As COVID Tracking Wanes, Are We Letting Our Guard Down Too Soon?

April 11, 2023 – The 30-second commercial, part of the government’s We Can Do This campaign, shows everyday people going about their lives, then reminds them that, “Because COVID is still out there and so are you,” it might be time to update your vaccine. But in real life, the message that COVID-19 is still …

Study Says Pfizer COVID Vaccine Wanes in Kids Ages 5 to 11

March 1, 2022 — You may have already seen the headline: The Pfizer vaccine’s effectiveness against COVID-19 infection drops to 12% in 5- to 11-year-olds. But how do experts interpret this and other results from this preprint study? Despite the findings, which have not been peer-reviewed, researchers at the New York State Department of Health, …

Booster Effectiveness Wanes After 4 Months, Study Shows

Feb. 14, 2022 Booster shots of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines lost some effectiveness after four months but still did a good job of keeping people out of the hospital during the Omicron surge, a study shows. During the time when the Omicron variant dominated, the vaccines provided 87% effectiveness against emergency room visits …