Dr. Rochelle Walensky recommended workers in high-risk settings to also be offered Pfizer Covid booster doses, despite the CDC advisers voting against this group getting the third shot.
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CDC Advisors Recommend Pfizer Boosters For Those Over 65
Booster doses of the Covid-19 vaccine are not needed for healthy people under age 65, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel reported on Thursday, setting back the Biden administration’s plan to roll them out this week for everyone…
Biden EPA Cuts Dangerous Greenhouse Gases Used In Refrigerators, Air Conditioners
Industry groups support the rule, which will make regulations uniform and help create demand for alternative coolants.
Moderna CEO Says Pandemic Could Be Over Next Year As Vaccine Production Ramps Up
The Moderna boss believes enough vaccines could be available by the middle of next year to immunize the entire world—a challenge amid supply shortages and inequity in poorer nations.
Bodybuilding Doctor Who Traded Opioids For Spinal Injections Convicted In $100 Million Fraud
Frank Patino could face life in prison.
FDA Authorizes Pfizer Covid Booster Shots For Seniors And High-Risk Patients — But Not For All Americans
The FDA greenlit a third dose of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for seniors, people with underlying health conditions and people with “occupational exposure” to the coronavirus.
Rev. Jesse Jackson Released From Health Facility After Month-Long Battle With Covid-19
Jackson had been transferred to a health facility to receive rehabilitation after his bout of Covid-19 aggravated his Parkinson’s disease.
Antibiotic Prescriptions Plummeted During First Year Of Coronavirus Pandemic
Falling numbers of respiratory illnesses prevented by pandemic measures could be responsible for the drop in outpatient prescriptions, researchers said.
Afghanistan’s Covid-19 Hospitals Close As Donations Dry Up Following Taliban Takeover
The country’s largest health program can’t pay staff or buy supplies.
U.S. To Donate 500 Million More Pfizer Vaccine Doses To Poorer Countries
The deal doubles the country’s existing commitment and brings the total number of doses it says it will share to 1 billion.
