FDA panel recommends Pfizer vaccine for children aged 5-11
In vaccine news, an FDA panel voted to recommend the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine for children 5 to 11 years old,…
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Just 14% of vaccines pledged to poorer nations have been delivered as rich countries hoard doses
A new report by the People’s Vaccine Alliance found that only about 260 million of the 1.8 billion COVID-19 vaccine…
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Overwhelmed by COVID, Alaska hospitals begin rationing care
The United States reported nearly 2,800 COVID-19 deaths Wednesday, more than a quarter of the reported worldwide death toll for…
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1 in 500 Americans have died of COVID
The United States reported nearly 2,600 COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, as the official U.S. death toll passed 666,000 — or two-thirds…
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20,000 COVID diagnoses in Memphis-area students is a sobering pandemic milestone
By Samantha West, Chalkbeat Tennessee. This article was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up…
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Some Indiana schools aren’t reporting COVID cases even as pediatric hospitalizations spike
By Aleksandra Appleton, Chalkbeat Indiana Some Indiana schools aren’t reporting COVID cases as pediatric hospitalizations spike was originally published by…
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CDC warns against use of Ivermectin, a livestock dewormer, on COVID patients
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning against use of the drug ivermectin to treat COVID-19, after the…
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‘We’re looking ahead’: More schools are requiring masks and vaccines
By Matt Barnum In just a week, more than a dozen of the country’s large urban school districts have shifted…
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U.S. daily COVID deaths top 1,000 for first time since March
As the Delta variant continues to fuel another devastating COVID surge, the U.S. is now averaging 1,000 daily deaths for…
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tests positive for COVID
Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott has tested positive for coronavirus. Abbott’s office said he has been fully vaccinated and was…
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