Outbreaks/Epidemics
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CDC panel backs Moderna vaccine for children aged 6 to 17, and study finds vaccines saved about 20 million lives in their first year
A panel of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously Thursday to recommend Moderna’s COVID vaccine…
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Dr. Fauci’s COVID case was ‘mild’ thanks to being vaccinated and double-boosted, he says
““I think I am an example, given my age, of what we’re all talking about today: I’m vaccinated, I’m doubly…
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COVID cases surge again in Europe and Moderna says booster candidate protects against BA.4 and BA.5 omicron subvariants
COVID cases are again surging in Europe, driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of omicron that are deemed to…
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U.S. to start vaccinating very young children this week, and panel to recommend overhauling healthcare system
The U.S. will start vaccinating children below the age of 5 starting this week, after regulatory agencies approved the shots…
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Supply-chain problems persist heading toward the back-to-school season, and the solutions give rise to a new set of risks
Retailers and consumer-goods companies are taking steps to circumvent the supply-chain bottlenecks at West Coast ports and in other parts…
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COVID patients with weak immune systems should get priority care to avoid new variants emerging, experts say
Patients suffering from long-term symptoms of COVID-19 because they are immunocompromised should be prioritized for curative treatments because some variants…
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‘Waiting tables is so hard on your body, and a lot of people don’t appreciate all of the work that we do’: Americans failed to tip more during the pandemic. Were we correct to tip less?
I read your article about tipping. I’ve been serving and bartending for almost 16 years now, since I was 18.…
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In boost for parents, Biden administration says COVID vaccine for kids under 5 could start June 21, and Prince Andrew misses Jubilee event after testing positive
Children under 5 years old could begin to receive vaccinations against COVID-19 as early as June 21, a Biden administration…
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