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Meta TitleCOVID News: Latest on Vaccines, New Variants, Outbreaks, Trackers & More | NBC News
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More Covid news 190d ago Covid Covid Do young people need Covid boosters? Research shows more protection for ages 65 and older Overall effectiveness of the Covid vaccines for all adults is similar to that of the annual flu shot, according to a large study of veterans. 190d ago Covid Covid How people are getting Covid shots despite eligibility limits Recent changes by the CDC have created hurdles for parents who want their infants or toddlers vaccinated. 192d ago Covid Covid CDC signs off on fall Covid shots. It may not be easy to get one, depending on where you live. The guidance comes after many states announced their own recommendations, creating unprecedented levels of confusion, one expert said. 226d ago Covid Covid A common nasal spray may block Covid infection, trial results show The over-the-counter antihistamine azelastine works against a range of respiratory infections, including the flu and RSV, researchers say. 232d ago Covid Covid FDA approves fall Covid shots, but with new restrictions The next round of shots would be limited to only a smaller, high-risk group of people, the Health Department said. 238d ago Covid Covid For some, fall Covid shots may come with copays — or no coverage at all If you're in good health and plan to get a Covid shot this fall, you might end up with an unwelcome bill. 240d ago Covid Covid U.S. pediatricians' new Covid shot guidance differs from CDC's in major departure It's the first time in 30 years the American Academy of Pediatrics is substantially diverging from U.S. government vaccine recommendations. 257d ago Covid Covid Will health insurance pay for Covid vaccines this fall? HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has upended the way Covid vaccines are approved and for whom they’re recommended, creating uncertainty around coverage. 267d ago Covid Covid Summer Covid cases are rising across the U.S. — Is it time for a vaccine? The uptick in cases, caused by a variant of the virus nicknamed "razor blade throat," comes as many Americans have likely gone a year or longer without Covid shots. 268d ago Covid Covid The pandemic aged our brains, whether we got Covid or not, study finds The stress of lockdowns, fear and social isolation appear to have left a mark on our brains. Experts say it may be possible to counteract the changes. 301d ago Covid Covid CDC's vaccine panel to take up longtime target of anti-vaccine groups The eight advisers picked by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will vote on the use of the preservative thimerosal in some flu shots.
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Experts say it may be possible to counteract the changes. 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*** ## More Covid news 190d ago [Covid](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/coronavirus) [Covid](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/coronavirus) [Do young people need Covid boosters? Research shows more protection for ages 65 and older](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-booster-vaccine-adults-65-over-virus-protection-shot-new-study-rcna236148) Overall effectiveness of the Covid vaccines for all adults is similar to that of the annual flu shot, according to a large study of veterans. [![Blue gloved hands place a bandaid on someone's arm](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_focal-200x100,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2025-10/251008-covid-vaccine-bandaid-vl-244p-cc28da.jpg)](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-booster-vaccine-adults-65-over-virus-protection-shot-new-study-rcna236148) [![Blue gloved hands place a bandaid on someone's arm](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_focal-200x100,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2025-10/251008-covid-vaccine-bandaid-vl-244p-cc28da.jpg)](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-booster-vaccine-adults-65-over-virus-protection-shot-new-study-rcna236148) 190d ago [Covid](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/coronavirus) [Covid](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/coronavirus) [How people are getting Covid shots despite eligibility limits](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/how-to-get-covid-vaccines-eligibility-rcna235529) Recent changes by the CDC have created hurdles for parents who want their infants or toddlers vaccinated. [![A child receives a COVID-19 vaccination in Culver City, Calif., on Sept. 23, 2025. ](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_focal-200x100,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2025-10/251003-covid-vaccines-mn-1100-05806e.jpg)](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/how-to-get-covid-vaccines-eligibility-rcna235529) [![A child receives a COVID-19 vaccination in Culver City, Calif., on Sept. 23, 2025. ](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_focal-200x100,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2025-10/251003-covid-vaccines-mn-1100-05806e.jpg)](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/how-to-get-covid-vaccines-eligibility-rcna235529) 192d ago [Covid](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/coronavirus) [Covid](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/coronavirus) [CDC signs off on fall Covid shots. It may not be easy to get one, depending on where you live.](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cdc-signs-fall-covid-shots-may-not-easy-get-one-depending-live-rcna233418) The guidance comes after many states announced their own recommendations, creating unprecedented levels of confusion, one expert said. [![Gloved hands administer a vaccine to a persons shoulder.](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_focal-200x100,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2025-09/250924-covid-vaccine-cs-d05739.jpg)](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cdc-signs-fall-covid-shots-may-not-easy-get-one-depending-live-rcna233418) [![Gloved hands administer a vaccine to a persons shoulder.](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_focal-200x100,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2025-09/250924-covid-vaccine-cs-d05739.jpg)](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cdc-signs-fall-covid-shots-may-not-easy-get-one-depending-live-rcna233418) 226d ago [Covid](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/coronavirus) [Covid](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/coronavirus) [A common nasal spray may block Covid infection, trial results