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CMS released a memo to remind Part D plan sponsors of when $0 cost-sharing applies for adult vaccines covered under Part D. Specifically, CMS reiterated that the effective date of the $0 cost-sharing requirement for a new adult vaccine recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices must align with the date on which the CDC Director adopts the respective recommendation, as published on the CDC website.

SF public health officials say the latest shots will be “provided at no cost” in The City.

Scientists are watching the new strain, BA.2.86, because it has many new mutations, raising the possibility it could spread.

When will new Covid boosters be available? The FDA could authorize the updated shots as early as Friday, according to sources familiar with the plans.

The updated vaccine better protects against currently circulating strains of the virus.

COVID-19 cases are on the rise and raising anxiety around the possibility that schools could implement mask mandates or close down again. Surges of COVID-19 cases in Texas and Kentucky have caused three school districts to briefly suspend in-person classes. But few schools have taken those steps so far, and superintendents contend that without national…

This is the first time we'll have vaccines for three deadly infectious diseases. Here's what you need to know.

The primary message should focus on the importance of the flu, RSV, and COVID vaccines

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- COVID-19 cases are on the rise in the United States recently as the new school year starts, raising anxiety over the possibility that schools could implement mask mandates again.

This is the first time we'll have vaccines for three deadly infectious diseases: COVID, flu and RSV.