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CDC recommends Covid boosters for kids ages 5 to 11 after advisory committee vote

20.05.2022

A key vaccine advisory panel voted Thursday to recommend that children between the ages of 5 and 11 should be offered a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at …

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Coronavirus / Health

Watch: Why isn’t there a nasal vaccine for Covid-19 yet?

19.05.2022

Covid-19 vaccines have rapidly altered our relationship with SARS-CoV-2, turning a dangerous infection into something akin to the common cold for many vaccinated people who contract it. But while these …

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Coronavirus / Health

Large U.K. study links vaccination after Covid infection to lower odds of long Covid symptoms

19.05.2022

Ever since Covid-19 vaccines became available, some people with long Covid have said vaccination eases the constellation of symptoms that persist weeks and months after their original infection clears. Research …

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Coronavirus / Health

FDA clears Covid booster shot for healthy kids ages 5 to 11

17.05.2022

U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized a Covid-19 booster shot for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds, hoping an extra vaccine dose will enhance their protection as infections once again creep upward. Everyone …

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Coronavirus / Health

What happens when the government stops buying Covid-19 vaccines?

17.05.2022

WASHINGTON — The federal government has distributed Covid-19 vaccines and treatments for free so far, but most likely, the handouts won’t last forever. At some point, Covid-19 vaccines and treatments …

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Coronavirus / Health

Watch: A STAT reporter’s race to keep up with Covid-19

10.05.2022

The ticker tape of the infectious disease world, ProMED, posts a steady stream of reports about unusual outbreaks. Few cases become big news. But on the eve of 2020, STAT …

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First Opinion

Opinion: Strengthening Gavi is a way forward for global vaccine equity

09.05.2022

The Biden administration’s upcoming Covid-19 summit will shine a spotlight on the global failure to achieve vaccine equity. Although nearly 12 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered globally …

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Coronavirus

White House documents detail a looming squeeze on Covid-19 boosters

06.05.2022

WASHINGTON — The White House could run out of Covid-19 vaccines if it moves forward with plans to encourage all adults to get a second Covid-19 vaccine booster dose by …

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Coronavirus / First Opinion / Pharma

Opinion: Global health should not be determined by pharma investors and shareholders

03.05.2022

What could go wrong when pharmaceutical company shareholders and investors shape the public health response to Covid-19? Everything, of course, including perpetuating the pandemic with immense avoidable suffering and death. …

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