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Merck seeks FDA authorization for antiviral COVID-19 pill
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- Carolyn Crist
If the FDA grants authorization, the drug would be the first oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19.
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Federal judge pauses strict Texas abortion law
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- Carolyn Crist
Robert Pitman, a federal district court judge in Austin, criticized the law for delegating enforcement to private individuals.
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New York’s largest health care provider fires 1,400 unvaccinated employees
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- Carolyn Crist
A few thousand Northwell employees got vaccinated as the deadline approached.
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Johnson & Johnson requests FDA approval for vaccine booster doses
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- Carolyn Crist
The FDA’s independent vaccine advisory committee meets next week to review data on booster shots from both Johnson & Johnson and Moderna.
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Pfizer COVID vaccine antibodies may disappear in 7 months, study says
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- Carolyn Crist
“Our study shows vaccination with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine induces high levels of neutralizing antibodies against the original vaccine strain,...
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COVID vaccination rates among pregnant people remain low
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- Carolyn Crist
About 30% of pregnant people are vaccinated, according to the latest CDC data, with only 18% obtaining a dose during pregnancy.
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Supreme Court sets date for case that challenges Roe v. Wade
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- Carolyn Crist
The Mississippi case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, is seeking to overturn Roe v. Wade by asking the Supreme...
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FDA could authorize COVID-19 vaccine for ages 5-11 in October
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- Carolyn Crist
The agency said it would consider applications for emergency use, which would allow for faster approval.
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Florida doctor won’t treat unvaccinated patients in person
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- Carolyn Crist
“I am following the science. I’m applying this to the benefit of the sick.”
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WHO tracking new COVID-19 variant called Mu
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- Carolyn Crist
The World Health Organization is tracking a new COVID-19 variant called Mu, which could be able to evade the...
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Plastic barriers may not stop COVID-19 spread, experts say
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- Carolyn Crist
Scientists who study air flow, ventilation, and aerosol droplets say the barriers may not help, and in fact,...
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Latest data show increase in breakthrough COVID-19 cases
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- Carolyn Crist
“Remember when the early vaccine studies came out, it was like nobody gets hospitalized, nobody dies. ... That clearly is not true.”
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COVID-19 hospitalizations for 30- to 39-year-olds hit record high
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- Carolyn Crist
The rate of new hospitalizations for ages 30-39 reached 2.5 per 100,000 people last week.
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U.S. reports record COVID-19 hospitalizations of children
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- Carolyn Crist
The U.S. now has an average of about 129,000 new COVID-19 cases per day, Reuters reported, which has doubled in about 2 weeks. The number of...
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German nurse suspected of giving saline instead of COVID-19 vaccine
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- Carolyn Crist
The case now involves 8,557 vaccinations given between March 5 and April 20 at specific times.