Do adults need a measles booster? An epidemiologist explains who is immune | PBS News

"People born before 1957 are presumed to have lifelong immunity because measles was so contagious that almost everyone contracted it before age 15. Unless there are special circumstances, they probably don't need a vaccine now. 

Most people born after 1957 would have received the shot as children, so they should be set for life. Physicians and public health experts don't recommend most people in this group get a second measles shot, though there are exceptions..."

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/do-adults-need-a-measles-booster-an-epidemiologist-explains-who-is-immune 

 

C.D.C. Recommends New Covid Vaccines for All Americans - The New York Times

Everyone aged 6 months and older should get at least one dose, the agency said...

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/12/health/covid-cdc-vaccines.html

Who should get the new covid vaccine booster and when - The Washington Post

Updated coronavirus vaccines are on the way — the latest weapon for fending off a wily foe that has relentlessly evolved and is causing an uptick in covid-19 cases and hospitalizations. 

The shots, designed to provide improved protection against omicron subvariants now circulating, are manufactured by Moderna and by Pfizer and its German partner, BioNTech. They were cleared Monday by the Food and Drug Administration and are expected to be reviewed Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and its advisers. 

That means the injections will be available to consumers shortly. Here is what you need to know:…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2023/09/11/new-covid-booster/

New Covid vaccines are coming out. Should you get one?

Experts agree: Individuals who want to get boosted now should wait for the upcoming shot (unless they have pressing medical needs) as it will be more targeted toward variants that are circulating currently. 

The new booster and the recommendations for who should get it should come by mid-September. After that, planning when to get it really depends on your current needs and the state of the ongoing wave, experts say...

https://www.vox.com/coronavirus-covid19/2023/9/9/23854114/covid-vaccines-boosters-flu-shots-eris-fornax-pirola

U.S. Authorizes a New Round of Covid Boosters - The New York Times

Older Americans and those with weakened immune systems, groups still particularly vulnerable to the virus, may receive additional shots of the reformulated vaccine, federal officials said...

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/19/health/covid-boosters-seniors.html