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Chicago officials urge monkeypox precautions at summer gatherings

Tue, 2022-06-14 13:03 — FNUOvviyaa
Chicago officials urge monkeypox precautions at summer gatherings The Chicago Department of Public Health is encouraging residents to take precautions when gathering with others this summer as a handful of monkeypox cases have been confirmed in the city.  Th… jgans The Hill

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Simmering disputes persist as Covid patent waiver talks come down to the wire

Tue, 2022-06-14 12:52 — FNUOvviyaa
Simmering disputes persist as Covid patent waiver talks come down to the wire A furious last-minute bid is under way at the World Trade Organization to vote on a proposal to waive patents on Covid-19 vaccines. Ed Silverman STAT
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WHO convenes experts to decide if monkeypox is an emergency

Tue, 2022-06-14 12:42 — FNUOvviyaa
WHO convenes experts to decide if monkeypox is an emergency GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization will convene an emergency committee of experts to determine if the expanding monkeypox outbreak that has mysteriously spread outside Africa should be considered a global health emergency. AP NEWS
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Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine effective for children under 5: FDA staff

Mon, 2022-06-13 17:08 — FNUOvviyaa
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine effective for children under 5: FDA staff A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) briefing document released Sunday said that Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for children under 5.  The document comes before a meet… mbeals The Hill

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Feds buy 500,000 more vaccine doses to fight monkeypox

Fri, 2022-06-10 17:57 — FNUOvviyaa
Feds buy 500,000 more vaccine doses to fight monkeypox Health officials announced on Friday that the White House has ordered 500,000 more doses of a vaccine believed to be effective against monkeypox. Dawn O’Connell, assistant secretary for preparednes… jchoi The Hill

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While there are currently no vaccines or antivirals specifically designed to treat monkeypox, the Food and Drug Administration has authorized Jynneos for use in adults to prevent monkeypox infections...

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U.S. seeks to expand monkeypox testing as cases rise

Fri, 2022-06-10 17:46 — FNUOvviyaa
U.S. seeks to expand monkeypox testing as cases rise U.S. health officials are working to expand capabilities to test for monkeypox beyond a narrow group of public health labs, heeding calls from infectious disease experts who say testing for the virus needs to become part of routine care. Julie Steenhuysen Reuters

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US lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel

Fri, 2022-06-10 17:41 — FNUOvviyaa
US lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international travelers test negative for COVID-19 within a day before boarding a flight to the United States, ending one of the last remaining government mandates designed to contain the spread of the coronavirus. AP NEWS

A senior administration official said Friday that the mandate will expire early Sunday morning.

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Trials of new Covid vaccine raise hopes of once-a-year booster

Thu, 2022-06-09 17:11 — FNUOvviyaa
Trials of new Covid vaccine raise hopes of once-a-year booster Moderna shot is said to produce eightfold increase in antibody levels against Omicron in first four weeks the Guardian

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Partly Cloudy With A 75 Percent Chance Of COVID Exposure

Thu, 2022-06-09 16:57 — FNUOvviyaa
Partly Cloudy With A 75 Percent Chance Of COVID Exposure It’s 6:30 a.m. and your third alarm is blaring. Another 10 minutes and you’ll have to miss breakfast before going to work. You get up, brush your teeth, shower … Betsy Ladyzhets FiveThirtyEight

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Officials: Millions of COVID-19 shots ordered for youngest

Thu, 2022-06-09 15:26 — FNUOvviyaa
Officials: Millions of COVID-19 shots ordered for youngest NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses have been ordered for small children in anticipation of possible federal authorization next week, White House officials say. The government allowed pharmacies and states to start placing orders last week, with 5 million doses initially available — half of them shots made by Pfizer and the other half the vaccine produced by Moderna , senior administration officials said. AP NEWS

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