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FDA considers major shift in COVID vaccine strategy
Posted on · The new approach would simplify vaccination guidance so that, every fall, people would get a new shot, updated to try to match whatever variant is dominant.
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Early signs a new U.S. COVID surge could be on its way
Posted on · Here we go again. The virus is starting to surge in many European countries and there are early signs a wave may be starting in the U.S. too.
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FDA authorizes first revamp of COVID vaccines to target omicron
Posted on · The new shots from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech target both the original strain of the coronavirus and the omicron BA.4/BA.5 subvariants that most people are catching now.
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Moderna asks FDA to authorize first COVID-19 vaccine for very young children
Posted on · The company says a low-dose version of its vaccine triggers an immune response in children ages 6 months to less than 6 years equivalent to what has protected older children and adults.
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FDA authorizes 2nd COVID boosters for some older and immunocompromised people
Posted on · People who are 50 and older and certain immunocompromised individuals may get a second Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine booster four months after they received the first.
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COVID-19 vaccine for young kids could be ready this month
Posted on · Pfizer and BioNTech are expected to file for emergency use authorization with the Food and Drug Administration as early as Tuesday.
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Is The Worst Over? Modelers Predict A Steady Decline In COVID Cases Through March
Posted on · Though infections are still sky-high, the U.S. may be turning a corner, according to a consortium of researchers who forecast the pandemic. And we may well be spared a winter surge.
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The Delta Variant Will Drive A Steep Rise In U.S. COVID Deaths, A New Model Shows
Posted on · New estimates show the U.S. is on track to see a big rise in cases and more than triple the number of deaths by October.
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Health Officials Warn Americans To Start Planning For Spread Of Coronavirus In U.S.
Posted on · The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging Americans to start to prepare for the possibility of more aggressive measures to stop the spread of the new coronavirus in the United States.
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Therapy Made From Patient’s Immune System Shows Promise For Advanced Breast Cancer
Posted on · An experimental therapy seems to have eradicated cancer in a patient with metastatic breast cancer who had failed every other treatment. The goal is to reliably repeat that success in more people.
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No Downturn In Obesity Among U.S. Kids, Report Finds
Posted on · The childhood obesity epidemic rages on in the United States, with a big surge among the youngest kids, according to the latest government data
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Flu Season Rages On, Hitting Baby Boomers Unusually Hard
Posted on · Flu is widespread throughout the country, according to latest federal numbers. Those 65 and older are the most affected, but baby boomers are ending up in the hospital at an unusually high rate
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Flu Season Is Shaping Up To Be A Nasty One, CDC Says
Posted on · The flu season started early this year and is already widespread throughout the country and intense in dozens of states. But it's not too late to get that flu shot, officials say
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Life Expectancy Drops Again As Opioid Deaths Surge In U.S.
Posted on · The opioid epidemic caused U.S. life expectancy to fall for the second year in a row, marking the first time that's happened since the early 1960s. Death rates also continued to rise
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In The U.S., Flu Season Could Be Unusually Harsh This Year
Posted on · Health officials fear the U.S. may have a nasty flu season because the main flu virus circulating this year tends to hit people hard and the flu vaccine may be weaker than normal.