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There’s one more step before parents can bring their kids in for the new shot: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which recommends how vaccines are used, must sign off.

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WHite House urges people to get new boosters by end of October, and is monitoring new variants.

Tue, 2022-10-11 14:39 — mike kraft

White House: Get new booster by Halloween for safer holidays WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Tuesday said eligible Americans should get the updated COVID-19 boosters by Halloween to have maximum protection against the coronavirus by Thanksgiving and the holidays, as it warned of a “challenging” virus season ahead. AP NEWS

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White House expects COVID booster campaign to pick up in coming weeks

Mon, 2022-10-10 06:31 — mike kraft

White House says COVID booster campaign going well, should pick up The White House expects the rate of vaccination in its fall booster campaign to pick up over the coming weeks, and its COVID response coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha on Friday characterized the initial pace as "a really good start." Ahmed Aboulenein,Michael Erman Reuters

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Analysis: in red states, vast majority of seniors have been vaccinated, despite GOP vaccine resistance

Mon, 2022-10-10 06:25 — mike kraft

Vast majority of red-state seniors have been vaccinated, despite GOP vaccine resistance When the COVID-19 vaccine rolled out, Clyde Muchmore was ready to drive across Oklahoma to get it. “At the very, very first, all we knew was that a whole lot of people were dying,” recalled Muchmore, 80, of Oklahoma City. He scheduled a vaccine, he said, “on absolutely the first day I could.” Nearly half… YahooNews

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Canada, Switzerland approve COVD-19 variant booster shots

Mon, 2022-10-10 06:13 — mike kraft

Canada authorises Pfizer's Omicron retooled booster Canada on Friday authorised updated COVID-19 booster shots from Pfizer Inc and its partner BioNTech SE that target the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants, according to the government's website. Reuters Reuters

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Federal Covid Response and Research Shrinks as Congress Fails to Pass New Funding

Fri, 2022-10-07 15:19 — mike kraft

Federal Covid Response Shrinks as New Funding Stalls in Congress The country risks a Covid spike this winter as congressional bickering prevents a new federal infusion of money to distribute vaccines and therapies, public health groups warn. BLaw

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Updated Covid-19 boosters are ‘most important thing’ Americans can do for their health today, White House official says

Fri, 2022-10-07 14:56 — mike kraft

Updated Covid-19 boosters are 'most important thing' Americans can do for their health today, official says | CNN About 11.5 million people in the United States have gotten an updated Covid-19 booster, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but more people need to prepare for fall and winter by getting their shots now, health officials said Friday. Carma Hassan CNN

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Complex state COVID vaccine guidelines may be a factor in fewer people getting shots.

Fri, 2022-10-07 07:21 — mike kraft

Complex state COVID vaccine guidelines tied to lower uptake People living in states with more complex guidelines were less likely to correctly indicate their eligibility. CIDRAP

Complex state COVID-19 vaccine eligibility guidelines lead to confusion about eligibility and may contribute to low uptake, according to a population-based study of US adults published yesterday in JAMA Network Open.

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