US vaccine panel to vote on whether to require prescription for COVID booster shots

A revamped panel of vaccine advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is set to vote on Friday on whether to recommend Americans get a prescription in order to receive a COVID-19 ... Read More

Recommending Covid-19 vaccines for everyone in the US could save thousands more lives than limiting to high-risk groups

As a group of advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention met this week to discuss recommendations on who should get the updated Covid-19 shot this season, a newly published analysis ... Read More

CDC vaccines panel votes unanimously to change COVID-19 vaccine recommendation

The CDC panel updates COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for 2024. Learn who is now eligible and what it means for your health. Read More

FDA approves updated Covid-19 vaccines for limited groups as US cases continue to rise

The US Food and Drug Administration approved updated Covid-19 vaccines but for a more limited group: adults age 65 and older and younger people who are at higher risk from Covid-19. Read More

Hochul to Sign Order to Get Around U.S. Limits on Covid Vaccine

Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York plans to authorize pharmacists to provide the vaccine to almost anyone who wants it without a prescription. By Joseph Goldstein In an effort to ensure more New Yorkers ... Read More

FDA authorizes updated COVID vaccines with restrictions on who can get them

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ... Read More