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FDA authorizes COVID boosters for all U.S. adults
The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will meet on Nov. 19 to review the science supporting a more widespread need for booster...
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Mask-wearing cuts new COVID-19 cases by 53%, study says
Social distancing and handwashing were also effective at lowering the number of cases, but wearing masks was the most effective tool against the...
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The neurological super powers of grandma are real
Plus, COVID hits the woods and finger snapping spoils a movie.
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High-dose fish oil: ‘Intriguing’ results in COVID-19
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Pandemic stresses harder on physician moms than physician dads: Study
Study results suggest that the pandemic has increased gender disparity and added disproportionately to the burden of female physicians.
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What to do about pandemic PTSD
More than three-quarters of the health care workers reported symptoms that fell within the clinical range for depression (76%) and anxiety (78...
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COVID-19 vaccine mandates are working, public health experts say
Overall, vaccine mandates tend to reach groups who aren’t completely against the vaccine, medical experts said.
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Whistleblowers will play key role in enforcing workplace vaccine mandate
“There is no army of OSHA inspectors that is going to be knocking on employers’ doors or even calling them.”
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Pfizer seeks EUA expansion for COVID-19 booster
Pfizer is submitting a study of booster effects on 10,000 people to make its case.
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Unvaccinated people 20 times more likely to die from COVID: Texas study
“The COVID-19 vaccines are doing an excellent job of protecting people from getting sick and from dying from COVID-19.”
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COVID vaccines’ protection dropped sharply over 6 months: Study
“Although vaccination remains protective against SARS-CoV-2 infection, protection waned as the Delta variant emerged in the U.S.”