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Novavax to File Vaccine in U.K. and U.S. in Q2, CEO Says
Mar.12 -- Novavax Inc. Chief Executive Officer Stan Erck says the company's Covid-19 vaccine has been effective against variants. He speaks with Bloomberg's Alix Steel on "Bloomberg Markets."
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Johns Hopkins' Limaye on New CDC Guidelines, Vaccine Hesitancy
Mar.08 -- Dr. Rupali Limaye, Johns Hopkins director of behavioral science. discusses the CDC's new guidelines that say vaccinated people can visit indoors without masks, but must still wear them in public and avoid large gatherings when...
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Pfizer, BioNTech Shot Recommended by CDC Advisory Panel
Aug.30 -- Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE’s Covid shot got the backing of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Meanwhile, European Union countries voted to subject the U.S. to...
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CDC Says Delta Variant Is Much More Contagious Than Alpha
Aug.02 -- CDC Director Rochelle Walensky says the Delta variant is much more contagious than the Alpha variant. She spoke during a Covid-19 response briefing.
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Football coach Bobby Bowden dies at 91; fireworks mark end of Tokyo Olympics; CDC says COVID-19 is far from over
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Thousands Of Service Members Decline COVID Vaccine
Some Army units are reporting as few as a third have agreed to getting the vaccine.
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CDC: Cases Of COVID Variants Rise In Florida
The CDC says cases of COVID variants have doubled in the state.
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'It's Not For Lack Of Trying': Vaccine Hesitancy Haunts Rural Florida
In Florida, anyone age 16 and older can get vaccinated, but Newsy found many in the Sunshine State still haven't gotten in line for their shot.
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CDC Eases Distancing Guidelines For Schools
The announcement comes on the same day the U.S. reached President Biden's goal of administering 100 million vaccine shots in his first 100 days.
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Making Sense of CDC Guidelines for Vaccinated Individuals
Apr.30 -- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Professor and Virologist Andrew Pekosz discusses guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for people who have had the Covid-19 vaccine. The...
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There Is 'Understandable Confusion' Over Face Mask Rules: Fauci
May.20 -- Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. expert on infectious diseases, said health authorities’ move to relax a mask mandate for fully vaccinated people has spurred “understandable confusion.” Fauci, the director of National Institute of...
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More Monkeypox Vaccine Doses Will Be Made Available Amid Spread
The Biden administration announced more vaccine doses and increased testing capacity this week amid a growing demand.
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COVID Vaccine OK'd For Younger Kids, But Many Parents Still Skeptical
Fifteen million doses of kids' vaccines are set to arrive at thousands of sites across the country.
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Biden Administration To Significantly Ease Pandemic Mask Guidelines
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to change the metrics it uses to recommend guidance on face coverings.
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Big Cities Drop More COVID-19 Measures In Push For Normalcy
Officials in big cities around the U.S. push for a return to normalcy after two grueling years of the pandemic.
The Recount
U.S. Hits New Record High for Overdose Deaths
An epidemic within a pandemic: From May 2020 through April 2021, more than 100,000 people died of drug overdoses in the U.S. That’s a nearly 30% increase from the year before.
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Biden Administration's Travel Mask Mandate Still Up In The Air
The airline industry and Republicans want to end the mandate that has required face masks on public transit for the past 14 months.
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Biden Administration To Extend Mask Mandate For Public Transit
The CDC announced the face mask requirement will be extended until May 3.
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CDC Says Some May Need Fourth MRNA Shot
At this point, the CDC has only authorized a third dose for certain immunocompromised adults.
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As State Mask Rules End, School Leaders Are In The Middle
The question of masks in schools has been so contentious that school board meetings have devolved into shouting matches, scuffles and arrests.
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Nevada Governor Rescinds Mask Mandate; Casinos Follow Suit
Gov. Steve Sisolak announced the state would no longer require face coverings in most places, including schools.
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Doctors Worry For COVID Effects On Seniors, Particularly In China
In a new briefing, health officials urged older adults in China to get a COVID vaccine and addressed lockdowns that are sparking protests.
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More Monkeypox Vaccines Will Be Made Available Ahead Of Pride Events
The U.S. is setting aside an extra 50,000 doses of monkeypox vaccines, specifically for large-scale pride events.
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CDC Director Announces Shake-Up, Citing COVID Mistakes
The agency has long been criticized as too ponderous, focusing on collection and analysis of data but not acting quickly against new health threats.