You Can Throw Away Your COVID Vaccine Card Now
When I got my latest COVID booster—the new one with the updated spike proteins, which we should all make sure to get—the pharmacist asked, as I rolled my sleeve back…
Why It’s So Hard to Get the New COVID Booster
There’s a new COVID booster at pharmacies, and the simple thing to say about it is this: It’s good, it’s free, and you should get it. Unfortunately, the process of…
How to Find a COVID Vaccine for Your Young Child
Photo: maxbelchenko (Shutterstock) COVID vaccines have finally been authorized and recommended for kids as young as 6 months old, and little kids across the country are finally able to get…
When Kids Under 5 Can Finally Get Their COVID Vaccines
Photo: Tom Wang (Shutterstock) After a wait that seemed endless, two COVID vaccines are finally authorized for children under 5 years old. The FDA’s advisory panel voted Wednesday to grant…
What You Need to Know About the Omicron Variant
Photo: Arif biswas (Shutterstock) Omicron is the latest variant of the virus that causes COVID-19. Like Delta, it’s been designated by the World Health Organization as a “Variant of Concern”…
Why Your Doctor Doesn’t Want to Give You an ‘Off Label’ COVID Vaccine
Photo: goodluz (Shutterstock) When Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was approved in August, it was only approved for ages 16 and up as a two-dose series. But since fully-approved vaccines and medications…
How Long Does Immunity From the COVID Vaccines Last?
Photo: Steve Heap (Shutterstock) If you’re fully vaccinated against COVID-19, you’ve probably breathed a sigh of relief. But how long can you expect that feeling to last? The CDC has…
COVID Vaccine Trials for Children Are Underway
Photo: fizkes (Shutterstock) Of the COVID-19 vaccines authorized in the US, one (Pfizer) is available for people aged 16 and up, and the other two (Moderna and Johnson & Johnson)…
How to Get on a Vaccine Standby List
Photo: Studio Romantic (Shutterstock) If you’re waiting impatiently for your turn to get a vaccine, you probably already know all the tricks to snag an appointment. (If not, we have…