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May 06 2022
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FDA limits Johnson & Johnson's COVID vaccine to some people due to blood clot risk
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is limiting the use of Johnson and Johnson's Janssen COVID-19 vaccine as a last resort for adults who cannot accept a shot from another manufacturer.
Though the potential benefits of the vaccine outweigh the risks, the FDA said Thursday that it is restricting the use of the Janssen vaccine. It will be limited to individuals 18 and older and
NPR (Online News)Feb 10 2022
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Connecticut Moms Use Social Media to Ignite Nationwide Opposition to School Mask Mandates
Every afternoon when they arrive home from kindergarten, Emma Burnett’s twin five-year-old daughters complain about how difficult it was to breathe in their masks all day.
Burnett, like many moms in Connecticut, was very Covid-19 conscious at first, accepting the state restrictions as a necessary evil to combat the spread of an ominous disease.
But as the Delta wave came and went
National Review (News)Jun 24 2021
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Top Doctors Speculate a Reversal on COVID Vaccine Safety Could Be Coming
Writing in an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal, UCLA Geffen School of Medicine Doctor Joseph Lapado and Yale School of Public Health Doctor Harvey Risch warn there are legitimate and serious concerns about the side effects of the Wuhan coronavirus vaccine. They also worry vaccine politics could be preventing officials from telling Americans the truth about the risks.
"One remarkable
TownhallApr 08 2021
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U.S. Jobless Claims Jump, Showing Choppy Labor-Market Recovery
Applications for U.S. state unemployment insurance unexpectedly rose for a second week, underscoring the uneven nature of the labor market recovery.
Initial claims in regular state programs increased by 16,000 to 744,000 in the week ended April 3, Labor Department data showed Thursday. Economists in a Bloomberg survey estimated 680,000 claims. The prior week’s data was revised up to 728
BloombergOct 07 2021
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Pfizer Asks F.D.A. to Authorize Its Covid-19 Vaccine for Children 5 to 11
Pfizer and BioNTech asked federal regulators on Thursday to authorize emergency use of their coronavirus vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, a move that could help protect more than 28 million people in the United States.
The companies say they are submitting data supporting the change to the Food and Drug Administration. The agency has promised to move quickly on the request and has
New York Times (News)Dec 13 2021
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Student loan repayments are restarting soon: Here's what you need to know
As the coronavirus pandemic forced millions into unemployment and financial uncertainty in March 2020, federal student loan payments were put on pause and interest rates were set at zero. In August, the Biden administration issued one more "final extension" of the federal student loan payment pause to January 31, 2022. But in February 2022, millions of borrowers will have to start repaying
CBS News (Online)Feb 17 2021
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Dollar buoyed by U.S. recovery hopes, bitcoin near record $52,640
The dollar held ground on Thursday after its first back-to-back gains in two weeks as upbeat data bolstered expectations for the U.S. to recover from the pandemic faster than most of its peers.
ReutersSep 02 2021
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NHTSA: Traffic deaths rise again as drivers take risks
U.S. traffic deaths in the first quarter of 2021 rose by 10.5% over last year, even as driving has declined, the government’s road safety agency reported Thursday.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimated that 8,730 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes from January through March, compared with the 7,900 fatalities from the same period in 2020.
The
ABC News (Online)Apr 06 2021
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As Variants Have Spread, Progress Against the Virus in U.S. Has Stalled
United States coronavirus cases have increased again after hitting a low point late last month, and some of the states driving the upward trend have also been hit hardest by variants, according to an analysis of data from Helix, a lab testing company.
The country’s vaccine rollout has sped up since the first doses were administered in December, recently reaching a rolling average of
New York Times (News)Jun 28 2022
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The Phantom Hunt for the Supreme Court Leaker
On the menu today, a smorgasbord: Hey, how’s that hunt for the Supreme Court leaker going? Progressive Democrats fume that even with two months’ warning of the Dobbs decision, the Biden administration still seems blindsided and slow-footed. Meanwhile, congressional Democrats’ idea of putting abortion clinics on federal lands in red states faces a slew of financial and logistical hurdles. The
National Review (News)