Is my immunity waning? Doctors advise Pfizer vaccine recipients not to worry
By Maggie Fox, CNN There’s little doubt now — study after study, in real life and in lab dishes, in the US and elsewhere — that…
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Is it safe to go trick-or-treating this Halloween? An expert weighs in
By Katia Hetter, CNN The pandemic is making me think about Halloween costumes and candy earlier than ever. I am also wondering what my busy block…
Continue ReadingWith more Covid-19 booster shots on the horizon, one expert says mixing and matching doses may be an effective approach
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Amid the growing prospect of more Covid-19 booster shots becoming available, an expert has suggested that some people could…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 has taken the parents or grandparents of 140,000 US children, and minorities were hit harder
By Maggie Fox, CNN More than 140,000 US children have lost a parent or grandparent who takes care of them to Covid-19, CDC researchers reported…
Continue ReadingDon’t panic if you get swollen lymph nodes after a vaccine booster. But be aware if you’re due for a mammogram, doctors say
By Holly Yan, CNN Some people who recently got a booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine are noticing swollen lymph nodes. Don’t panic, doctors say.…
Continue ReadingChildren face similar risk of coronavirus infection as adults, new study suggests
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Children are almost as likely as adults to become infected with coronavirus, but they are less likely to have symptoms,…
Continue ReadingCDC vaccine advisers schedule meetings to discuss booster shots, vaccines for kids
By Maggie Fox, CNN Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have planned two meetings in the coming weeks to discuss…
Continue ReadingIt’s peak apple season: How to make the most of an apple adventure
By Casey Barber, CNN Orange pumpkins might be more popular this month, but there’s no better time than now to take advantage of tasting a truly…
Continue ReadingFacebook went offline this week. Experts say we should log out, too
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Continue ReadingFacebook went offline this week. Experts say we should log out, too
By Francesca Giuliani-Hoffman, CNN For nearly six hours on Monday, the world experienced a forced break from Facebook’s social networking…
Continue ReadingThese Southern states have fully vaccinated less than a third of eligible adolescents. That gap could widen with younger children, expert says
By Aya Elamroussi, Maggie Fox and Mallika Kallingal, CNN With federal health officials set to consider Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for children 5…
Continue ReadingMore people are getting Covid-19 vaccine boosters than getting their first shots, CDC data shows
By Virginia Langmaid and Naomi Thomas, CNN Mark Warschauer, a professor of education at the University of California, Irvine, was “tremendously…
Continue ReadingMore people are getting Covid-19 vaccine boosters than getting their first shots, CDC data shows
WBAL, CDC, WEST VIRGINIA STATE POLICE, GOFUNDME, CNN By Virginia Langmaid and Naomi Thomas, CNN Mark Warschauer, a professor of education at the…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 caused nine times more deaths in those with learning difficulties, study finds
By Jack Guy, CNN People with learning difficulties died from Covid-19 at a rate nine times higher than the general population during the first wave…
Continue ReadingFewer Covid-19 hospitalizations, more vaccinations show US may be turning corner in pandemic but experts warn: ‘We’re still in two Americas’
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN More than 100,000 hospital beds were filled with Covid-19 patients across the United States, with patients occupying more…
Continue ReadingHere’s what having a Covid-19 vaccine for children might mean for your kids
By Maggie Fox, CNN Pfizer said Thursday it’s asked the US Food and Drug Administration to authorize use of a low-dose version of its Covid-19…
Continue ReadingBiden’s investment in rapid Covid-19 tests is a good start, but not nearly enough, experts say
By Jen Christensen, CNN The search for a rapid at-home Covid-19 test now might remind you of what it was like to hunt for toilet paper at the…
Continue ReadingHere’s how one college system kept Covid-19 cases down as they surged throughout the state
CNN, JOHNSON AND JOHNSON By Mallory Simon, CNN Students began flocking back to the six campuses of the University of Maine this fall hoping for a…
Continue ReadingHere’s how one college system kept Covid-19 cases down as they surged throughout the state
By Mallory Simon, CNN Students began flocking back to the six campuses of the University of Maine this fall hoping for a more normal college…
Continue ReadingPfizer seeks FDA authorization of Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11
By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Pfizer and BioNTech said Thursday they are seeking US Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization from for their…
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