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Unvaccinated people were 11 times more likely to die of covid-19, CDC report finds
Moderna vaccine is most effective, says another study, the largest to date in U.S. to assess real-world effectiveness
Covid-19 clusters tied to sports teams spike in North Carolina as school year begins
The uptick in sports-related cases isn’t surprising, experts say. The games can go on if safety measures are followed, they add.
Billions of dollars in pandemic aid for hospitals and nursing homes is being handed out
The money is the first since the pandemic’s early months to help health-care providers cope with extra expenses and lost revenue.
FDA delays decision on whether Juul e-cigarettes will be banned
The agency barred sales of many other flavored vaping products but said it is still reviewing companies with the biggest market share.
Stillbirths have doubled during covid in Mississippi. Officials are sounding the alarm.
The state has recorded 72 fetal deaths in unvaccinated pregnant women infected with the coronavirus, according to health officials.
People who got Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus shot feel left behind in push for boosters
Many of the 14 million Americans who got the single-dose vaccine worry about when they will become eligible for an additional shot.
13 Miami-area school staffers have died of covid-19 this school year
Abe Coleman — a beloved, dedicated staffer — would do anything for the students he mentored, a congresswoman said.
As experts debate boosters, vaccinated people are calling their own shots
Third shot after eight months? Six? Five? “It shouldn’t be this confusing,” a doctor says.
Florida doctor says she won’t treat unvaccinated patients in person
“We will no longer subject our patients and staff to unnecessary risk,” Linda Marraccini, a South Miami primary care doctor specializing in family medicine, wrote to her patients.
