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CDC to Launch "Bridge Access Program" in Fall 2023 to Provide Free COVID-19 Vaccines to Uninsured and Underinsured Adults July 15th, 2023Jose Sparks

CDC to Launch "Bridge Access Program" in Fall 2023 to Provide Free COVID-19 Vaccines to Uninsured and Underinsured Adults

July 15, 2023News & Updates&quotBridge, 2023, Access, adults, COVID19, Fall, free, launch, Program&quot, Provide, Underinsured, uninsured, VaccinesJose Sparks

To help ensure that millions of uninsured and underinsured American adults continue to have access to no-cost COVID-19 vaccinations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is launching the Bridge Access Program for COVID-19 Vaccines this fall.

CDC Expands Updated COVID-19 Vaccines to Include Children Ages 6 Months through 5 Years January 8th, 2023Maria Miller

CDC Expands Updated COVID-19 Vaccines to Include Children Ages 6 Months through 5 Years

January 8, 2023News & UpdatesAges, children, COVID19, Expands, include, months, through, Updated, Vaccines, yearsMaria Miller

Following FDA action, today CDC expanded the use of updated (bivalent) COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 6 months through 5 years.

CDC Expands Updated COVID-19 Vaccines to Include Children Ages 5 Through 11 October 13th, 2022Marisol Radtke

CDC Expands Updated COVID-19 Vaccines to Include Children Ages 5 Through 11

October 13, 2022News & UpdatesAges, children, COVID19, Expands, include, through, Updated, VaccinesMarisol Radtke

CDC Expands Updated COVID-19 Vaccines to Children Ages 5 Through 11.

CDC Director Adopts Preference for Specific Flu Vaccines for Seniors July 2nd, 2022Robin Turner

CDC Director Adopts Preference for Specific Flu Vaccines for Seniors

July 2, 2022News & UpdatesAdopts, Director, Preference, Seniors, Specific, VaccinesRobin Turner

CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., adopted the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation to preferentially recommend the use of specific flu vaccines for adults 65 years and older, including higher dose and adjuvanted flu vaccines.

CDC Recommends COVID-19 Vaccines for Young Children June 20th, 2022Jose Sibley

CDC Recommends COVID-19 Vaccines for Young Children

June 20, 2022News & Updateschildren, COVID19, Recommends, Vaccines, YoungJose Sibley

Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation that all children 6 months through 5 years of age should receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

CDC Media Telebriefing: Vaccination Coverage with Selected Vaccines and Exemption Rates Among Children in Kindergarten – United States, 2020-21 School Year April 27th, 2022Beverly Stephens

CDC Media Telebriefing: Vaccination Coverage with Selected Vaccines and Exemption Rates Among Children in Kindergarten – United States, 2020-21 School Year

April 27, 2022News & Updates202021, Among, children, Coverage, Exemption, Kindergarten, Media, Rates, School, Selected, States, Telebriefing, United, Vaccination, Vaccines, yearBeverly Stephens

Experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will discuss Thursday’s MMWR, “Vaccination Coverage with Selected Vaccines and Exemption Rates Among Children in Kindergarten – United States, 2020-21 School Year.” Information presented in the telebriefing is embargoed until Thursday, April 21 at 1pm ET.

COVID-19 vaccines continue to protect against hospitalization and death among adults March 19th, 2022Harold Ford

COVID-19 vaccines continue to protect against hospitalization and death among adults

March 19, 2022News & Updatesadults, Against, Among, Continue, COVID19, Death, hospitalization, protect, VaccinesHarold Ford

COVID-19 vaccination continues to help protect adults against severe illness with COVID-19, including hospitalizations and death, according to two reports released in today’s MMWR.

CDC COVID-19 Study Shows mRNA Vaccines Reduce Risk of Infection by 91 Percent for Fully Vaccinated People June 9th, 2021Richard Grissett

CDC COVID-19 Study Shows mRNA Vaccines Reduce Risk of Infection by 91 Percent for Fully Vaccinated People

June 9, 2021News & UpdatesCOVID19, Fully, infection, mRNA, People, Percent, reduce, Risk, Shows, Study, Vaccinated, VaccinesRichard Grissett

A new CDC study finds the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna) reduce the risk of infection by 91 percent for fully vaccinated people.

Largest CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Study in Health Workers Shows mRNA Vaccines 94% Effective May 15th, 2021Sasha Smoot

Largest CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Study in Health Workers Shows mRNA Vaccines 94% Effective

May 15, 2021News & UpdatesCOVID19, Effective, Effectiveness, Health, largest, mRNA, Shows, Study, Vaccine, Vaccines, WorkersSasha Smoot

A new CDC study adds to the growing body of real-world evidence (outside of a clinical trial setting) showing that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) protect health care personnel (HCP) against COVID-19. mRNA vaccines (Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna) reduced the risk of getting sick with COVID-19 by 94% among HCP … Continue reading Largest CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Study in Health Workers Shows mRNA Vaccines 94% Effective →

CDC Real-World Study Confirms Protective Benefits of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines April 7th, 2021Jennifer Hicks

CDC Real-World Study Confirms Protective Benefits of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines

April 7, 2021News & UpdatesBenefits, Confirms, COVID19, mRNA, Protective, RealWorld, Study, VaccinesJennifer Hicks

A new CDC study provides strong evidence that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infections in real-world conditions among health care personnel, first responders, and other essential workers.