CDC: Adults need only one updated COVID booster shot, for now
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 30, 2023
The CDC does not recommend more than one updated COVID-19 booster shot at this time for adults who have completed their primary series of vaccinations.
‘COVID stakes are still high,’ Becerra tells aging services providers
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jan 19, 2023
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra sounded an alarm Wednesday for older adults to get boosted against COVID-19, as an increasing number of them are dying from the virus. Becerra made the...
Biden targets older Americans in new COVID-19 vaccination push
By
Liza Berger
Nov 23, 2022
The Biden administration on Tuesday launched a six-week campaign to urge more Americans and older Americans, in particular, to get their COVID-19 booster shots.
As bivalent booster uptake lags, health officials urge seniors to get vaccinated
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 09, 2022
Despite high uptake in the initial series of COVID-19 vaccines, older adults are not flocking to get the latest COVID-19 bivalent booster shot.