COVID-19 Vaccine

Health Secretary RFK Jr. has removed all 17 members of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. He says replacing them with new members will help restore 'public trust' in vaccines.

Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. announced that CDC recommendations for COVID vaccines will no longer include healthy pregnant women and healthy children.

Dr. Jason Bowling said that if you've had COVID in the last two to three months, you can wait to get a new vaccine, as most people will have some protection with natural immunity for that limited length of time. If you have not been infected with COVID yet in this go-around, Bowling urges you to get your vaccine as soon as possible.

CVS and Walgreens have begun to take appointments for the new COVID booster during a KP variant-fueled surge. The booster targets omicron subvariant KP.2. Uninsured adults will no longer get free COVID vaccines under the CDC's Bridge Access Program, which ends this month.

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Under Senate Bill 7, which now heads Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk, private employers in Texas can’t require workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Any found in violation of the ban would be fined $50,000.

The legislation, which Republican lawmakers have been trying to pass since 2021, offers no exceptions for doctors’ offices, clinics or other health facilities.

CVS and Walgreens stores in San Antonio have started rolling it out. Eligible patients can make an appointment online. H-E-B also has the updated vaccine. Patients can receive it two months after their last booster dose.