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August is National Immunization Awareness Month. This is an annual observance held to highlight the importance of routine vaccination (immunization) for people of all ages.

Readers are curious about the new variant, currently known a BA.2.86. Also: Lots of questions about boosters. Can you get it at the same time as a flu shot? And how long does protection last?

Covid-19 vaccines that have been tweaked to teach the body how to fend off the current crop of circulating variants are now expected to land in drugstores and clinics in

FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- New COVID-19 booster shots, reworked to target variants circulating now, could be available by mid-September, providing an opportunity for people to boost waning

(CNN) — Covid-19 vaccines that have been tweaked to teach the body how to fend off the current crop of circulating variants are now expected to land in drugstores and

Michigan public health leaders are urging parents to get their children caught up on vaccinations before returning to classes this fall, to prevent outbreaks of

The announcement comes amid a late summer uptick in infections. More than 12,600 Americans are hospitalized with COVID-19, jumping 22% in the most recent week.

Readers are curious about the new variant, currently known a BA.2.86. Also: Lots of questions about boosters. Can you get it at the same time as a flu shot? And how long does protection last?

The COVID-19 public health emergency may be officially over, but COVID has not completely disappeared from concern. Hospitals around the state are seeing an increase in COVID patients and a new varian

With coronavirus transmission on the rise, the FDA said this year's updated version of the COVID-19 vaccine is likely to come out by the middle of next month.