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Coronavirus (booster) FAQ: Can it cause a positive test? When should you get it?
By: Max Barnhart | NPR
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Goats and Soda regularly answers frequently asked questions about life during the coronavirus crisis. If you have a question you’d like them to consider for a future post, email them… Read More
![A health care worker fills a vial with the Pfizer vaccine at a COVID-19 shot clinic at the Ohio State Fairgrounds in January 2021.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/covid_vaccine__credit_dan_konik_-e1662735563590-900x422.png)
Ohio doctors recommend getting COVID boosters now to protect against long-term damage
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Department of Health said COVID-19 boosters with the new formulation to target Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 are now available statewide. The… Read More
![A dose of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is prepared at Lurie Children's hospital](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ap22021564679227-792b9edbfb6ef2e45cd07adceb2ea993aecbd6fa-scaled-e1661195536450-900x422.jpg)
The new COVID booster could be the last you’ll need for a year, federal officials say
By: Rob Stein | Jane Greenhalgh | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The U.S. has reached an important milestone in the pandemic, according to federal health officials. Going forward, COVID-19 could be treated more like the flu, with… Read More
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There’s no bad time to get a new COVID booster if you’re eligible, CDC director says
By: Rachel Treisman | NPR
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Updated September 2, 2022 at 10:11 AM ET WASHIGNTON, D.C. (NPR) — Americans will now have access to updated COVID booster shots after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention… Read More
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Pfizer asks FDA to greenlight new omicron booster shots, which could arrive this fall
By: Pien Huang | Will Stone | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The U.S. is one step closer to having new COVID-19 booster shots available as soon as this fall. On Monday, the drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech announced… Read More
![A child receives the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Fairfax County Government Center in Annandale, Va.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/kid_vax_gettyimages-1351335210-283fb2868edfde922c4d1fb10928b5bfb39399a4-scaled-e1655393368352-900x422.jpg)
Advisers to the FDA back COVID vaccines for the youngest children
By: Scott Hensley | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — A committee of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously to recommend that the agency authorize COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech for children… Read More
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Vaccine mandate opponents are taking another shot at ending certain requirements
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Opponents of vaccine mandates are taking on a new fight in the Ohio Statehouse after other pieces of priority legislation failed to pass out… Read More
![The White House's COVID-19 response coordinator, Dr. Ashish Jha, speaks on June 2 about COVID-19 vaccinations for children at the White House](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/gettyimages-1400682876-6b495ef487150cf695304732ec27322dacb32a78-1-scaled-e1654280676481-900x422.jpg)
White House says COVID vaccination for kids younger than 5 could start in a few weeks
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The White House laid out the federal government’s plans to make the first COVID-19 vaccines available for very young children. COVID-19 vaccinations for kids younger than… Read More
![Finn Washburn, 9, receives an injection of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in San Jose, Calif.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ap21307733255191-c7e63b729e6763589c3ac79964e00af60f76c107-scaled-e1651083613286-900x422.jpg)
Pfizer asks FDA to authorize booster shots for kids ages 5 through 11
By: Rob Stein | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Children ages 5 through 11 who’ve received two shots of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine may soon be eligible for a booster. That’s if the Food and… Read More
![A woman receives a booster shot at a pop-up vaccination clinic in Las Vegas on Dec. 21.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/gettyimages-1360265793_slide-f3e63a2c831bcf3932c5d9c0467ea7c34339ad5f-scaled-e1641323606655-900x422.jpg)
The FDA OKs another Pfizer or Moderna COVID booster for people 50 and up
By: Associated Press
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — U.S. regulators are allowing people 50 and older to get another booster dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The Food and Drug Administration’s decision aims… Read More
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Moderna seeks FDA authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine for children under 6
By: Ayana Archie | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Moderna is hoping to get the green light to administer a pediatric, low-dose COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to under 6 years of age,… Read More
![A nurse administers a pediatric dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to a girl at a L.A. Care Health Plan vaccination clinic at Los Angeles Mission College in the Sylmar neighborhood in Los Angeles, Ca., January 19, 2022.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/gettyimages-1237841710-0e2d34b5a4a0fac5654ed14f679a263903429e05-scaled-e1643732719908-900x422.jpg)
COVID-19 vaccine for young kids could be ready this month
By: Peter Granitz | Rob Stein | NPR
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Updated February 1, 2022 at 7:42 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The last age group of the population unable to get a Covid-19 vaccine may soon be able to… Read More
