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The pandemic threatens their lives, even though they don’t have covid
Millions of chronically ill people are struggling to get medical supplies amid global shortages caused by the crisis.
Vaccines remained highly effective at preventing serious illness and death during omicron surge, CDC report says
While protection against mild illness waned over time, the mRNA vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech provided a robust shield against the worst outcomes.
Moderna seeks FDA authorization for a second booster dose of its coronavirus vaccine for all adults
The company’s request to the Food and Drug Administration is substantially broader than what Pfizer and BioNTech sought earlier in the week.
Hospitalizations of young children increased five-fold during omicron surge, but few died, says CDC report
The omicron variant caused less severe disease than delta for children under 5, and fewer deaths.
Biden’s ‘test to treat’ covid plan draws praise, questions
The program will start in hundreds of locations next week with the goal of increasing access to lifesaving treatments, Biden officials say.
Mixing covid vaccines? What you need to know about mix-and-match booster shots.
After authorization by the Food and Drug Administration and sign-off by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, eligible patients can get any of the three available booster doses, regardless of which shot they got first.
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