COVID-19 Updates
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The devil in the (masking) details
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Ohio records more deaths than births for first time
“It’s COVID, clearly.”
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FDA panel votes to approve Pfizer’s vaccine for children
If the FDA follows the recommendation, as it typically does, ...the shots could be available within days.
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Pandemic exacerbates primary care practices’ financial struggles
Clinicians worry their practices will no longer be able to support telemedicine if prepandemic payment regulations are restored.
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Unvaccinated people likely to catch COVID repeatedly
“Reinfection can reasonably happen in three months or less.”
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CDC panel backs COVID-19 boosters for nearly all adults
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FDA authorizes boosters for Moderna, J&J, allows mix-and-match
The move gives the vaccine experts on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices latitude to...
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White House announces vaccination plans for younger children
The shots could be available in early November.
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Children and COVID: Vaccinations lower than ever as cases continue to drop
Close to half of all children aged 12-17 years have yet to receive a dose of the vaccine.
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National Academies issue guidance for childhood COVID-19 vaccines
Even though the COVID-19 vaccine has not yet been authorized for young children, local, state, and national leaders can begin now in getting the...