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Moderna seeks FDA authorization for 4th dose of COVID shot
Drugmaker Moderna asked the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday to authorize a fourth shot of its COVID-19 vaccine as a booster…
Pfizer’s Covid vaccine safe in people with prior myocarditis, study says
The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine appears to be safe in people previously diagnosed with myocarditis, according to a small study presented…
Vaccine inequity will cost the world trillions of dollars, WHO Foundation warns
The CEO of the WHO Foundation has told CNBC that the global economy will lose ātrillions of dollarsā if more…
Omicron Increased COVID Hospitalizations Among Young Children: CDCļæ¼
The Omicron variant led to higher COVID hospitalizations among children ages 4 and younger in the U.S. — at a…
About 1 in 6 U.S. Couples Disagrees on COVID Vaccinationļæ¼ļæ¼ļæ¼
Vaccine politics can apparently lead to some mismatched bedfellows, a new study suggests. It found that about 1 in 6 U.S….
Ventilation, Vaccination Key to Suppressing Covid-19 as People Head Back Indoors
Forget temperature checks and deep-cleaning surfaces. The best way to protect people from Covid-19 as they return to offices and…
COVID-19 Death Toll Surpasses 6 Million as Pandemic Enters Its Third Year
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Covid-19 Vaccine Access is a Right, Not a Privilege
As we enter another year of this wretched pandemic that has killed more than 6 million the divide between the…
Preparing For TB, Polio, Measles, and COVID-19 Outbreaks
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) agency recently issued a public health notice regarding the prevention and…
Many nursing homes struggling to give residents and staff members COVID vaccineā¦
Despite being among the first eligible for COVID-19 booster shots, many nursing homes are struggling to boost residents and staff, experts…
New Vaccine Findings Pose Tough Questions for Parents of Young Children
For American parents, particularly those with young children, the last couple of months have been dizzying and beyond frustrating. In…
This season’s flu vaccine was a poor match for the virus, CDCā¦
This season’s flu vaccine offers meager protection against mild cases of influenza, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. Against…
Vaccinating Kids Has Never Been Easy
In September 1957ātwo years after church bells rang in celebration of the new polio vaccine, two years after people rejoiced…
Pandemic babies may need to catch up on immunizations
While parents await the outcome of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for kids under 5 years old, others may be struggling…
Everything Parents Need to Know About the MMR Vaccine
routine childhood vaccination, the MMR vaccine protects against measles, mumps, and rubella: three diseases that once put American children at risk…