There’s a New COVID Booster You Should Probably Get This Fall
Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) Updated COVID booster vaccines have now officially been authorized and recommended by the FDA and CDC. There is a Pfizer booster for ages 12 and…
How Worried Should You Be About Avian Flu?
Image: MVolodymyr (Shutterstock) Avian flu is back in the news following an outbreak in the Midwest and Northeast, and the subsequent euthanizing or death of over 21 million birds since…
What Is ‘Flurona,’ and Should We Be Worried About It?
Photo: DimaBerlin (Shutterstock) COVID-19 and the flu are both respiratory viruses that can be anywhere from annoying to life-threatening, and public health experts have been worried about what might happen…
What’s the Difference Between a Third Dose and a COVID Booster?
Photo: Wachiwit (Shutterstock) Booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccines might be available this fall, depending on what data is available and what judgment calls government officials decide to make. Third…
Why It’s Even More Important to Get Your Flu Shot This Year
Photo: FotoDuets (Shutterstock) Last year’s flu season occurred in the midst of a COVID-19 surge, sparking concerns of a “twindemic,” in which the coronavirus and the flu would be circulating…
What You Should Know About Guillain-Barré Syndrome and COVID Vaccines
Photo: aijiro (Shutterstock) Some people who got the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine (the one-dose vaccine) have developed a condition known as Guillain-Barré syndrome. It’s happened often enough that the…
Why You Shouldn’t Expect a COVID Vaccine Booster Anytime Soon
Photo: Maria Kaminska (Shutterstock) We don’t know how long protection from the COVID-19 vaccines will last, which has led to speculation that we might all need to get booster shots—perhaps…
How to Prepare for Your COVID Vaccine & Reduce the Side Effects
Photo: myboys.me (Shutterstock) You’ve probably heard about the COVID vaccines’ side effects, and by now are well aware that there is no “standard” reaction to the shots—everyone handles them differently.…
How to Become Someone’s ‘Vaccine Angel’
Photo: Volurol (Shutterstock) Across the U.S., millions of shots of the three COVID-19 vaccines are going into arms each day even as the disease continues to spread, with an alarming…
Why Vaccine Selfies Are Actually Good
Photo: Patrick Semansky-Pool (Getty Images) I never realized how many of my friends and acquaintances are healthcare workers until my social media feeds started lighting up with vaccine selfies. People…