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The county is offering all recommended immunizations including the COVID-19 vaccine.

The Biden administration says it has reached an agreement with Moderna to buy 66 million doses of the company’s next generation of COVID-19 vaccine targeting the highly transmissible omicron variant.

Parkland Health kicks off ‘Walk-In Wednesdays’ to ensure more Dallas County children are vaccinated and protected against deadly diseases, including COVID-19.

Every Wednesday before school starts, families are encouraged to walk into any of Parkland’s clinics throughout Dallas County to get their children vaccinated and protected against deadly diseases, including COVID-19.

The CDC has recommended the Novavax COVID-10 vaccine for adults ages 18 and up, providing more options and flexibility for the public.

Some researchers think it’s time to add another common side effect to the list: temporary menstrual changes.

Hospitalizations are up in several states after a surge in COVID-19 infections as subvariants of Omicron spread. And as Google search trends tell us, interest in boosters is high right now. “It is critically important to get boosted now, as we are in the midst of that BA.5 wave,” Dr. Aditi Nerurkar of Harvard Medical School tells LX News Now....

An update to the COVID vaccines is needed to fight Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants that are increasing case counts now, says Dr. Uché Blackstock, an MSNBC medical contributor and head of Advancing Health Equity.

U.S. Airlines cancel hundreds of flights Tuesday just days before the Fourth of July holiday weekend. And the FDA weighs an updated version of Covid-19 booster shots.

Pfizer says tweaking its COVID-19 vaccine to better target the omicron variant is safe and boosts protection.

Up to 40,000 Army National Guard soldiers across the country – or about 13% of the force — have not yet gotten the mandated COVID-19 vaccine, and as the deadline for shots looms, at least 14,000 of them have flatly refused and could be forced out of the service.

Tarrant County will begin administering COVID vaccines to children 6 months to 5 years of age starting Wednesday

The numbers of coronavirus cases in children have risen dramatically in the last year, and now vaccines are available to kids under 5. NBC News medical correspondent Dr. John Torres walks you through the science behind the shots and why they work.

Dallas County on Tuesday will receive the first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine for children under five.

After more than two years into the pandemic, parents of children under the age of 5 years old now have a way to protect their kids from COVID-19.

Parents looking for the COVID-19 vaccine for young children may not have to wait much longer after the FDA approved both Pfizer and Moderna’s shots for children under 5. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards spoke with a local pharmacist about the preparations made now and what parents need to know.

And Friday, the FDA finally granted the same for the youngest Americans, approving the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for ages six months to five years.

The FDA must still decide whether to take the recommendations and approve the COVID-19 vaccine for kids between six months and 5 years old.

COVID-19 shots for U.S. infants, toddlers and preschoolers moved a step closer Wednesday.

A government advisory panel has endorsed a second brand of COVID-19 vaccine for school-age children and teens. The expert panel agreed Tuesday that the vaccine made by Moderna is safe and effective enough to give to U.S. kids ages 6 to 17. A vaccine made by Pfizer has been available since last year for those ages. The Food and Drug...