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Vaccinations help protect families: National Institutes of Health
PeopleImages/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Getting a COVID-19 vaccine isn't just about protecting yourself, it goes a long way toward protecting your family, according to a new blog post by the director of the ...
Oct 19, 2021
Why breakthrough COVID deaths can be misunderstood
iStock/koto_feja(NEW YORK) -- The death of former Secretary of State Colin Powell due to COVID-19 complications has sparked conversations about breakthrough deaths among vaccinated individuals. It wou...
Oct 19, 2021
J&J recipients should 'feel good' about booster recommendation: Fauci
Chaz Bharj/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Recipients of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine should not be concerned about the shot's lower efficacy now that boosters have been recommended...
Oct 18, 2021
Mom diagnosed with breast cancer while pregnant
Courtesy Christine Kump(CHANNAHON, Ill.) -- Christine Kump, of Channahon, Illinois, was newly pregnant with her second child late last year when she felt a lump in her breast. She said it was in the s...
Oct 18, 2021
Dad walking 1,200 miles to fund research for daughter's treatment
Courtesy the Brannigan Family(NEW YORK) -- One dad is going the extra mile for his daughter -- literally. Chris Brannigan, 41, from England, is currently walking 1,200 miles barefoot from Maine to Nor...
Oct 18, 2021
Double amputee beats breast cancer diagnosis
ABC(NEW YORK) -- Even before her stage two breast cancer diagnosis in 2020, Yvonne Llanes knew her strength -- and her community. Llanes, who was first introduced to "World News Tonight" in 2017, had ...
Oct 16, 2021
US regulators weigh whether people can mix COVID booster shots
MarsBars/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. regulators are considering revising the rules for COVID-19 vaccines to allow people to opt for a different type of shot for their booster than what they originally ...
Oct 15, 2021
Independent FDA panel votes to authorize booster shots for Johnson & Johnson vaccine
JHVEPhoto/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- A day after voting in support of Moderna booster shots for certain at-risk Americans, an independent Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Friday voted to move...
Oct 15, 2021
All three COVID-19 vaccines still produce strong immune response eight months later, new study finds
carmengabriela/iStock(NEW YORK) -- All three currently authorized COVID-19 vaccines still showed signs of a strong immune response eight months later without a booster, according to a study published ...
Oct 15, 2021
Fungal disease on the rise in West possibly tied to changing climate patterns: Experts
David McNew/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Over the last several years, cases of valley fever, a disease common to the arid West, have been steadily creeping up. Between 2014 and 2018, valley fever cases t...
Oct 15, 2021