COVID-19 Vaccine News

As the demand for COVID-19 vaccines begins to decline nationwide, Ohio will try a new tactic to encourage people to get a shot: giving five residents $1 million each.

A new study found that more than 99% of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 during the first four months of 2021 weren’t fully vaccinated.

A distracted nurse in Italy accidentally administered six doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to a patient as a single shot.

Separately, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a statement recommending COVID-19 vaccinations for children ages 12 and older. FDA on Monday cleared use of Pfizer’s shot in teens.

The White House announces that ride-hailing services Uber and Lyft will offer free rides to COVID-19 vaccination sites.

Leaders work through questions on consent and best ways to distribute as states look to get as many kids as possible vaccinated before they scatter for summer break.

Billionaire Elon Musk, who has been known to question COViD-d vaccine safety, admitted during an appearance on Saturday Night Live that he has Asberger's syndrome.

Tourists who visit the 14th-century Bran Castle, known as Dracula’s castle in Brasov County, Romania, can get a free Pfizer vaccination at the castle on weekends through May.

Pfizer and its European partner BioNTech are seeking the FDA’s full approval for their COVID-19 vaccine, which is already being widely administered in the United States under an emergency use authorization.

This is the first COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. authorized for use in younger teens and adolescents. In late March, Pfizer released results from a study that showed high antibody responses and 100% effectiveness against COVID-19.

At events ranging from casual backyard barbecues to more formal parties, concerts, weddings, and other gatherings, vaccination may often be the ticket to admission.

Some major league baseball teams, national retailers and states up the ante to get people in and vaccinated against COVID-19.

Experts predict the U.S. has the capability of administering COVID-19 vaccines to about 88% of the adult population by September.

Several states are turning down some of the COVID-19 vaccine doses from their federal allocations as demand drops across the country.

Nearly two-thirds of WebMD readers who answered the poll questions say doctors and other health care professionals should be required to take the COVID-19 vaccine.

The Biden administration has come out in favor of loosening patent and intellectual property protections on COVID-19 vaccines to increase vaccine supply availability around the world.

Three-quarters of parents don’t plan to vaccinate their kids against COVID-19 when the FDA gives the go-ahead for younger children, according to a new survey.

The move to immunize U.S. teenagers has spurred an ethical debate among medical professionals: Should those doses set for American teens go abroad instead?

A bar owner in California has been arrested after being accused of making and selling fake COVID-19 vaccination cards.

Comedian Jimmy Kimmel encourages people to get a COVID-19 vaccine and features a video of doctors and nurses across the country who talk about their experiences.

First data released by Moderna shows specific booster vaccine in development is efficacious in fully vaccinated people against variants first identified in South Africa and Brazil.

As vaccine demand drops, President Joe Biden announces new strategies for the national COVID-19 vaccination program and sets a new goal for getting shots into people’s arms.

The move would make about 17 million more Americans eligible for vaccination and would be a major step toward getting both adolescents and teens back into classrooms full time by next fall.

Researchers add evidence to how effective texting reminders about flu vaccinations can be. Experts agree they could do the same for COVID-19.

An electronic record of your vaccination should be filed with your state by whoever gave you the jab, but holding on to your own paper record will likely prove useful.