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Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine wins full FDA approval, potentially persuading the hesitant to get a shot
The Food and Drug Administration action marks the first licensing of a vaccine for the coronavirus, which that has swept the United States in repeated waves since early 2020.
Vaccines show declining effectiveness against infection overall but strong protection against hospitalization amid delta variant
The results were pivotal to the Biden administration’s decision to recommend booster shots.
When will the summer coronavirus surge peak? It will get worse before it gets better, experts predict.
America faces a choice, experts argue — take more precautions and get vaccinated, or allow the summer surge to accelerate.
You had the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine. Should you try to get a booster dose of Pfizer or Moderna?
As the delta variant spreads, people who had the Johnson & Johnson vaccine may be seeking a dose of an mRNA vaccine. Here’s what experts told The Washington Post about combining those vaccines.
Scientists begin to unravel the mysteries of the coronavirus and brains
Even as the pandemic appears ready to recede in the United States, dropping below an average of 30,000 new cases daily, it will take years to more fully understand the way the virus afflicts the brain.
Vaccinated? Great. But wear a mask when indoors or in crowds, experts say.
The CDC recommendations for mask-wearing among fully vaccinated people — who can take them off in private but should wear them in public — are “absolutely appropriate,” one expert said.
Coronavirus question: Who should get a coronavirus test?
Not absolutely everyone needs to take one — but more than those showing symptoms should get them.
