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COVID-19 Vaccine Resources

How to tell between COVID, the flu and allergies

COVID-19 Vaccine Resources

Latest COVID-19 vaccine rollout is running into supply issues for pharmacies

New COVID-19 shots are hard to find for some patients
COVID-19 Vaccine Resources

Latest COVID-19 vaccine rollout is running into supply issues for pharmacies

New COVID-19 shots are hard to find for some patients
COVID-19 Vaccine Resources

Long-COVID trials set to begin

Trials to study long-COVID are set to begin.
COVID-19 Vaccine Resources

'Critical to stay up-to-date with COVID-19 vaccines' | Health officials warn BA.5 could hit less-vaccinated areas hardest

The BA.5 omicron subvariant is now 65% of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. and is showing ability to reinfect and evade waning vaccine immunity.
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Mecklenburg County offering Pfizer COVID booster for kids ages 5 to 11

Both branches of the Mecklenburg County health department will offer the Pfizer COVID-19 booster to children ages 5 to 11.
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Levine Children's Hospital launches COVID-19 vaccine trial for children aged 6 months to 5 years

Atrium Health will offer the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine study to healthy children in the region.
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VERIFY: Yes, there is a J&J booster, but it's not preferred over other brands

Those getting Johnson & Johnson as both their initial COVID-19 shot and booster may even need to follow up with another booster in a different brand.
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VERIFY | 4th doses of COVID-19 vaccines are available, but only for this group

The CDC recommendation for a fourth COVID-19 shot only applies to people who would not likely respond to the standard vaccine series.
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'This virus has been anything but predictable' | As localities shed COVID protocols, a federal health official shares how response evolves from here

Mask distribution, vaccinations, and at-home test kits remain a federal priority, as the U.S. hopes to ride the downward decline in COVID-19 spread into the endemic.
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VERIFY: How protection against COVID from a vaccinated mom can be passed to her baby

A new CDC study found mothers vaccinated against COVID-19 had babies less at-risk for hospitalization from the virus.
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Queens University to require students, faculty get booster shot

The university's leadership team is requiring COVID-19 booster shots for all students, faculty, and staff by Feb. 15 or as soon as they are eligible.