Vaccine

Appointments for the new shots are expected at some pharmacies, with the CDC expecting the vaccine to be widely available in September.

An updated COVID vaccine will be available this fall, but some folks might want to re-up their vaccine protection sooner.

The vaccine is no longer limited to those who were exposed to the virus or diagnosed with the disease.

Updated COVID boosters are now available for anyone age 12 or older. The CDC is urging anyone who is eligible to sign up but some vaccine experts say some people might want to wait.

But the court upheld a separate mandate for almost all employees at hospitals, nursing homes and other health care providers that receive federal funds.

La ciencia detrás de la eficacia y la seguridad de las vacunas es firme y está respaldada por tecnologías que han existido desde hace décadas, dijo Ilya Finkelstein, un profesor de biociencias moleculares en la Universidad de Texas en Austin.

¿Cómo puedes convencer a alguien de que se ponga la vacuna contra el COVID-19? Para algunos, la respuesta podría depender en quién y en qué confíen.

The science behind the efficacy and safety of the vaccines is firm, says UT-Austin molecular biosciences associate professor Ilya Finkelstein, and their rapid development was supported by technologies that have been around for decades.

How might those who haven't gotten vaccinated be persuaded? For some, it may come down to whom and what they trust.

Instead of putting genetic instructions into people whose cells then make a viral protein, the vaccines from Novavax, Medicago and Sanofi carry a spike protein payload.