Pennsylvania Departments of Aging and Health, joined by Sen. Art Haywood and Philadelphia city leaders, stressed …
Older Pennsylvanians Urged to Get Flu and COVID-19 Vaccines Read More
On Thursday, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendations for use of updated COVID-19 boosters from Pfizer-BioNTech for people ages …
COVID-19 Booster Recommendations Updated Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A third and fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose offered substantial protection among adults with healthy immune systems who were eligible to receive them during Omicron variant evolution in …
CDC: Three Doses of COVID-19 Prove Effective Against the Omicron Variant Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration states it recently amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, authorizing the use of a single booster …
FDA Expands Eligibility for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Dose to Children 5 through 11 Years Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The CDC has expanded the eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine booster doses to everyone 5 years of age and older. The CDC now recommends that children ages 5 …
CDC Strengthens Recommendations and Expands Eligibility for COVID-19 Booster Shots Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — COVID-19 vaccination continues to help protect adults against severe illness with COVID-19, including hospitalizations and death, according to information released in the CDC’s most recent Morbidity and …
CDC: COVID-19 Vaccines Continue to Protect Against Hospitalization, Death Among Adults Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Data from two new CDC reports show COVID-19 vaccine boosters remain safe and continue to be highly effective against severe disease over time.
New CDC Studies: COVID-19 Boosters Remain Safe, Continue to Offer High Levels of Protection Read More
CAMP HILL, PA — On Friday, Governor Tom Wolf visited Weis Markets in Camp Hill to stress the importance of Pennsylvanians getting vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19 and to highlight …
Gov. Wolf Stresses Importance of Getting Vaccinated and Boosted Against COVID-19 Read More