BioNTech has suggested that giving booster doses of its current Comirnaty (BNT162b2) COVID-19 vaccine may be a preferable strategy to modifying the Pfizer-partnered shot. The comments came on the ...

The current omicron variants in particular are highly contagious. The new booster vaccines from BioNTech and Moderna are specially adapted to the omicron subline XBB.1.5. However, the ...

Here are the side effects you should look out for. Common Moderna booster side effects include: The Pfizer-BioNTech booster ...

According to Pfizer/BioNTech, preclinical data has shown that a booster dose with the BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent vaccine generated a strong neutralising antibody response against Omicron BA.1, BA ...

How are the new vaccines different from last fall’s boosters? The updated mRNA vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech target the KP.2 strain, part of the Omicron lineage that began spreading ...

Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech converted their vaccines from monovalent to bivalent. Approved for use in August 2022, these boosters contained two pieces of mRNA, one that coded for the spike protein ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for older adults and others at high risk from the pandemic. Boosters can be given ...

To evaluate the effectiveness of the booster dose in people vaccinated ... in preventing hospitalizations than the serum from Pfizer-BioNTech. The peer-reviewed study, published in the Journal ...

There's no guidance on drinking alcohol before getting a COVID booster or vaccine. Research on the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines did not ask trial participants to avoid alcohol. Research on ...

Stacker consulted research from Yale Medical School and the World Health Organization to find how SARS-CoV-2 has evolved ...

The UK has approved five vaccines for use: Pfizer-BioNTech, Oxford-AstraZeneca, Moderna, Janssen and Novavax; four of which require two doses for maximum protection. Those receiving boosters have ...

The VDH and Governor Phil Scott are advocating for people to get their vaccinations before winter. Scott said he has received ...