A new round of vaccine headlines has reignited questions many adults still carry from the pandemic years.

This week, reports said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration may add a “boxed” or “black box” warning to some Covid-19 vaccines. That label marks the FDA’s strongest safety caution. However, federal officials also urged restraint. A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said that, until the FDA makes an announcement, talk of a boxed warning remains speculation.

Meanwhile, regulators already updated vaccine prescribing information earlier this year. Those updates added clearer language about the rare risk of myocarditis and pericarditis, two types of heart inflammation seen most often after mRNA shots in certain groups.

At the same time, large studies continue to track real-world outcomes. In France, researchers who compared vaccinated and unvaccinated adults ages 18 to 59 reported lower overall death risk among people who received the vaccine. They also found a sharply lower risk of dying in hospital from Covid complications.

Drugmakers have repeated their safety messaging as well. Moderna and Pfizer both pointed to ongoing monitoring and published research.

So what should you do with all this? Read carefully. Wait for official FDA guidance. And if you have personal risk questions, talk with your doctor, not your feed.