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By Maggie Fox, CNN Booster shots are here, after much hoopla from the White House and a great deal of discussion and consideration from the teams of…
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‘We will not boost our way out of this pandemic,’ CDC director says as 70 million eligible Americans remain unvaccinated
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Three-quarters of eligible Americans have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine and some are now able to receive an…
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By Lisa Selin Davis, CNN Among the many tragedies Covid-19 has wrought, some people have found unexpected gifts. The chance to slow down and…
Continue Reading Researchers who developed the mRNA technology behind Covid vaccines win “America’s Nobel”
By Maggie Fox, CNN Two US researchers who developed the technology that underlies both the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines won a…
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Covid-19 outbreaks are far more likely in schools that don’t require students and staff to wear masks, new data from…
Continue Reading Covid-19 vaccine boosters can begin for some US adults as CDC partially diverges from its advisers’ recommendations
CNN, WBNS, KHBS, WWNY, WCBS, WXII By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Following days of lengthy debate among vaccine experts, booster shots of the…
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CNN By Phyllis L. Fagell When five teenagers realized during virtual learning that their Glenbard, Illinois, classmates were strugging, they set up a…
Continue Reading 4 tips to help your teenager build resilience through volunteerism and activism
By Phyllis L. Fagell When five teenagers realized during virtual learning that their Glenbard, Illinois, classmates were strugging, they set up a…
Continue Reading Dinosaurs are colossal beings that shaped our childhood. Psychologists share why they capture kids’ hearts
By Megan Marples, CNN James Kirkland picked up his first dinosaur toy when he was 5 years old in 1959. He remembers it like it was yesterday. Little…
Continue Reading Covid-19 vaccine boosters can begin for some US adults as CDC partially diverges from its advisers’ recommendations
By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Following days of lengthy debate among vaccine experts, booster shots of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine can now be…
Continue Reading These 18 states have still not vaccinated at least half of their residents
By Travis Caldwell, CNN With a surge in new Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, health officials and state leaders have ratcheted up their calls for…
Continue Reading These 18 states have still not vaccinated at least half of their residents
CNN By Travis Caldwell, CNN With a surge in new Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, health officials and state leaders have ratcheted up their calls…
Continue Reading CDC advisers recommend booster doses of Covid-19 vaccine for certain adults only
By Maggie Fox, CNN Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention argued long and hard Thursday before endorsing giving…
Continue Reading Common painkiller should be investigated for possible risks to developing fetuses, experts say
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN An international group of 13 scientists has released a statement calling for the health care community to carefully consider…
Continue Reading Give beets a chance with these easy, tasty recipes
By Casey Barber, CNN Even for vegetable lovers, beets can be a hard sell. Beets are one of those love-’em-or-hate-’em vegetables, with…
Continue Reading Kids are bringing pandemic stress to school. Here’s how to spot it
By Channon Hodge, CNN; Video by Natalia V. Osipova and Tawanda Scott Sambou, CNN With children returning to school, there’s a massive effort…
Continue Reading It’s far from over, but Delta coronavirus wave might be the last major wave of infection, former FDA commissioner says
By Jason Hanna and Madeline Holcombe, CNN The current wave of Covid-19 cases driven by the Delta coronavirus variant has the potential to be the…
Continue Reading ‘We will not boost our way out of this pandemic,’ CDC director says as 70 million eligible Americans remain unvaccinated
CNN By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Three-quarters of eligible Americans have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine and some are now able to…
Continue Reading FDA authorizes booster dose of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for people 65 and older
By Maggie Fox, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it would grant emergency use authorization for a booster dose of Pfizer’s…
Continue Reading Vaccine protection against Covid-19 wanes over time, especially for older people, CDC says
By Maggie Fox and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN The protection provided by Covid-19 vaccines appears to wane over time, especially for people 65 and older, a…
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