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Amid controversy over global access to Covid-19 vaccines, Pope Francis lent his moral authority to the debate and urged drug makers to make their intellectual property available so that other …
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Booster shots for all adults six months after being vaccinated against Covid-19 are safe, effective, and badly needed. The United Kingdom and the European Union have authorized them for all …
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As an emergency medicine physician and director of emergency management, I have taken part in disaster and humanitarian responses in Sri Lanka after the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, in …
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The same week that Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, gave the green light to booster shots for Pfizer vaccine recipients over age 65, …
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In Ann Arbor, Mich., as in many other cities across the country, you’d be hard-pressed to find a rapid Covid-19 test today — they’re not available at the nearby Walmart …
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The booster-shot question that has been on the top of many minds for many months will be addressed today when the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccines advisory committee reconvenes to …
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Are we any closer to getting a permanent FDA boss? How many Covid-19 vaccinations does one person need? And how safe is genome editing? We cover all that and more …
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For an archived version of live coverage of the hearing of the FDA’s advisory panel, click here. A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted unanimously Thursday in favor of …
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Body counts appear to support the common perception that Covid-19 does its worst damage among the old and vulnerable. But body counts mask another reality, and focusing on them is …
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