In Tennessee, where the governor allows families to ignore school mask mandates, some parents are making excruciating calculations each morning about whether to send their…
View More For Parents of Disabled Children, School Mask Wars Are Particularly WrenchingCategory: Health & Wellbeing
F.D.A. Authorizes Pfizer Booster Shot for Higher-Risk People
Regulators said that people over 65 or at high risk of severe Covid-19 were eligible for an extra shot, setting up a staggered national booster…
View More F.D.A. Authorizes Pfizer Booster Shot for Higher-Risk PeopleAt Covid Summit, Biden Sets Ambitious Goals for Vaccinating the World
But his plans face a tough road as pressure grows for big pharmaceutical companies to share their vaccine technologies with poorer nations.But his plans face…
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FDA Authorizes Pfizer COVID Vaccine Booster Shots For Americans 65 And Older
Pfizer said a third shot would restore the effectiveness of its vaccine to about 95%.Pfizer said a third shot would restore the effectiveness of its…
View More FDA Authorizes Pfizer COVID Vaccine Booster Shots For Americans 65 And OlderSome activists say that Biden’s new plan for donating vaccines is not enough.
Of the 1.1 billion doses that the United States has committed to donations, only 300 million are expected to be shipped this year.Of the 1.1…
View More Some activists say that Biden’s new plan for donating vaccines is not enough.
Texas Doctor Who Was Fired For Distributing Expiring COVID Vaccine Doses Sues County
Dr. Hasan Gokal said he didn’t want any doses to go to waste. Harris County called it theft.Dr. Hasan Gokal said he didn’t want any…
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Mormon Church To Require Masks In Temple To Limit COVID-19 Spread
In Utah, where the church is based, a summer surge of the virus among unvaccinated residents has continued to grow while vaccination rates have slightly…
View More Mormon Church To Require Masks In Temple To Limit COVID-19 SpreadThe Latest on Kids and Covid Vaccines
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 Edge