#bivalent

The rollout was already underway in anticipation this week, so you should be able to make appointments for this in the coming days. And remember what I noted yesterday. For children in this age group that

Lot of variance by state on who got the updated coronavirus boosters. Vermont has the highest % of people 5 and older with the updated booster at 25%. Alabama the lowest with an abysmal 3.5%. Just looking

Even among the over-65 group, less than 25% of Americans are up to date on COVID boosters. That's tragic. Everyone knows being vaxxed gives you a huge reduction in odds of COVID death, roughly 12x better.

There are some pre-prints making the rounds suggesting the bivalent boosters don't generate a significantly superior immune response to BA.5 than boosting with the original monovalent boosters. A few reasons

Derrick Broze and Micah Jackson break down recent news relating to the so-called bivalent vaccines, updated boosters. Sources: Learn more about Live Free, Think Free: ▶️ 3Speak

Everyone is eligible that is 12 and older, has received at least the primary series of any of the vaccines, and has had their last dose more than two months ago. Even if you've been infected, there's a

If you know older people who haven't had a booster lately, please encourage them to get one. It's like a 2/3 reduction in risk of death from COVID, possibly more with our new BA.5 targeted boosters. For

If you've had at least the primary series of any of the vaccines, you are 12 or older, and it is 2 months since your last dose, go and get the updated boosters! These updated boosters are bivalent- half

Differences in death rates by vaccination status for people 50 and older. Get vaccinated! People that received two or more boosters had 14 times lower risk of dying from COVID than the unvaccinated. Even

The FDA has authorized the bivalent coronavirus vaccine boosters that target the Omicron variants BA.4/BA.5. The Pfizer Omicron booster is approved for those 12 and older. The Moderna Omicron booster is

The WSJ is reporting that the FDA is expected to approve the Omicron-specific bivalent coronavirus boosters this week. Shots in arms potentially as soon as Labor Day. The WSJ article frames it like the

This bivalent vaccine targets both the original strain of the virus and the Omicron variants BA.4/BA.5, which are most of the currently circulating variants. Ashish Jha expects this updated vaccine should

The FDA has decided on a bivalent coronavirus vaccine that will target both the original strain and the Omicron sub-variants BA.4/5. These two sub-variants are now the predominant Omicron variants in the

Moderna announced their bivalent coronavirus vaccine that targets both the original strain and Omicron has a strong immune response. The bivalent vaccine had a neutralizing geometric mean titer ratio of