Pandemics
FDA says Covid vaccines will probably get an annual update but most people will likely need only one shot
Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration has laid out a road map for what Covid-19 vaccination may look like moving forward. In a briefing document published Monday, the FDA said the vaccines will probably need an annual update as the virus continues to evolve. The agency would select the Covid strain […]
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Moderna says RSV vaccine is 84% effective at preventing disease in older adults
A woman receives a booster dose of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a vaccination centre in Antwerp, Belgium, February 1, 2022. Johanna Geron | Reuters Moderna on Tuesday said its vaccine targeting respiratory syncytial virus is effective at preventing disease in older adults. The vaccine was 83.7% effective at preventing lower respiratory tract […]
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CDC says it’s ‘very unlikely’ Pfizer booster carries stroke risk for seniors after launching review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday said it is “very unlikely” the Pfizer omicron booster carries a risk of stroke for seniors after it launched an investigation into a preliminary safety concern detected by one of its monitoring systems. The CDC, in a statement posted to its website Friday, said a surveillance system […]
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U.S. uninsured rate fell during Covid pandemic as Medicaid and Obamacare coverage grew
The number of people in the U.S. without health insurance declined during the Covid-19 pandemic even as millions of people lost coverage through their employers due to layoffs. The uninsured rate in the U.S. for people under age 65 dropped from 11% in 2019 to 10.5% in 2021, according to a report released Friday by […]
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Nearly 250,000 kindergarteners in U.S. are vulnerable to measles due to slide in vaccination rates, CDC says
Nearly a quarter of a million kindergartners are potentially vulnerable to measles due to a dip in vaccination coverage during the pandemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC, in a report published Thursday, found that 93% of kindergartners were up to date with state-required vaccines during the 2021-2022 school year, […]
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Biden administration will select first 10 drugs for Medicare price negotiations by September
The Health and Human Services Department plans to publish in September a list of 10 drugs covered by Medicare that it will target for price negotiations, the first phase in a long awaited effort to cut costs for seniors. HHS officials, in a call with reporters on Wednesday, laid out the federal government’s road map […]
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Omicron XBB.1.5 does not have mutations known to make people sicker, WHO says
A man is getting a Covid-19 test at a Covid-19 mobile testing site as people lined up at the Times Square in New York City, on Dec 6, 2021. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant does not have any mutations known to make people sicker when they catch the […]
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Watch stay: Nassau County GOP officers simply call on Rep. George Santos to ‘immediately resign’ around campaign lies
(The press conference is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. ET. Please refresh the site if the over online video won’t get started at that time.) Top Republicans in Nassau County, New York, called on GOP Rep. George Santos to right away resign Wednesday for fabricating main details of his resume, blasting the freshman lawmaker […]
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Biden administration extends Covid public health and fitness emergency as really infectious omicron XBB.1.5 spreads
Folks wearing masks stroll subsequent to coronavirus sickness (COVID-19) tests site in New York Metropolis, New York, U.S., December 12, 2022. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters The Biden administration has prolonged the Covid-19 public wellbeing emergency until finally April as a very transmissible omicron subvariant stokes concern that the U.S. may facial area a further wave […]
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Sen. Bernie Sanders urges Moderna not to hike price of Covid-19 vaccines
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday urged Moderna not to quadruple the price of its Covid-19 vaccine once distribution of the shots moves to the commercial market. In a letter to Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel, Sanders called the price increase “outrageous.” The independent senator from Vermont and incoming chair of the Senate’s health committee said such […]
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