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Pfizer Covid Vaccine For Kids Under 5 Could Be Authorized In The Next Month, Fauci Says
Pfizer is working on a three-dose regimen of its vaccine for young children after a two-dose course produced disappointing results in clinical trials.
Error Leaves Some People Unable To Order Covid Tests From White House’s New Website
COVIDtests.gov, which launched Tuesday, offers four free Covid-19 tests per household, but some apartment dwellers were unable to order the tests due to a technical issue with the website.
Trash Stays On Curbs Across The U.S. As Covid Infects Sanitation Workers
From Seattle to Atlanta, the omicron variant has forced waste disposal organizations to take drastic steps — and left residents with mounting sidewalk garbage heaps.
Covid Increases Risk Of Stillbirth Or Newborn Death, Especially For Unvaccinated Women, Study Finds
Almost all Covid-19 cases associated with baby death in a study of Scottish women were among those who were unvaccinated when diagnosed with the disease, researchers found.
Medicare Seeks To Limit Coverage For Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug Aduhelm
Doctors demanded the FDA revoke its approval for the Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm, which can cause side effects like brain bleeding.
U.S. Could Authorize Novavax Covid Vaccine—An MRNA Alternative—In February, CEO Says
The nanoparticle-based vaccine is already available for use in 170 countries, CEO Stanley Erck said.
Nearly 153 Million Adults Will Have Dementia Worldwide By 2050, Study Predicts
Cases could double in the United States by 2050, part of a global trend driven by rises in obesity, social isolation and smoking, as well as the growth of the elderly population, researchers said.
CDC Panel Recommends Pfizer Covid Vaccine Boosters For Ages 12-15
The recommendation of a third Pfizer shot comes as record numbers of children are being hospitalized with the virus.
Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Worry About IHU—The New Covid Variant In France—Yet, WHO Says
With 46 mutations, the B.1.640.2 variant has been on scientists’ radars since November.
‘Flurona’ Cases Raise Concerns Of Severe Double-Infections
Seasonal flu could combine with Covid-19 to cause widespread severe illness, doctors warn.
