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CDC director says some schools aren’t following U.S. mask and vaccine guidance
Children participate in an activity in class at the Xavier Academy on August 23, 2021 in Houston, Texas. In-person classroom sessions are resuming and schools around Houston are requiring mask mandates, keeping in accordance with…
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Fauci says he hopes U.S. will have ‘some good control’ by spring 2022
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, gives an opening statement during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss the on-going federal response to COVID-19,…
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FDA grants full approval to Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted full approval to Pfizer and BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine – becoming the first in the U.S. to win the coveted designation and giving even more businesses, schools and…
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Delta variant sparks renewed interest in college tuition insurance
One year ago, rising cases of coronavirus put an abrupt halt to the fall semester on many college campuses, just as classes got underway. This year, the delta variant is threatening to shut down schools…
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U.S. to begin wide distribution of third vaccine doses next month
The United States will begin widely distributing Covid-19 booster shots next month as new data shows that vaccine protection wanes over time, top U.S. health officials announced Wednesday. It’s now “very clear” that immunity starts…
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CDC panel meets to debate Covid booster shots for vulnerable Americans
[The stream is slated to start at 11 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel is…
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Idaho Gov. Brad Little urges residents to get Covid vaccine
Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Friday called on the state’s residents to get vaccinated against Covid, citing concern about the delta variant and its potential to hinder economic progress. “We’re just urging everybody to get…
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Feb. 26, 2021
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stocks try to recover from Thursday’s tech rout Traders work on the floor of the New York…
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CDC study finds nursing home residents were reinfected with worse case of Covid
A general view of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta. Tami Chappell | Reuters A new CDC study found that some elderly people who apparently recovered from the coronavirus later…
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What to know before key FDA panel vote
Vials of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine candidate are seen during the Phase 3 ENSEMBLE trial in an undated photograph. Johnson & Johnson | via Reuters A key Food and Drug Administration…