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Nasal COVID vaccine boost increases IgA responses linked to variant neutralisation

By Hugo Francisco de Souza A novel nasal booster approach may help close the gap between systemic vaccination and infection-blocking mucosal immunity, offering fresh insight into next-generation COVID ...
Newsweek

Why Most Americans Will Not Get a COVID Booster

A majority of Americans are not planning to get a COVID-19 booster vaccine this season, according to a survey. The Pew Research Center's survey of 9,593 U.S. adults, conducted between October 21 and ...
NBC Chicago

What's the difference between a booster and a vaccine? How to stay up to date

The Food and Drug Administration authorized an updated formula for mRNA COVID-19 vaccines to adjust for the XBB1.5 variant this fall amid a surge in cases right after summer. With a long schedule of ...
AOL

The most common side effects to expect after your Pfizer booster: headache, fatigue, and pain at the injection site

Pfizer's COVID-19 booster shot yields mild to moderate side effects, much like its second dose. Injection-site pain is the most common, as well as headaches and fatigue. See more stories on Insider's ...
Wired

Covid Boosters Can’t Outpace New Mutations. Here’s Why They Still Work

Today, the US Food and Drug Administration authorized new mRNA booster shots from Moderna and Pfizer, and a panel of outside experts that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted ...