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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.

NIH orders sweeping review of potentially risky experiments on viruses and other pathogens

The National Institutes of Health hopes to have recommendations by the end of the year.

Ukraine conflict could spark surges of covid, polio, other diseases, say experts

As many as 5 million people could flee the country in coming weeks, a movement that some health officials fear will fuel covid and other outbreaks.

Most Americans say the coronavirus is not yet under control and support restrictions to try to manage it, Post-ABC poll finds

The nationwide survey also shows that bipartisan majorities think the virus is only “somewhat under control” or “not at all” controlled.

140 million Americans have had coronavirus, according to blood tests analyzed by CDC

The estimates, compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, show that about 43 percent of the country has been infected by the coronavirus. The study shows that the majority of children, 58 percent, have also been infected.

Biden vows to crack down on poorest-performing nursing homes

More than 200,000 nursing home residents and staff have died from covid since the start of the pandemic, data shows.

Shedding light on how mushrooms are good for your health

These edible fungi supply a surprising array of nutrients.

AI and the future of our food

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Moderna faces new lawsuit over lucrative coronavirus vaccine

The suit is the second patent fight over the development of the messenger RNA shot.

New Orleans again embraces Mardi Gras — with constraints

One year after a pandemic-wary city canceled the festivities for which it is famous, the parades and at least some of the revelers are back.