Moderna says a third booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine will likely be necessary this fall because of the rapid spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus.

COVID vaccine cocktails: A guide to mixing and matching Pfizer, Moderna, J&J booster shots On Oct. 21, the CDC OK'd booster doses from competing companies.

News of Moderna's booster shot comes as Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla recently said that those taking the company's vaccine — which, like Moderna, currently requires two doses and is over 90 percent ...

The FDA cited an ongoing study among Israeli health care workers, 154 of whom received a fourth shot with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and 120 who were boosted a second time with Moderna.

For example, "Moderna (18+), Pfizer (5-11)" to indicate a pharmacy that has Moderna in stock for adults and Pfizer shots for kids under 12. Note that booster shots are currently approved for all ...

Moderna says its new bivalent vaccine is its "lead candidate for a Fall 2022 booster." Here, a vial of the company's COVID-19 vaccine sits on a table at a vaccination clinic in San Rafael, California.

Moderna released preliminary results on Wednesday on an updated coronavirus vaccine that targets the Omicron variant, calling it “our lead candidate” to serve as a U.S. booster shot in the fall.

Another study suggests that getting either a Pfizer booster — which is 30 micrograms — or a Moderna booster following a shot similar to J&J are quite beneficial, Gandhi said.

Johnson & Johnson announced in a press release on Sept. 21 that a booster dose of the vaccine, given two months after the first shot, was 94% protective against symptomatic COVID-19 in the US and ...

As for the dose, initial Moderna vaccination consists of two 100-microgram shots. But Moderna says a single 50-microgram shot should be enough for a booster. The FDA panel wrestled with whether ...

Millions of Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines will soon learn when they'll be eligible for booster shots.