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CDC Advisory Panel Recommends New Covid Booster Shots Targeting Omicron—Here’s What You Need To Know
The retooled vaccines could be available for all Americans 12 and older as soon as Labor Day weekend.
Skipped Health Care Visits May Have Caused More Than 100,000 Maternal And Child Deaths In Vulnerable Countries During Pandemic, Study Finds
In the study, published in PLOS Medicine, researchers found fewer women and children received outpatient health services across 18 low- and middle-income countries during the pandemic.
U.S. Reports First Death In ‘Severely Immunocompromised’ Monkeypox Patient In Texas
To date, multiple people have died of the virus in several other countries that have not previously experienced monkeypox outbreaks, including Spain, Brazil and India.
180,000 Residents Without Clean Running Water In Jackson As Governor Declares Emergency
Schools have shifted to virtual learning because of the lack of running water.
Monkeypox: CDC ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About Falling Rates Of Infections—But Racial Disparities Spark Concern
A new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday also found men who have sex with men have been taking a number of steps to curb infections.
Omicron-Specific Boosters Could Be Available By Labor Day—Here’s Who Should Get One
The shots will be available to all Americans 12 years and older, according to multiple reports.
Moderna Sues Pfizer And BioNTech Over Covid-19 Vaccine
The company says Pfizer and BioNTech copied Moderna’s mRNA technology without its permission.
Less Sleep Makes People More Selfish, Study Suggests
In addition to increasing risk for certain diseases, a lack of sleep also harms humans’ social conscience, scientists concluded after conducting three experiments published in PLOS Biology.
NIH Will Study New ‘Dose Sparing’ Monkeypox Vaccination Method
The Food and Drug Administration has authorized a new strategy that lets healthcare workers stretch monkeypox vaccine supplies by injecting one-fifth of a standard dose.
Biden Administration Will Distribute 1.8 Million More Monkeypox Vaccine Doses
The White House will also set aside more doses for jurisdictions hosting large LGBTQ events.
