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Now, both the Pfizer and the Moderna booster shots can be given five months after the second dose of vaccine — down from six months.
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The new recommendation for adolescents age 12-17 came hours after a panel of CDC advisers voted in favor of it. The boosters should be given five months after initial immunization.
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Pfizer and BioNTech, which produced the first COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the U.S., say they will expand ongoing trials to include a third dose for children as young as 6 months old.
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The CDC is updating its guidance after studies show "test to stay" policies can keep more children in school without spreading the coronavirus.
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The Federal Reserve is opening the door to possible interest rate hikes earlier next year than had been expected, as it wrestles with the highest inflation in nearly four decades.
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The police conducted raids in the city of Dresden and the nearby town of Heidenau come after a group allegedly organized online to kill Saxony's state premier, Michael Kretschmer.
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Scientists are watching how Portugal and other highly vaccinated countries are faring against the coronavirus' new omicron variant.
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The campus reported nearly 500 new cases of COVID-19 among the student body. The new omicron variant was detected "in a significant number" of positive tests, the university said.
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The research finds that the medicine, called Paxlovid, was effective in preventing hospitalization and death when taken by people with mild to moderate illness within a few days of symptoms.
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Health care workers in the U.S. are eyeing the omicron variant of COVID-19 while the delta variant continues to put hospitals under stress.
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Don Gonyea speaks to Atul Grover, health policy researcher and executive director at the Association of American Medical Colleges, about the issues with at-home COVID-19 tests.
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Businesses across the country, from restaurants to retail, must decide when, not if, to raises prices and by how much.