CDC Director Rochelle Walensky stepped down
Dr. Rochelle Walensky the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, submitted her resignation Friday, saying the waning of the COVID-19 pandemic was a good time to make…
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Pfizer: Expand Omicron Booster, 5-11-year-olds
Pfizer: Expand Omicron Booster, 5-11-year-olds Newslooks- (AP) Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Monday to expand use of its updated COVID-19 booster shot to children ages 5 to 11. Elementary school-aged children…
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Overlapping Health Emergencies threat Vaccine drives
Overlapping Health Emergencies threat Vaccine drives Newslooks- CNN This fall, the health of the nation will depend in large part on vaccines. Health officials are banking on vaccinations to contain…
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US: Extra Monkeypox Vaccine Doses for Gay Pride events
US: Extra monkeypox vaccine doses for gay pride events Newslooks- NEW YORK (AP) The U.S. is setting aside an extra 50,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine for places with upcoming gay…
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CDC Director announces Organization shake-up for speed
CDC director announces organization shake-up for speed Newslooks- NEW YORK (AP) The head of the nation’s top public health agency on Wednesday announced a shake-up of the organization, intended to…
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WH: urges caution on COVID Variants, pushes Boosters
WH: urges caution on COVID variants, pushes Boosters Newslooks- WASHINGTON (AP) The Biden administration is calling on people to exercise renewed caution about COVID-19, emphasizing the importance of getting booster…
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Babies and toddlers approved for COVID-19 vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration has approved COVID-19 vaccines for babies as young as six months. The only step left is instructions from the Centers for Disease Control on how…
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First Pfizer, now Moderna gets FDA advisors’ approval for vaccine for kids 6+
As expected, an FDA advisory panel has approved Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 to 17, the next step is full FDA approval. Then, the FDA will consider whether…
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Pfizer and Moderna want to give COVID-19 vaccines to babies
While a majority of the U.S. population has agreed to get COVID-19 vaccines, it will be a bigger hurdle convincing government agencies to approve them for toddlers, preschoolers and babies.…
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CDC says one-third live in areas where they should wear masks
As COVID-19 cases begin increasing again, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says one-third of the population lives in areas that are considered higher risk, so they should wear…
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Children age 5 to 11 approved by FDA for COVID-19 booster shot
As expected, the Food and Drug Administration approved of a COVID-19 booster shot for healthy children age 5 to 11. People 12 and up have already been advised to get…
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