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The 65 and older age group in Connecticut is 84% white, compared to 67% statewide. For some, that's raised the question of whether the state's plans to extend the COVID-19 vaccine to people 65 to 74 next adequately considers the other populations hit hardest by the virus: Black and Latino residents.

Researchers evaluated the humoral immunogenicity of a third COVID-19 mRNA vaccine dose in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

Americans should preferably be vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines due to a rare but serious risk of blood clots and the lesser protection found with the J&J vaccine, CDC says.

Most likely due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the COVID numbers in Stokes County have showed a slight bump upward this week. On Monday’s update from the county…

Among nurses/APRNs with kids in that age group, 45% said they would not have their children vaccinated.

Wall Street is expecting total vaccine sales to top $100 billion, with $40 billion in post-tax profits.

Via Teleconference 4:33 P.M. EST MR. ZIENTS: (In progress.) Today, we’ll focus on booster shots. And we’ll start with Drs. Walensky and Fauci, and

Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) expanded recommendations

Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' (ACIP) expanded recommendations for booster shots to include all adults ages 18 years and older who received a Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine at least six months after their second dose.

CDC continues to encourage the 47 million adults who are not yet vaccinated to get vaccinated as soon as possible