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CDC, under fire for covid response, announces plans to revamp agency
Outsider named to conduct one-month review with an eye toward modernizing.
CDC: If you got J&J’s vaccine and booster, consider an mRNA shot now
Combining single-dose shot with Pfizer, Moderna boosters offers best protection against severe covid, study shows.
Biden pushes new normal amid worries about next covid surge —and who is left behind
It is unclear if America will have the same increase in cases now bedeviling Europe.
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine effectiveness wanes for children 5 to 11, but still protects against serious outcomes, CDC data show
The research provides an evolving picture of the vaccine’s performance in children, and some experts said it suggested a need to consider increasing the size of the dose 5- to 11-year-olds receive.
CDC’s new approach to covid means most Americans can go without masks
The new guidelines reflect the view that the United States has entered a potentially less dangerous phase of the pandemic.
CDC recommends people with weakened immune systems get booster doses after three months instead of five
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Booster effectiveness wanes after 4 months, but showed sturdy protection against hospitalization, CDC study shows
Booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines lose substantial effectiveness after about four months, and data suggested that additional boosters may be needed.
CDC plans to let people with weakened immune systems get a booster earlier
That means allowing a fourth Pfizer or Moderna shot at three months instead of five.
CDC to expand wastewater monitoring to help track coronavirus trends
Officials want to expand the system to detect other pathogens and outbreaks of food-borne diseases.
CDC study finds shorter hospital stays during omicron wave, even as infections and death toll mount
Despite the omicron variant’s lesser severity, its rapid spread has led to large numbers of hospitalizations and more than 2,200 deaths daily.
