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Pharmacies are cancelling some appointments because the drugs haven’t arrived. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A new and somewhat different update of the COVID-19 vaccine has recently been approved. It is coming soon to a clinic, office or pharmacy near you.

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. As the effects of vaccines offered in 2021 diminish over time, boosters have been shown to strongly protect people against severe COVID and death, and more modestly prevent infection. T...

With the new COVID-19 vaccine now available in Lancaster County, here are answers to some frequently asked questions.

 

The new COVID-19 vaccine has an unexpected side effect - sticker shock from the cost as a new process leads to problems.

The updated shot is here. But pharmacies are rescheduling appointments, and some people are being told their insurance will not cover it.

(CNN) — It has been just over a week since the US Food and Drug Administration and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave their nods to updated Covid-19 vaccines, which they have urged Americans to get without delay as the nation sees an uptick in cases, hospitalizations and deaths.

For more details about the vaccines, how to get them and other information, check out our frequently asked questions below, where public health experts weigh in on the issues:

The launch of the newly approved COVID-19 vaccines, the first campaign since the federal pandemic emergency ended, is off to a bumpy start. Reports are piling up of insured Americans being stuck with the nearly $200 bill for shots, which were approved last week. The new vaccines are designed to protect against new strains of…