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The CDC recently approved new recommendations for the COVID vaccine, which differ from previous years' guidance.
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CDC Expands Access to COVID Shots for Pregnant Women
The CDC appears to have quietly expanded access to COVID shots for pregnant women. The agency's adult immunization schedule now recommends shared clinical decision-making under the "pregnancy" column. That's a change from even just last week, when pregnancy was still denoted by a grey box, which meant there was "no guidance/not applicable."
The CDC no longer broadly recommends the Covid-19 vaccine, but US residents will still be able to get one if they want.
Younger adults are getting Covid shots at pharmacies by attesting that they’re eligible. But parents are having more difficulty getting infants and toddlers vaccinated.
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Low-income families are still waiting on Covid-19 vaccines for kids, but states say they’re coming
Many low-income families who normally get no-cost Covid-19 vaccines for their kids through the Vaccines for Children program have been told those shots aren’t available because states have been unable to order the vaccines while waiting for the CDC to act.
New strains of Covid appear to be affecting people earlier in the year, according to a health boss. Darryn Allcorn, chief nurse at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, said there was no evidence the two latest strains - Nimbus and Stratus - were more severe than others.
Amid confusion over this year's updated COVID-19 vaccines, we explain what's different this year and who experts say should get vaccinated.
The changes follow criticism from some social media influencers about how returning troops have been treated at military intake facilities.
There has been an increase in cases of a disease that ran rampant in the UK during the Victorian times, with symptoms easily misidentified as Covid or flu