/tags/covid-19-vaccine COVID-19 Vaccine en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Fri, 30 Aug 2024 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-08-30/an-updated-covid-booster-is-coming-to-vermont-heres-what-to-know Cases are on the rise in Vermont, but a new COVID-19 booster is on the way. Vermont will have doses of both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines available in the next couple of weeks through health care providers, pharmacies and some free or low-cost clinics. Fri, 30 Aug 2024 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-08-30/an-updated-covid-booster-is-coming-to-vermont-heres-what-to-know Jenn Jarecki, Nathaniel Wilson /npr-news/2023-01-27/an-fda-committee-votes-to-roll-out-a-new-covid-vaccination-strategy Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today endorsed a proposal to make big changes in the nation's approach to vaccinating people against COVID-19. Fri, 27 Jan 2023 09:31:05 GMT /npr-news/2023-01-27/an-fda-committee-votes-to-roll-out-a-new-covid-vaccination-strategy Scott Hensley /npr-news/2023-01-23/the-fda-considers-a-major-shift-in-the-nations-covid-vaccine-strategy The new approach would simplify vaccination guidance so that, every fall, people would get a new shot, updated to try to match whatever variant is dominant. Mon, 23 Jan 2023 11:12:52 GMT /npr-news/2023-01-23/the-fda-considers-a-major-shift-in-the-nations-covid-vaccine-strategy Rob Stein /npr-news/2022-12-28/its-not-too-late-to-get-a-covid-booster-especially-for-older-adults Public health officials want more Americans to get the latest COVID vaccine booster. Only 35% of people over 65 have gotten the shot, though 75% of COVID deaths are among people in this age group. Wed, 28 Dec 2022 11:17:04 GMT /npr-news/2022-12-28/its-not-too-late-to-get-a-covid-booster-especially-for-older-adults Selena Simmons-Duffin /npr-news/2022-09-19/n-h-wants-to-get-vaccine-vans-rolling-again-as-new-covid-boosters-arrive State health officials say mobile clinics make vaccination more convenient and equitable by reducing barriers and meeting people where they are. Mon, 19 Sep 2022 10:14:59 GMT /npr-news/2022-09-19/n-h-wants-to-get-vaccine-vans-rolling-again-as-new-covid-boosters-arrive Paul Cuno-Booth /show/vermont-edition/2022-09-06/dartmouth-researcher-on-new-covid-boosters-current-health-policies Host Connor Cyrus talks with Dartmouth researcher Anne Sosin about current COVID-19 policies. Tue, 06 Sep 2022 13:58:06 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2022-09-06/dartmouth-researcher-on-new-covid-boosters-current-health-policies Connor Cyrus, Tedra Meyer /npr-news/2022-09-05/omicron-boosters-do-i-need-one-and-if-so-when Updated COVID boosters are now available for anyone age 12 or older. The CDC is urging anyone who is eligible to sign up but some vaccine experts say some people might want to wait. Tue, 06 Sep 2022 09:31:02 GMT /npr-news/2022-09-05/omicron-boosters-do-i-need-one-and-if-so-when Allison Aubrey /local-news/2022-08-30/new-covid-boosters-slated-to-arrive-in-vermont-next-week An initial shipment of 17,000 COVID boosters is expected to reach Vermont early next week. Vermonters could start getting the shots as soon as Sept. 7, according to state Epidemiologist Patsy Kelso. Tue, 30 Aug 2022 20:26:04 GMT /local-news/2022-08-30/new-covid-boosters-slated-to-arrive-in-vermont-next-week Bob Kinzel, Brittany Patterson /npr-news/2022-08-18/whats-behind-the-fdas-controversial-strategy-for-evaluating-new-covid-boosters Some scientists are alarmed that the agency plans to evaluate the next generation of boosters by reviewing mouse studies alone. Others say there's no time to waste waiting for human trials. Thu, 18 Aug 2022 10:01:11 GMT /npr-news/2022-08-18/whats-behind-the-fdas-controversial-strategy-for-evaluating-new-covid-boosters Rob Stein /npr-news/2022-07-28/summer-boosters-for-people-under-50-shelved-in-favor-of-updated-boosters-in-the-fall The Biden administration is scrapping plans to offer COVID boosters for people under 50 this summer. Instead officials will push for an earlier release of the next generation boosters in the fall. Fri, 29 Jul 2022 10:30:20 GMT /npr-news/2022-07-28/summer-boosters-for-people-under-50-shelved-in-favor-of-updated-boosters-in-the-fall Rob Stein