Epidemics
A single dose of monkeypox vaccine provides some protection against infection, CDC says
Los Angeles, CA – August 10: Luis Garcia, a registered nurse, prepares Monkeypox virus vaccine at St.John’s Well Child & Family Center on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. Irfan Khan | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images People at risk for monkeypox who have not received a single dose of vaccine are […]
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Covid vaccination linked to slight increase in menstrual cycle, NIH study confirms
A healthcare worker administers a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in the Peabody Institute Library in Peabody, Massachusetts, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. Vanessa Leroy | Bloomberg | Getty Images Covid-19 vaccination is linked to a slight increase in the length of a women’s menstrual cycle, delaying the beginning […]
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Biogen to pay $900 million to settle allegations it paid doctors kickbacks to prescribe multiple sclerosis drugs
A Biogen facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Brian Snyder | Reuters Biogen will pay $900 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the company gave doctors kickbacks to encourage them prescribe its drugs, the Justice Department announced on Monday. A former Biogen employee turned whistleblower, Michael Bawduniak, sued the pharmaceutical company in 2012 on behalf of […]
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Pfizer asks FDA to authorize omicron Covid booster shots for kids ages 5 to 11
Jack Wasserman, 6, receives a Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster vaccine in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, U.S., May 19, 2022. Hannah Beier | Reuters Pfizer on Monday asked the Food and Drug Administration to authorize its new Covid booster shots that target the omicron BA.5 subvariant for children ages 5 to 11. Pfizer’s application to the FDA […]
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Moderna asks FDA to authorize omicron Covid boosters for children as young as 6 years old
Following CDC approval for vaccination of children aged 6 months to 5 years, 4 year-old Eleanor Kahn sits with her father Alex, as nurse Jillian Mercer administers the Moderna vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, California, U.S., June 21, 2022. Mike Blake | Reuters Moderna has asked the […]
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WHO warns potential to establish new Covid variants is diminishing as testing declines
RT: Maria Van Kerkhove, Head a.i. Rising Diseases and Zoonosis at the Planet Wellbeing Firm (WHO), speaks in the course of a news meeting on the scenario of the coronavirus at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, January 29, 2020. Denis Balibouse | Reuters The World Health Organization on Thursday warned that it is battling […]
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View reside: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy handle world leaders at the U.N. Basic Assembly
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the Kharkiv region for the very first time considering that Russia began the attacks from his nation on February 24, in Kharkiv location, Ukraine on Might 29, 2022.(Image by Ukrainian Presidency/Handout/Anadolu Company through Getty Photographs) Ukrainian Presidency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Photographs [The stream is slated to start […]
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Biden announces first round of funding for EV charging community across 35 states
President Joe Biden introduced Wednesday the release of the 1st round of funding for a nationwide electric vehicle charging network, funding the building of stations in 35 states. “I am delighted to announce that we’re approving funding for the very first 35 states, like Michigan, to create their personal charging infrastructure during their state,” Biden […]
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U.S. monkeypox outbreak is slowing, CDC official says
Monkeypox continues to spread across the U.S., but the pace of new cases has slowed over the last several weeks, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told lawmakers Wednesday. While the virus is still spreading at a rapid clip in certain regions of the U.S., the growth of new […]
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Los Angeles health officials are investigating the death of a person who had monkeypox
A health care worker administers a dose of the JYNNEOS Monkeypox vaccine at a pop-up vaccination clinic in Los Angeles, California, on August 9, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Los Angeles health officials are investigating the death of a person who had monkeypox. Dr. Rita Singhal, director of disease control in […]
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