Looking for the new COVID vaccine booster? Here’s where to get the shot.

[ad_1] Pharmacies across the U.S. have started administering new COVID-19 booster formulations from drugmakers Pfizer and Moderna. The Food and Drug Administration approved the revised mRNA vaccine shots Monday as several COVID variants spread and hospitalizations rise. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the shots for everyone six months and older. The vaccine…

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CDC recommends updated Covid vaccines for everyone ages 6 months and up, allowing shots to start within days

[ad_1] A vial of the Moderna coronavirus booster vaccine targeting BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants is pictured at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, Sept. 8, 2022. Hannah Beier | Reuters The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday recommended that all Americans ages 6 months and older receive updated Covid shots from Pfizer and…

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COVID hospitalizations climb 22% this week — and the CDC predicts further increases as new variants spread

[ad_1] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now forecasting an acceleration in new COVID-19 hospitalizations over the coming month, the agency said this week, replacing a previous projection that admissions would “remain stable or have an uncertain trend.”  It comes as health officials are racing to study a new highly mutated COVID variant…

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