COVID-19 Vaccines

Now, he’s on a mission to help young people like him get access to the shot.

The Pfizer booster is available now to children ages 12 to 15, and immunocompromised kids 5 to 11 can get a third vaccine dose.

Three Federal Court judges hope to hear the entire case in a single day so that the men’s No. 1-ranked tennis player might begin his title defense on Monday.

The appeal is unfolding just two days before he is scheduled to play his first match of 2022 at Melbourne Park.

Friday had been the deadline. The city cited ongoing negotiations with employee unions for the extension to Jan. 24.

At the same time, the court is allowing the administration to proceed with a vaccine mandate for most health care workers in the U.S.

Vaccinations among the elementary school set surged after the shots were introduced in the fall, but the numbers have crept up slowly since then.

The two-dose Moderna vaccine is open to Americans 18 and older.

Pop-up clinics and low-tech sign-ups provided a road map for equitable mass vaccination. Now, the health system is planning for what’s next.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has agreed, recommending that younger teens — and those 16 and 17 — should get a Pfizer booster five months after their last sho

Amid a surge in cases and hospitalizations, Camden County opens a new site to help address demand for COVID testing.

Boosters already are recommended for everyone 16 and older, and federal regulators decided they’re also warranted for 12- to 15-year-olds once enough time has passed.

For the next two weeks, restaurants may accept a negative COVID-19 test from the past 24 hours in lieu of proof of full vaccination.

Get your first booster if you haven’t already, the experts say. WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk asked some of them what we know about additional shots.