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A change in menstrual cycle length of eight days or less is considered within the normal range of variation, according to NIH.

Wondering if you should get your omicron-specific booster and flu shot at the same time? Experts weigh in.

President Joe Biden will deliver remarks on Thursday highlighting arrival of new COVID-19 vaccine boosters that have been updated to target the most common omicron strains currently in circulation.

The CDC voted Thursday to recommend updated versions of both the Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccine boosters, paving way for a widespread rollout as early as next week.

Pfizer has asked U.S. regulators to authorize its combination COVID-19 vaccine that adds protection against the newest omicron strains: the BA.4 and BA.5 variants.

The Biden administration says it has reached an agreement with Moderna to buy 66 million doses of the company’s next generation of COVID-19 vaccine targeting the highly transmissible omicron variant.

The CDC has recommended the Novavax COVID-10 vaccine for adults ages 18 and up, providing more options and flexibility for the public.

Some researchers think it’s time to add another common side effect to the list: temporary menstrual changes.

Hospitalizations are up in several states after a surge in COVID-19 infections as subvariants of Omicron spread. And as Google search trends tell us, interest in boosters is high right now. “It is critically important to get boosted now, as we are in the midst of that BA.5 wave,” Dr. Aditi Nerurkar of Harvard Medical School tells LX News Now....

The Novavax shot recieved FDA’s emergency use authorization. News4’s Aimee Cho explains what makes this vaccine different from others.

The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine will hit the market soon, and some doctors believe a difference between this shot and others could change the minds of Americans who still aren’t vaccinated.

News4’s Derrick Ward was at the walk-up site in Montgomery County that offered the vaccine for children.

An update to the COVID vaccines is needed to fight Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants that are increasing case counts now, says Dr. Uché Blackstock, an MSNBC medical contributor and head of Advancing Health Equity.

Pfizer says tweaking its COVID-19 vaccine to better target the omicron variant is safe and boosts protection.

Up to 40,000 Army National Guard soldiers across the country – or about 13% of the force — have not yet gotten the mandated COVID-19 vaccine, and as the deadline for shots looms, at least 14,000 of them have flatly refused and could be forced out of the service.

The numbers of coronavirus cases in children have risen dramatically in the last year, and now vaccines are available to kids under 5. NBC News medical correspondent Dr. John Torres walks you through the science behind the shots and why they work.

The FDA must still decide whether to take the recommendations and approve the COVID-19 vaccine for kids between six months and 5 years old.

COVID-19 shots for U.S. infants, toddlers and preschoolers moved a step closer Wednesday.

A government advisory panel has endorsed a second brand of COVID-19 vaccine for school-age children and teens. The expert panel agreed Tuesday that the vaccine made by Moderna is safe and effective enough to give to U.S. kids ages 6 to 17. A vaccine made by Pfizer has been available since last year for those ages. The Food and Drug...

An analysis from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration states that kid-sized doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine appears safe and effective for children under five, which would be a huge step towards vaccinating the nation’s youngest children who were previously unprotected.