Vaccinations

Of 107 children hospitalized with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, none were fully vaccinated

At ≥7 days after second dose, effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine was 69 percent against infection, 86 percent against related death

Molnupiravir cut the risk for hospitalization and death in high-risk patients by 30 percent

ACIP voted unanimously on Thursday afternoon on ‘updated recommendations for use’ of the single-dose vaccine

Experts agree that booster shots are the best defense against the omicron variant

Pfizer-BioNTech will try a third dose to see if it produces a more robust response

Third dose of the vaccine appears to boost level of protection from about 35 percent to about 75 percent

Report of provider recommendation linked to concern about COVID-19, belief that COVID-19 vaccines are important for protection

By the end of October, only about a quarter of fully vaccinated nursing home residents had received a booster

Risk for hospital admission among adults with COVID-19 29 percent lower than in the first pandemic wave that began in March 2020