The Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine has been shown to be safe and highly effective in children ages 5 to 11 years, setting the stage for authorization…
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To End Pandemic, Biden Plans To Donate 1 Billion Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine
The stepped-up U.S. commitment is to be the cornerstone of the global vaccination summit Biden is convening virtually Wednesday.The stepped-up U.S. commitment is to be…
View More To End Pandemic, Biden Plans To Donate 1 Billion Doses Of COVID-19 VaccineModerna vs. Pfizer: Both Knockouts, but One Seems to Have the Edge
A series of studies found that the Moderna vaccine seemed to be more protective over the long term than the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Here’s why.A series…
View More Moderna vs. Pfizer: Both Knockouts, but One Seems to Have the EdgeWhy Exercise Alone Isn’t Enough to Lose Weight
Our bodies compensate for at least a quarter of the calories we expend during exercise, undermining our best efforts to lose weight by working out.Our…
View More Why Exercise Alone Isn’t Enough to Lose WeightPressure Grows on U.S. Companies to Share Covid Vaccine Technology
Moderna accepted $2.5 billion in taxpayer money to develop its Covid-19 vaccine. But officials in the U.S. and overseas are having trouble persuading the company…
View More Pressure Grows on U.S. Companies to Share Covid Vaccine TechnologyTourism, healthcare sectors in Kerala a model for the country: Som Parkash
The tourism, hospitality and health care sectors in Kerala is a model for the rest of the country and there is potential for growth in…
View More Tourism, healthcare sectors in Kerala a model for the country: Som ParkashC.D.C. Panel Will Meet on Who Gets Pfizer Vaccine Booster
A discussion on who should count as high-risk could result in most Americans being eligible for an extra shot, or only a select few.A discussion…
View More C.D.C. Panel Will Meet on Who Gets Pfizer Vaccine BoosterHigh Covid Hospitalizations Have Delayed Elective Surgeries
In areas inundated with coronavirus patients, hospitals have postponed treatments and surgeries for people with other serious conditions.In areas inundated with coronavirus patients, hospitals have…
View More High Covid Hospitalizations Have Delayed Elective SurgeriesJohn Nkengasong, of the Africa C.D.C., Will Lead PEPFAR
Dr. Nkengasong will be the first person of African origin to oversee the U.S. government program combating H.I.V., which has ravaged the continent.Dr. Nkengasong will…
View More John Nkengasong, of the Africa C.D.C., Will Lead PEPFARBiden Pushes Global Plan to Battle Covid-19 as National Gaps Widen
The U.N.-backed vaccine program is so far behind schedule that not even 10 percent of the population in poor countries is fully vaccinated, experts say.The…
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