Updated coronavirus vaccines may not be available until mid-September, and people who are not considered high risk may not be able to access them. Coronavirus infections are climbing again, marking another summer wave as children go back to school.

COVID-19 vaccine proves cost-effective, especially for older adults, significantly reducing illness and hospitalizations across all age groups.

WHO, AMA, AAP and existing standards recommend that people who have never received a COVID-19 vaccine, are age 65 and older, are immunocompromised, live at a long-term care facility, are pregnant, breastfeeding, trying to get pregnant, and/or want to avoid getting long COVID-19, should get the vaccine, especially.

Vaccinations against COVID-19 help prevent severe illness in pregnant people as well as their newborns, who are too young to get vaccinated.

The landscape of COVID-19 vaccinations for children is shifting in the US. How will this affect the upcoming virus season?

Pfizer's Canadian unit and BioNTech said they have received approval in Canada for their updated Comirnaty Covid-19 vaccine. The companies said Monday the updated vaccine targets the Omicron LP.8.1 variant, one of the most recently circulating novel coronavirus lineages. The authorization applies for individuals aged 6 months and older.