show](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-infection-may-prevented-common-nasal-antihistamine-spray-trial-s-rcna228500) The over-the-counter antihistamine azelastine works against a range of respiratory infections, including the flu and RSV, researchers say. [![Sick young woman using nasal spray](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_focal-200x100,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2025-09/250902-nasal-spray-rs-ce7f9f.jpg)](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-infection-may-prevented-common-nasal-antihistamine-spray-trial-s-rcna228500) [![Sick young woman using nasal spray](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_focal-200x100,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2025-09/250902-nasal-spray-rs-ce7f9f.jpg)](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-infection-may-prevented-common-nasal-antihistamine-spray-trial-s-rcna228500) 232d ago [Covid](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/coronavirus) [Covid](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/coronavirus) [FDA approves fall Covid shots, but with new restrictions](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-approves-fall-covid-shots-new-restrictions-rfk-jr-rcna227569) The next round of shots would be limited to only a smaller, high-risk group of people, the Health Department said. 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[![Young boy getting a shot at doctor's office and looking at needle](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_focal-200x100,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2025-08/250819-vaccine-rs-19f9a1.jpg)](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/us-pediatricians-new-covid-19-shot-recommendations-differ-cdc-advice-rcna225787) [![Young boy getting a shot at doctor's office and looking at needle](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_focal-200x100,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2025-08/250819-vaccine-rs-19f9a1.jpg)](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/us-pediatricians-new-covid-19-shot-recommendations-differ-cdc-advice-rcna225787) 257d ago [Covid](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/coronavirus) [Covid](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/coronavirus) [Will health insurance pay for Covid vaccines this fall?](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/will-health-insurance-pay-covid-vaccines-fall-rcna222248) HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has upended the way Covid vaccines are approved and for whom they’re recommended, creating uncertainty around coverage. [![Vaccine.](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_focal-200x100,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2025-07/250731-vaccines-ch-1211-58983c.jpg)](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/will-health-insurance-pay-covid-vaccines-fall-rcna222248) [![Vaccine.](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_focal-200x100,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2025-07/250731-vaccines-ch-1211-58983c.jpg)](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/will-health-insurance-pay-covid-vaccines-fall-rcna222248) 267d ago [Covid](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/coronavirus) [Covid](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/coronavirus) [Summer Covid cases are rising across the U.S. — Is it time for a vaccine?](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-vaccine-nb181-us-cases-rise-summer-razor-blade-throat-rcna220223) The uptick in cases, caused by a variant of the virus nicknamed "razor blade throat," comes as many Americans have likely gone a year or longer without Covid shots. [![A person wears a black surgical mask on a train](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_focal-200x100,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2025-07/250722-mask-wearing-train-vl-145p-213dea.jpg)](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-vaccine-nb181-us-cases-rise-summer-razor-blade-throat-rcna220223) [![A person wears a black surgical mask on a train](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_focal-200x100,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2025-07/250722-mask-wearing-train-vl-145p-213dea.jpg)](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-vaccine-nb181-us-cases-rise-summer-razor-blade-throat-rcna220223) 268d ago [Covid](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/coronavirus) [Covid](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/coronavirus) [The pandemic aged our brains, whether we got Covid or not, study finds](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-pandemic-accelerated-brain-aging-study-rcna220048) The stress of lockdowns, fear and social isolation appear to have left a mark on our brains. Experts say it may be possible to counteract the changes. [![People ride on the Staten Island Ferry](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_focal-200x100,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2025-07/250721-covid-aged-our-brains-se-123p-1237eb.jpg)](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-pandemic-accelerated-brain-aging-study-rcna220048) [![People ride on the Staten Island Ferry](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_focal-200x100,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2025-07/250721-covid-aged-our-brains-se-123p-1237eb.jpg)](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-pandemic-accelerated-brain-aging-study-rcna220048) 301d ago [Covid](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/coronavirus) [Covid](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/coronavirus) [CDC's vaccine panel to take up longtime target of anti-vaccine groups](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cdcs-vaccine-panel-take-longtime-target-anti-vaccine-groups-rcna213933) The eight advisers picked by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will vote on the use of the preservative thimerosal in some flu shots. [![A photo of a nurse's hands as she prepares to administer a flu shot](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_focal-200x100,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2025-06/250619-flu-shot-RS-8ba3c6.jpg)](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cdcs-vaccine-panel-take-longtime-target-anti-vaccine-groups-rcna213933) [![A photo of a nurse's hands as she prepares to administer a flu shot](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_focal-200x100,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2025-06/250619-flu-shot-RS-8ba3c6.jpg)](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cdcs-vaccine-panel-take-longtime-target-anti-vaccine-groups-rcna213933)
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