On Wednesday, a panel of advisers to the FDA spent hours debating key questions for revamping the shots and conducting future booster campaigns.
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Number of COVID patients in U.S. hospitals reaches record low
The average number of people hospitalized with the infectious disease in the last week nationwide dropped to 11,860, the lowest since 2020.
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Bipartisan deal said to be near on $10 billion COVID-19 bill
The effort, which would finance steps like vaccines, treatments and tests, comes as President Biden and other Democrats have warned the government is running out of money to counter the pandemic.
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If you got J&J vaccine, consider two mRNA booster shots, data suggest
A new study shows that 3 doses of a messenger RNA vaccine perform the best, while a Johnson & Johnson vaccine followed by a messenger RNA booster shot is next best.
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Experts worry about how U.S. will see next COVID surge coming
The wide availability of vaccines and treatments puts the nation in a better place than when the pandemic began, and monitoring has come a long way.
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Latest version of omicron accounts for most new infections in much of U.S.
The concern is that Europe’s surge in infections will be replicated in coming weeks in the United States, where caseloads have often trailed those in Europe by roughly a month.
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China weighs exit from ‘zero COVID’ policy and the risks involved
The government is paying close attention as other countries relax mask mandates and other restrictions, and investigating just when and how to make the tricky transition.
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Germany to let COVID-19 restrictions expire even as cases surge
The European country’s disease control agency on Thursday reported 294,931 new cases in the past 24 hours.
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Two years into COVID-19 pandemic, world takes cautious steps forward
Relief and hope are creeping back in after a long, dark period of loss, fear and deep uncertainty about the future.
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Bill to ban COVID-19 vaccine mandates dies after Maine Senate votes it down
Proponents argued that vaccine safety and effectiveness is far from settled, but opponents said vulnerable people in group settings, like schools or hospitals, deserve to know every effort is being made to keep them safe.