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The updated shot is recommended for everyone 6 months and older.

For the first time, the vaccines will not be free to everyone,

The new flu and COVID vaccines are specifically formulated to protect against particular viral strains that officials feel will be prevalent this fall and winter.

LANSING — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is recommending the updated 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine for everyone 6 months and older;

The mRNA vaccines, made by Pfizer and Moderna, target more recent variants of the virus that causes COVID-19.

The CDC says everyone over 6 months old should get the new covid booster. But the emergency response mechanisms that supported earlier vaccine campaigns are gone. As one expert wonders: How to get boosters to people beyond Democrats, college graduates, and those with high incomes?

As a new variant shows how masterful the SARS-CoV-2 virus is at evolving, public health advocates tout new COVID booster shots.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends new covid-19 booster vaccines for all — but many who need them most won't get them. About 75% of people in the United States appear to have skipped last year's bivalent booster, and nothing suggests uptake will be better this time around.

Updated COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer are arriving in Henrico County and the Metro Richmond Region beginning Monday in some spots, following their Sept. 12 approval by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Everyone aged 6 months and older is eligible to receive a 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine, which will be available at

The new flu and COVID vaccines are specifically formulated to protect against particular viral strains that officials feel will be prevalent this fall and winter.