COVID-19 Vaccine News & Updates

June 27, 2025 — As the nation wrestles with COVID vaccine recommendations, a new study of half a million adults shows boosters still provide a lot of extra protection.

June 2, 2025 — The FDA has approved Moderna's new COVID-19 shot, an mRNA vaccine called mNexspike, with some limits on who can get it.

May 30, 2025 — The U.S. is changing its COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for healthy children. A pediatric infectious disease specialist explains what that means for your child.

May 27, 2025 — Though the government may no longer recommend COVID vaccines for many children and pregnant people, you doctor still might.

May 19, 2025 — See what infectious disease doctors have to say as government officials appear poised to scale back COVID vaccines and the FDA approved the Novavax vaccine with new limitations.

May 19, 2025 — The FDA has approved the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, called Nuvaxovid, mainly for adults 65 or older, but people ages 12 to 64 with medical conditions that increase their risk of serious illness from COVID can also get the shot.

March 21, 2025 — Most parents don’t get their children vaccinated against COVID -- but a new study reveals why they should.

December 9, 2024 — Here’s what to know about the 2024-2025 vaccines — what’s available, how the updated versions are tested, how well each protects you, side effects and other safety information, the best time to get them, and where.

November 20, 2024 — About 6 in 10 people say they probably won’t get an updated shot this year, despite the CDC’s recommendation that everyone do so, according to results of a new survey from the Pew Research Center.

September 30, 2024 — Health care officials are urging more mothers to consider a move that could help keep their babies from being hospitalized during early infancy: getting a COVID vaccine while pregnant.

September 11, 2024 — For many, Novavax is #1 – the one and only COVID vaccine they would consider. This enthusiasm for Novavax isn’t new. As far back as 2022, news reports described a kind of Novavax fan club – a term that irritates some – and it’s still here.

September 3, 2024 — A federal program that helped people get COVID vaccines at no cost has ended. That means uninsured people may be asked to pay as much as $200 for the potentially life-saving shot.

August 23, 2024 — It’s time to start thinking about fall virus protection, the CDC and FDA said this week.

March 18, 2024 — People who got COVID-19 vaccines had a reduced risk of heart failure, compared to people who didn’t get vaccinated, according to researchers from the University of Oxford in England.

February 29, 2024 — People ages 65 and older should get a COVID-19 booster vaccination 4 months after their last one, the CDC advised Wednesday.

February 21, 2024 — People vaccinated against COVID-19 were significantly less likely to have long COVID during the first few years of the pandemic, a new study from Michigan shows.

February 16, 2024 — A CDC advisory committee will meet this month to decide whether to recommend a spring COVID booster for vulnerable groups such as the elderly and people with weakened immune systems.

February 2, 2024 — The researchers took people who tested for COVID and then asked them about vaccine history. The bad news is only 22% of American adults have received the updated vaccine.

October 27, 2023 — Only 7.1% of adults and 2.1% of children in the United States have gotten the new version of the COVID-19 vaccine since it was authorized in mid-September, a CDC committee was told on Thursday.

October 13, 2023 — Since the the CDC recommended the COVID vaccine on Sept. 12, legions of parents are still searching for doses, especially for their youngest children, and are growing increasingly frustrated.

October 13, 2023 — About 7 million people in the U.S. have gotten the new COVID-19 vaccine as the nation heads into what health officials now consider cold, flu, and COVID season.

October 5, 2023 — The 4 million shots given through Sept. 30 is twice the number reported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services last month.

October 4, 2023 — The FDA said the Novavax shot is authorized for anyone age 12 and older. Novavax uses a different technology to trigger protection than the mRNA shots made by Pfizer and Moderna. Novavax works similarly to much older vaccines.

October 4, 2023 — State health departments and some pharmacies or health care sites where the vaccines are given may be able to issue a vaccine record.

October 2, 2023 — Scientists who pioneered an underlying technology to harness fragile genetic material in a way that ultimately resulted in the mRNA vaccines used to combat the COVID-19 pandemic were honored Monday.

October 2, 2023 — Around 1 million people got a Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 shot, and nearly 800,000 people got Moderna’s version of the vaccine during the week ending Sept. 22.

September 29, 2023 — As the rollout of the newly formulated shot begins in earnest, many Americans are finding roadblocks, while federal officials urge everyone to be patient and get the shot when you can.

September 28, 2023 — Technical issues that resulted in denied insurance coverage for the updated COVID-19 vaccines have been “largely, if not completely, resolved,” the nation’s largest health insurers told federal officials on Wednesday.

September 13, 2023 — Who should be most concerned about these respiratory illnesses? What is the optimal time to get one or more of these shots? And how long should you wait to get the new booster if you had COVID this summer?

September 12, 2023 — CDC's director and a panel of experts agreed to recommend the new COVID-19 vaccine for all Americans age 6 and over.

September 11, 2023 — The FDA today authorized the newest COVID-19 vaccine, the first not to target the initial or “ancestral” strain of the virus.

September 11, 2023 — Israeli researchers say getting the COVID-19 vaccine at the same time as the flu vaccine offers almost the same protection as getting the COVID vaccine alone.

September 6, 2023 — The updated vaccine that better protects against currently circulating strains of the virus that causes COVID-19 may be available as soon as next week.

September 6, 2023 — Moderna says its upcoming COVID-19 vaccine should work against the BA.2.86 variant that has caused worry about a possible surge in cases.

September 5, 2023 — Find answers to your questions about coming vaccines for COVID-19, the flu, and RSV.

August 22, 2023 — People may get more protection against COVID-19 if they get their vaccinations and boosters in the same arm, a new study says.

June 23, 2023 — Moderna has applied for FDA approval of a new COVID-19 vaccine targeting the predominant strain of the virus called XBB.1.5. The company said it is prepared to roll out the shot this fall.

May 5, 2023 — There is no evidence that COVID-19 vaccines cause disruptions in women’s menstrual cycles, according to results from a study of nearly 3 million women in Sweden.

May 2, 2023 — The U.S. government will no longer require federal workers or international air travelers to be vaccinated for COVID-19, the Biden administration announced Monday.

April 27, 2023 — A new study shows that people with long COVID respond differently to COVID vaccines, and that the condition may be caused by a dysfunction of the immune system.

April 4, 2023 — People ages 65 and older and those with a weak immune system may choose to get a second COVID-19 booster shot starting later this spring, according to a new report.

March 29, 2023 — The CDC has updated its COVID-19 booster shot guidelines to clarify that only a single dose of the latest bivalent booster is recommended at this time.

March 29, 2023 — People who had low hopes from a COVID-19 vaccine reported more negative side effects from the shots in a study released this week.

March 21, 2023 — The FDA might be preparing to OK a second round of COVID-19 booster shots that target the original virus as well as the Omicron variant to protect people over 65 and others who are particularly vulnerable.

March 15, 2023 — COVID vaccines must work even better, whether by becoming variant-proof, finding other administration routes, or finding different targets to attack. All of these issues – and more -- are under investigation.

February 23, 2023 — In the largest and most diverse analysis to date, researchers have found that the risk of post-COVID heart attack or stroke was reduced by 41% in people who are fully vaccinated.

February 18, 2023 — A new study shows the Pfizer vaccine is safe and highly effective against COVID-19 in children as young as 6 months old.

February 17, 2023 — The natural immunity provided by COVID-19 infection protects a person against severe illness on a par with two doses of mRNA vaccine, a study published in The Lancet says.

February 16, 2023 — Moderna will join Pfizer in making its COVID-19 vaccine available for free once government coverage ends later this year, the company announced Wednesday.