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FDA panel recommends Pfizer boosters for people over 65 or high risk, votes 'no' for general population
carmengabriela/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Federal advisers on Friday voted 18-0 in favor of recommending Pfizer booster shots for anyone over 65 or anyone who is at high risk of severe disease from COVID-1...
Sep 17, 2021
Mississippi health officials warn some pregnant women have been denied COVID vaccine despite ongoing surge
ArtistGNDphotography/iStock(ATLANTA) -- Despite the persistent pleas by public health officials to get vaccinated as coronavirus infections continue to surge, a staggeringly low number of pregnant peo...
Sep 17, 2021
How COVID-19 hybrid immunity could be a potential pandemic game-changer
jonathanfilskov-photography/iStock(NEW YORK) -- With the FDA gearing up to decide if all Americans need booster shots, some researchers are pointing to preliminary data suggesting that mixing differen...
Sep 17, 2021
Confused about boosters? Here are some answers
SolStock/iStock(NEW YORK) -- On Friday, an advisory panel for the Food and Drug Administration will weigh in on a debate that has been broiling since the Biden administration announced last month that...
Sep 17, 2021
Teachers struggle with anxiety, burnout as another pandemic school year begins
Anjelica Lat, 26, instructs her students in New York City. - (Anjelica Lat)(NEW YORK) -- Sophie Oleniacz, an elementary school English teacher in California, took a leave of absence right before the C...
Sep 16, 2021
Teens turn to COVID-19 vaccine advocacy as most state laws prohibit minors from being vaccinated without consent
Courtesy Arin Parsa(NEW YORK) — There is a high school sophomore from Texas who wakes up at 6 a.m. on the weekends when she knows her parents are asleep, so she can secretly and quietly make cal...
Sep 15, 2021
New Pfizer data makes case for booster shots 6 months after primary doses
Capuski/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday released new data from Pfizer's submitted application to approve booster doses of its Covid-19 vaccine. In it, Pfizer d...
Sep 15, 2021
Few people medically exempt from getting COVID-19 vaccine: Experts
scaliger/iStock(NEW YORK) -- As companies continue to ramp up vaccine mandates to combat the contagious delta variant, some institutions are giving employees a chance to opt-out of getting the vaccine...
Sep 15, 2021
Incarcerated women train service dogs to detect disabling conditions
FatCamera/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Natalie Tapio has been living with a chronic seizure disorder, but with her service dog Dexter by her side, managing her condition has become a little easier. He wil...
Sep 14, 2021
Young people experiencing 'widespread' psychological distress over government handling of looming climate crisis, researchers say
Ceri Breeze/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Children and young people around the world are experiencing increasing anxiety over the fate of the planet -- specifically climate change and how lawmakers are handling...
Sep 14, 2021