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COVID vaccine is good for at least 6 months but a booster might be needed after that Melissa Correa COVID vaccine is good for at least 6 months but a booster might be needed after that Replay Video UP NEXT Houston hospital leaders said they’re tracking an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, even though the City of Houston Health Department reports the positivity rate for COVID-19 has leveled off. The doctors said more children are spreading the virus. The CDC is ...

5 things you need to know as Johnson & Johnson submits application for COVID vaccine FacebookTwitterEmail This Dec. 2, 2020 photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows vials of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. On Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, Johnson & Johnson has asked U.S. regulators to clear the world’s first single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, an easier-to-use option that could boost scarce supplies. (Johnson & Johnson via AP)Associated Press Johnson & Johnson has filed an application...

COVID Help Desk: Answering your questions on vaccine ingredients, allergies and more FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 A nurse measures vaccine doses before administering them at Minute Maid Park Jan. 16. The city has now launched a drive-thru site at Delmar Stadium with United Memorial Medical Center. The site only is open to people with appointments.Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less 2of5 Registered nurse Wanda Parker prepares a dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine ...

COVID Help Desk: Your questions answered on vaccine ingredients, allergies and more By Gwendolyn Wu, Staff writer Information is changing rapidly as the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps the country, infection rates surge and dip and health care providers roll out the coronavirus vaccine across the country. That’s what the Houston Chronicle’s COVID-19 Help Desk is here to get right. Every week, a Chronicle reporter will take readers’ questions about how the virus works and what to ...

GALVESTON — Even after much of the general population gets COVID-19 vaccines, they will likely need to get annual doses to protect against future mutations of the virus, according to researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Scott Weaver, director of the medical branch’s infectious disease research programs, said viruses like COVID-19 will eventually find ways to mutate in order to continue to infect people, even those...