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The path to vaccine equity? Address 3 fears, study suggests.

As of August 2022, COVID-19 vaccination rates in Black and Hispanic people exceeded those of white Americans nationally, but only for the initial shots. FatCamera/E+...

Low vaccine booster rates are now a key factor in COVID-19 deaths – and racial disparities in booster rates persist

by Andrew Stokes, Boston University; Dielle Lundberg, Boston University; Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, University of Minnesota, and Rafeya Raquib, Boston University More than 450 people are dying...

How important is the COVID-19 booster shot for 5-to-11-year-olds?

About 8 million U.S. children have received two shots of COVID-19 vaccine and are now eligible for a third. KoldoyChris/Moment via Getty Images by Debbie-Ann Shirley,...

Do you need a second booster shot?

The CDC recommends the second booster for those over 50 who received their initial booster shot at least four months earlier. Scott Olson via...

Omicron makes booster shots more critical for medically vulnerable seniors

by Laurie Archbald-Pannone, University of Virginia People are understandably worn out, tired of thinking about COVID-19 and wanting to get back to a true normal. This...

Biden to expand access to at-home COVID kits: 4 essential reads on the critical role of rapid tests

by Matt Williams, The Conversation President Joe Biden has outlined plans to massively ramp up COVID-19 testing in an effort to curb – or at...

How effective are vaccines against omicron?

Understanding how much protection a vaccine offers is not as simple as it sounds. Andriy Onufriyenko/Moment via Getty Images An epidemiologist answers 6 questions by Melissa Hawkins,...

South Africa: early data suggest Omicron more transmissible but less severe

South Africa is reporting a spike in COVID-19 cases. EMMANUEL CROSET/AFP via Getty Images by Harsha Somaroo, University of the Witwatersrand Gauteng is the smallest of South...

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