Comparing the COVID-19 Vaccines: How Are They Different?

As the SARS-CoV-2 virus mutates and new variants continue to emerge, it’s important to keep up with how well the updated vaccines are performing, but it’s also a daunting task, given the flood of information (and misinformation) coming at us from so many directions. We mapped out a comparison of the most prominent COVID vaccines.

Vaccination Dramatically Lowers Long Covid Risk

Several new studies reveal that getting multiple COVID vaccine doses provides strong protection against lingering symptoms.

Why the new COVID shot is a game-changer (and why the term ‘booster’ is obsolete)

The latest vaccine formula is available in local pharmacies now. Experts say it will be like the annual flu shot: one and done. Here’s why.

AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine is no more – but its remarkable success must not be forgotten

Although dogged by controversy, the firm’s coronavirus jab saved the lives of millions and helped avert humanitarian crises in nations unable to access costly alternatives.

CDC greenlights two updated COVID-19 vaccines, but how will they fare against the latest variants? 5 questions answered

Although some people may have a preference for the traditional protein-based vaccine by Novavax, those who are at higher risk of catching COVID-19 should not wait for the approval of the Novavax vaccine to get their shot.

FDA Authorizes Novavax’s Updated Covid Vaccine

The shot, reformulated to target newer strains of the coronavirus, is authorized for people 12 years old and up.

How COVID-19 Vaccines and Infections Are Tweaking Our Immunity

Your immune system may be getting smarter every time you encounter COVID-19, a new study suggests. After getting vaccinated and infected, the immune system generates broader defenses against the virus, including against new variants.

New COVID-19 Vaccines: Is it Worth the Shot?

Will updated vaccines work against the latest “scariant” and 11 other questions answered.

Pfizer Helped Save the World With Covid Vaccines. Now It Needs to Right Itself.

The company is pulling back on some of its research programs and laying off workers after overestimating pandemic-product sales.

Should you pick Novavax’s COVID-19 shot over mRNA options?

Limited data and lack of head-to-head studies make comparisons tricky

The One Thing Everyone Should Know About Fall COVID Vaccines

Like most of his public-health colleagues, Offit strongly advocates annual COVID shots for those at highest risk. But regularly reimmunizing young and healthy Americans is a waste of resources, he told me, and invites unnecessary exposure to the shots’ rare but nontrivial side effects. If they’ve already received two or three doses of a COVID vaccine, as is the case for most, they can stop—and should be told as much.

What to Know About the New Covid Shots

The updated shots are now available in the U.S. Here’s who should get them and what to expect.

What to Know About the New COVID-19 Vaccine Booster

Some members questioned whether the updated vaccine should be recommended for most people, or just for those at highest risk of COVID-19 complications, such as the very young, the elderly, and those with compromised immune systems.

What to Know About the New Covid-19 Vaccines, Now Recommended by CDC Advisers

Annual Covid vaccines are likely, according to some experts, though no official recommendation has been issued. Both Covid and the flu are what Thomas Duszynski, an epidemiologist with Indiana University’s School of Public Health, calls “endemic diseases” that will see new cases every year...

What to Know About the New Covid-19 Vaccines, Now Recommended by CDC Advisers

Experts say the latest boosters are effective against emerging variants...

Why officials aren't calling this year's new COVID shots "boosters"

Instead, doctors and health departments are now working on getting used to calling this year's newly recommended shots the "2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine" or simply the "updated COVID-19 vaccine."

‘Scientific nonsense’: experts dismiss Florida official’s Covid vaccine remarks

An assertion by Florida’s politically appointed surgeon general that Covid-19 vaccines can contaminate human DNA has been dismissed as “scientific nonsense” by public health experts, who say he is putting lives at risk by wanting to block distribution.