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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's independent vaccine advisory committee today voted unanimously (15-0) to add COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months old to the new Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedules, which...

As of March 1, masks are no longer required for unvaccinated individuals, but are strongly recommended for all individuals indoors.

CDC needs to publicize the updated message

"An 8-week interval may be optimal for some people ages 12 years and older, especially for males ages 12 to 39 years."

Booster shots of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines lost some effectiveness after 4 months but still did a good job of keeping people out of the hospital during the Omicron surge.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci testifying before a Senate committee in early November. Chip Somodevilla /

With the release of its pediatric COVID-19 vaccine, Pfizer switched the buffer used in its formulation to increase the stability of the product, allowing it to remain at refrigerator temperatures for longer. The Food and Drug Administration OK'd the change, which is also being made to some doses for teens and adults. Social media posts, however, misleadingly suggest that the ingredient swap is dangerous or was added to prevent heart attacks in children.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS interim final rule with comment: Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination, establishing vaccination req for staff at fifteen types of Medicare- and Medicaid-certified providers/suppliers hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, hospices, skilled nursing

March 10, 2021 CWN Editors Note: The “CCCB Note on Ethical Concerns Related to Currently Approved COVID-19 Vaccines” echoes the US bishops’ March 2 statement on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The above note supplements, highlights, or corrects details in the original source (link above). About CWN news coverage.   Sound Off! CatholicCulture.org supporters weigh in. All comments are moderated. To lighten our editing burden, only current donors are allowed to Sound Off. If you are a curre...