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Mar 02 2021
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Biden says U.S. will have enough vaccines for 300 million adults by end of May
President Biden on Tuesday said that ramped-up coronavirus vaccine production will provide enough doses for 300 million Americans by the end May.
Why it matters: That's two months sooner than Biden's previous promise of enough vaccines for all American adults by the end of July.
The accelerated timeline also comes on the heels of pharmaceutical manufacturer Merck teaming up with
AxiosAug 16 2021
News
COVID boosters: Wise or wasteful?
The rapid spread of the Delta variant and increasing reports of breakthrough coronavirus infections are raising questions about whether fully vaccinated people should receive an additional vaccine dose to boost their immunity.
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized an additional dose of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for certain people with compromised immune systems.
Yahoo! The 360Mar 17 2023
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AllSides News Briefing: March 17, 2023
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Hello and Happy St. Patrick's Day! I’m AllSides Managing Editor Henry A. Brechter. It’s Friday, March 17, 2023. Here’s your AllSides balanced briefing for today.
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AllSides StaffMay 14 2021
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What You Can Do After You're Vaccinated, According to the CDC
The CDC has updated their guidelines for people who are fully vaccinated. Vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask, even indoors, unless specific rules require it, the CDC announced today. A business can still require you to wear a mask, for example, and you still need to mask up on public transportation and in certain other scenarios, but the list of things it’s safe to do when you’re
LifehackerDec 22 2021
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Omicron Patients Less Likely to Require Hospital Care: UK Study
People who get COVID-19 from the Omicron virus variant are less likely to require hospital care, according to a UK study published Wednesday.
Researchers from the Imperial College London estimated (pdf) that Omicron patients were 20- to 25-percent less likely to need hospital care and 40- to 45-percent less likely to be hospitalized for one night or more when compared to patients with
The Epoch TimesSep 03 2021
News
Federal Health Officials Want The White House To Slow Its COVID Booster Shot Rollout
The leaders of two federal health agencies are urging the White House to rethink its plan to roll out COVID-19 vaccine boosters starting Sept. 20.
The leaders of the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are telling White House COVID-19 advisers that there is not enough data right now to make a blanket recommendation on boosters and that it may
NPR (Online News)Aug 08 2021
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Fauci hopeful COVID vaccines get full OK by FDA within weeks
The U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said Sunday that he was hopeful the Food and Drug Administration will give full approval to the coronavirus vaccine by month’s end and predicted the potential move will spur a wave of vaccine mandates in the private sector as well as schools and universities.
The FDA has only granted emergency-use approval of the
Associated PressJan 13 2022
Opinion
Omicron Isn’t Milder for Everyone, Like Our Patients
From the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the risk of getting infected with the coronavirus and developing severe disease from it was substantially higher for the millions of Americans with weakened immune systems because of treatment for cancer, autoimmune disorders, transplants and many other conditions.
Vaccines promised a respite. But physicians like us who care for
New York Times (Opinion)May 17 2021
News
Biden administration to send 20 million U.S.-authorized vaccine doses abroad
President Biden will send an additional 20 million doses of coronavirus vaccines to other countries by the end of June, including shots authorized by the FDA for use in the U.S., White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday.
Why it matters: It will be the first time the U.S. has sent Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses abroad. The administration previously
AxiosDec 01 2020
News
How drug companies will profit from making Covid-19 vaccines
The world has two, and possibly three, Covid-19 vaccines ready to be distributed before the end of the year. In several months, a significant part of the global population will have received at least the first dose of the vaccine, which means the makers—so far Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca—will have collectively sold billions of doses.
While these pharmaceutical companies are filling
Quartz