COVID-19 Vaccine News

Texas doctor Jason Loos, MD, says he paid the price for not getting vaccinated against COVID-19 and regrets his decision.

Top conservative leaders such as U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell are now calling on Americans to get vaccinated.

The association supports vaccine mandates by hospitals and health care systems; many already require health care workers to get COVID-19 shots.

The committee discussed slightly higher rates of the rare side effect of Guillain-Barré syndrome after the J&J vaccine, and presented reaffirming evidence of the vaccine's effectiveness against variants.

As COVID-19 hospitalizations rise in areas with low vaccination rates, patients are asking for a vaccine, but it’s often “too late,” one doctor said.

The differences in effectiveness against the Alpha vs Delta variants were modest when both doses of each vaccine were completed, but markedly different after only one dose.

Children under age 12 could be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine “soon,” potentially within the next few months, President Joe Biden said Wednesday.

Clinical trials of mRNA vaccines have consistently demonstrated high effectiveness against COVID-19, but now a large, real-world study confirms that the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines are more than 95% effective in preventing confirmed infection.

Fox News hosts have changed their position on the COVID-19 vaccine and are have started urging their viewers to get vaccinated against the virus.

A new study says the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine provides less protection against the Delta and Lamba variants than against the original COVID-19 strain.

Rates of vaccination against COVID-19 are lowest in states with a high prevalence of obesity, say experts in the field, as they urge their patients to take any of the approved COVID-19 vaccines.

New research finds the second dose of Pfizer's vaccine is key -- it makes a huge impact on the COVID vaccine's effectiveness.

Delta variant SARS-CoV-2 infections are likely to peak this summer, but other variants could follow, an Emory infectious disease expert predicts.

Canadian officials have announced that fully vaccinated U.S. travelers will be allowed into Canada beginning Aug. 9.

About half of unvaccinated or partially vaccinated Americans aren’t concerned about the contagious Delta variant, according to a new poll.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted priority review status to the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for people 16 and up.

The CDC’s vaccine advisory committee will consider an additional vaccine shot for immunocompromised people to protect them against COVID-19.

U.S. army base Fort Rucker in Alabama will now require uniformed personnel not wearing a face mask to provide proof of vaccination.

A new Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) poll reveals nothing sways a vaccine-hesitant person more than a word with a family member, friend or their own doctor.

In many cases, their parents may not support that decision.

A new study shows that two doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine were 78% effective in preventing infection in pregnant women in Israel.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has filed a lawsuit against Florida’s surgeon general, saying the state’s ban on COVID-19 vaccine passports prevents cruise lines from “safely and soundly” resuming trips.

A group of six medical societies and associations has issued a statement calling for mandatory vaccination of healthcare workers as a "condition of employment."

Pop star Olivia Rodrigo is meeting with President Joe Biden and his chief medical adviser, Anthony Fauci, MD, at the White House today as part of the nationwide effort to increase vaccination rates.

Tennessee officials have fired the state’s top vaccination manager, who faced recent criticism from Republican lawmakers about her efforts to vaccinate teens against COVID-19.