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FDA authorizes a Pfizer booster shot for children ages 12 to 15
By: Scott Hensley | Joe Hernandez | NPR
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Updated January 3, 2022 at 10:41 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the use of a Pfizer-BioNTech booster in adolescents 12 to 15… Read More
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The good and bad news when it comes to COVID in Ohio right now
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — State health leaders say COVID hospitalizations are the highest they’ve been since January before vaccines were widely available. And Ohio Department of Health Director… Read More
![A healthcare worker prepares Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines for third doses at a senior living facility in Worcester, Pennsylvania, U.S., on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/third_dose_gettyimages-1234866742-1db640f2e08c9eeffcd95fd17d5603653cf82ef8-scaled-e1631916558855-900x422.jpg)
COVID boosters and what you need to know before holiday gatherings
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — Starting this weekend, COVID-19 boosters will now be available for any of the three federally approved vaccines. At least 10 states had already made this change… Read More
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Companies tell unvaccinated workers to pay more for health insurance
By: Andrea Hsu | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — As Covid cases surged over the summer, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian took action: Unvaccinated workers would have to pay an extra $200 a month… Read More
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More than half of Athens County has begun the COVID-19 vaccination process as of Nov. 20
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A little more than half of Athens County residents have started the COVID-19 vaccination process as of Saturday, according to the Ohio Department of Health. A… Read More
![Safeway pharmacist Shahrzad Khoobyari administers a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster shot into the arm of Norman Solomon in San Rafael, Calif](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/booster_gettyimages-1344322805-01fe4bf7fed192edc6b94486307baf44a205adde-scaled-e1637357504596-900x422.jpg)
CDC advisers back expansion of COVID boosters for all adults
By: Scott Hensley | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — A panel of experts advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unanimously backed the expansion of Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine boosters to all adults…. Read More
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The FDA authorizes COVID booster shots for all U.S. adults
By: Scott Neuman I NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The Food and Drug Administration has given its OK for fully vaccinated Americans who are age 18 and older to receive a COVID-19 booster shot. The… Read More
![Elsa Estrada, 6, smiles at her mother as pharmacist Sylvia Uong applies an alcohol swab to her arm before administering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a pediatric vaccine clinic for children ages 5 to 11 set up at Willard Intermediate School in Santa Ana, Calif. Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ap_21314066044949_wide-4437d6ade59a20035019b5d493b3dacbf91a7ed9-scaled-e1636562242998-900x422.jpg)
Nearly 1 million kids ages 5-11 will have their first COVID shots by the end of today
By: Tamara Keith | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Beloved stuffed animals in hand, they lined up at schools, pop-up clinics and children’s hospitals to do something that little kids generally hate to do: get… Read More
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Biden’s vaccine rules for 100 million workers are here. These are the details
By: Andrea Hsu | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — In early September, President Biden announced he was taking steps to get more Americans vaccinated and turn the tide on COVID-19. On Thursday, the administration rolled… Read More
![A healthcare worker administers a dose of a Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to a child at a pediatrician's office in Bingham Farms, Michigan, U.S., on Wednesday, May 19, 2021.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/gettyimages-1232983646-4d01efb92446f0c5b57a53e74d7fff28886fe1f3-scaled-e1632842596411-900x422.jpg)
COVID vaccines for kids ages 5 to 11 are available in Ohio now
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The federal government gave the green light to vaccinate kids 5 to 11-year-old with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines last night. And less than 24 hours… Read More
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What parents need to know about vaccinating young children against COVID-19
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The White House laid out plans Wednesday for children between the ages of 5 and 11 to soon receive the COVID-19 vaccine. If approved, shots could… Read More
![A technician from the Findlay College of Pharmacy fills a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer vaccine at a clinic in Reynoldsburg, February 2021.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/putting_syringe_in_vial-e1621351851383-900x422.jpeg)
Booster shots challenge governments during global vaccine inequality
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — COVID-19 was the number one cause of death for people between the ages of 35 to 54 during some months since the pandemic began last year,… Read More
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Here’s What You Can Do If You Lose Your COVID-19 Vaccination Card
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Many who’ve gotten the COVID shot carry that proof of COVID vaccination with them to get into restaurants, concerts, even keep their jobs. But… Read More