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Booster shots are coming. Top U.S. public health officials announced on Wednesday that booster shots of both the Moderna and the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines would become available the week of Sept. 20, starting eight months after a patient’s second dose. The Biden administration and public health officials say the decision to encourage coronavirus booster shots was made after reviewing data […] The final results of the Clinical Trial of COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma in Outpatients (C3PO) demonstrate that COVID-19 convalescent plasma did not prevent disease progression in a high-risk group of outpatients with COVID-19, when administered within the first week of their symptoms. The trial was stopped in February 2021 due to lack of efficacy based on a planned interim analysis. The […] Delta variant: Expert on vaccines’ impact on transmissibility We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info How long protection lasts from the COVID-19 vaccines has been a critical […] SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea reported more than 2,000 new coronavirus cases for the second time on Thursday as it struggles to subdue a wave of outbreaks during the summer holidays, driven by the more contagious Delta variant.FILE PHOTO: A patient stands in front of a smart booth, which allows contactless medical check-up, at Hallym University Medical Center (HUMC), amid […] The early COVID-19 vaccination campaign in the U.S. prevented nearly 140,000 deaths and 3 million cases of COVID-19 by the second week of May, according to a new study. As a result of early vaccination efforts, the average state experienced five fewer deaths from COVID-19 per 10,000 adult residents. The study estimates the number of lives saved during the first […] FILE PHOTO: A woman is given a band-aid after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine as a booster dose at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, U.S., August 14, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah BeierWASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he disagreed with world leaders who argue other countries should get their first coronavirus vaccine shots before Americans get […] (Reuters Health) – Early initiation of breast cancer screening, recommended for high-risk women including childhood cancer survivors treated with chest radiation, might also benefit childhood cancer survivors who didn’t receive chest radiation, a new study suggests. Researchers used data from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study and two Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET) models to estimate how initiating breast […] Ruth asks This Morning doctor about milk helping arthritis We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Arthritis is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease with genetic factors accounting […] Eating a hot dog could cost you 36 minutes of healthy life, while choosing to eat a serving of nuts instead could help you gain 26 minutes of extra healthy life, according to a University of Michigan study. The study, published in the journal Nature Food, evaluated more than 5,800 foods, ranking them by their nutritional disease burden to humans […] Today, public health and medical experts from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the following statement on the Administration's plan for COVID-19 booster shots for the American people. The statement is attributable to Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Dr. Janet Woodcock, Acting Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration (FDA); […]
Why the Biden administration now says we need booster shots for COVID-19
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S.Korea COVID-19 count ticks up as authorities consider tougher distancing
Early COVID-19 vaccine campaign averted nearly 140,000 deaths in the U.S.
Biden disagrees with world leaders over Americans getting vaccine boosters
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HHS public health and medical experts release statement on plan for COVID-19 booster shots
