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New COVID Vaccine Bivalent Booster Fights Against Omicron Subvariants
A new, reformulated COVID booster vaccination will soon be available in the United States. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to launch the vaccines in September to combat the highly...
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Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Receives FDA EUA for Ages 12 to 17
Novamax Inc. announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted its COVID-19 vaccine, NVX-CoV2373, emergency usage authorization (EUA) for youth ages 12 to 17 on Friday. Last month, the...
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People Can Contract COVID-19 Even at Outdoor Gatherings
In past years COVID-19 has been less likely to be contracted while outdoors, however, the new strains don’t play by the same rules. Katrine Wallace, an epidemiologist at the University of Illinois at...
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Life Expectancy Drops in America Due to COVID-19
In 2021 the life expectancy dropped, for the second year in a row, it has been the lowest since 1996. This is the first time that the life expectancy dropped two years in a row in 100 years. People...
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Updated COVID-19 Booster to Fight Omicron Variants Available Soon Says CDC
The Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) endorsed Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna’s updated Omicron-variant-specific COVID-19 boosters for adults and teenagers on Thursday. CDC Director Dr....
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Do Viruses Lie Low?
Some microorganisms wait for their hosts to unintentionally deliver them a signal to multiply and kill them. After more than two years of this COVID-19 virus spreading, many people imagine a spiked...
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Chicago West Side Rise in Food Insecurity
Food Insecurity and its Effects Food insecurity has always been a problem in the South and West sides of Chicago. The question then arises, What is food insecurity? According to Feeding America, “Food...
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China Lockdowns Transportation Due to COVID-19
China, Locked Down A significant transportation link in the south of China shut down as the country battles the greatest statewide COVID-19 outbreak since April. The lockdown also follows an increase...
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China’s Lack of COVID Reporting Raises Concerns
The World Health Organization (WHO) met with health officials in China on Friday, December 30, 2022, to discuss the country’s current COVID-19 surge. Additional talks focused on the lack of...
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FDA Wants At-Home COVID Tests to Count
Despite fewer pandemic-related hospitalizations and deaths, COVID-19 is still active and mutating. And proactive care is required if someone suspects they are infected. Using an at-home COVID test...
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