COVID-19 VACCINE

The U.S. on Wednesday authorized updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as 5

News4JAX ran a statement from Florida’s surgeon general through the Trust Index after Twitter flagged the state Department of Health’s new anti-vaccine guidance as misinformation.

News4JAX ran a statement Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made through the Trust Index.

U.S. regulators are poised to green-light COVID-19 vaccine shots for the youngest age group yet -- from those 5 years old to those as young as 6 months old.

In a U.S. Senate committee hearing Thursday, the leaders of the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other public health agencies told senators that the country should prepare for what might happen next.

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved children ages 5 to 11 to get a booster dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized another COVID-19 booster for people age 50 and older.

Moderna has now joined Pfizer in asking the Food and Drug Administration to approve a fourth shot of its COVID-19 vaccine.

Pfizer’s CEO says a fourth COVID-19 vaccine shot will be needed.

More COVID-19 vaccination clinics will be held through Duval County Public Schools’ partnership with the Florida Department of Health in Duval County and Health Hero Florida, the school district said.

COVID-19 vaccines for kids under 5 may be available in the U.S. as early as March, but there are several hurdles still to clear.

We’re putting two claims through the News4JAX Trust Index — both related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The White House says America has made significant progress on COVID-19 boosters and vaccines in recent weeks, but COVID-19 cases are on the rise as scientists try to learn more about the omicron variant.

Tuesday marks a year since the former CEO of UF Health Jacksonville, the late Dr. Leon Haley Jr., rolled up his sleeve and got the first COVID-19 vaccine in the city.

A major milestone in the pandemic: It’s been one year since Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was approved.

Monday is the Navy and Marine Corps’ deadline for service members to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

The state of Florida has been dealt an initial blow in its battle to block a federal rule requiring health care workers to get vaccinated.

The White House says about 10% of eligible children ages 5 to 11 have received a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine since its approval for their age group two weeks ago.

Duval County Public Schools is partnering with the Florida Department of Health in Duval County to hold a day of vaccination events for children age 5 and older on Friday.

As more locations offer COVID-19 booster shots, children ages 5 to 11 can get vaccinated in Florida starting Friday.

Three clinics in the Georgia Department of Public Health’s Coastal Health District, including one in Glynn County, on Monday, Nov. 8, will begin offering pediatric doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to children ages to 11.

The city of Jacksonville, in partnership with Agape Family Health and the Florida Department of Health in Duval County, on Thursday announced additional COVID-19 vaccination services at four city-funded locations.

Any day now, the Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11.

Some 28 million children ages 5 to 11 in the United States may soon be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, and plans are underway to help them get it.

Moderna says its low-dose COVID-19 vaccine is safe and appears to work in 6- to 11-year-olds.

Ninety-nine million more Americans are now eligible for COVID-19 booster shots, but there are still a few questions.

President Joe Biden spoke out against misinformation surrounding COVID-19 vaccination mandates, encouraging the approximately 66 million unvaccinated Americans to get a shot.

A panel of U.S. health advisers has endorsed booster shots for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine.

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are declining, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that those numbers should go down over the next four weeks if vaccination rates continue at the pace they are right now.

Here’s a look at the timeline the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released Friday.

Pfizer has submitted its clinical trial data to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the effectiveness of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11 as it moves closer to seeking approval for expanded use of the shots.

Getting both the flu shot and the COVID-19 vaccine is safe, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Johnson & Johnson announced Tuesday that a booster of its one-shot COVID-19 vaccine provides a stronger immune response months after people receive a first dose.

Pfizer said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11.

The debate over COVID-19 vaccinations continues.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is hopeful that younger children will be able to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of the year.

President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered sweeping new federal vaccine requirements for as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations and curb the surging delta variant.

Now there is even more evidence that shows COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy is safe.

Companies across the U.S. are requiring employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

White House Senior Policy Advisor for COVID-19 Equity Dr. Cameron Webb was in Jacksonville on Tuesday to encourage more people to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

JEA on Thursday will host its second COVID-19 vaccination clinic outside its downtown headquarters.

There’s a call to not only mandate the vaccine among first responders but to protect them.

Publix, CVS and Walgreens are offering a third COVID-19 vaccine shot for certain immunocompromised people.

U.S. health authorities are expected to recommend an extra COVID-19 vaccine dose for Americans eight months after they get their second shot.

Impact Church on Sunday hosted a free public COVID-19 vaccination clinic.

Clinical trials are underway in Jacksonville for a third COVID-19 vaccine dose.

Baptist Health announced Tuesday it will require its team members and professional staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Nov. 15.

As some hospitals are seeing pediatric patients with COVID-19, a Jacksonville infectious disease expert is calling the COVID-19 vaccination rates among children pathetic.

A third COVID-19 shot from one of America’s top vaccine makers ]might boost protection against the delta variant that’s spreading rapidly across the county.

The Florida Department of Health in Duval County will be offering walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations at its Central Health Plaza, starting Tuesday.