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CDC defends new COVID guidance as doctors raise concerns
“The new recommendations on quarantine and isolation are not only confusing, but are risking further spread of the virus.”
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COVID-19–positive or exposed? What to do next
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COVID-19 antigen tests may be less sensitive to Omicron: FDA
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FDA authorizes Pfizer antiviral pill for COVID-19
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CDC panel backs mRNA COVID vaccines over J&J because of clot risk
The risk of dying from TTS after a Johnson & Johnson shot is extremely rare.
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First Omicron variant case identified in U.S.
“All close contacts have been contacted and have tested negative.”
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CDC: All adults should be eligible for Pfizer, Moderna boosters
More than 70 million adults are now eligible for booster shots in the United States, but only about 31 million people have received one.
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CDC: Thirty percent of hospital workers in U.S. still unvaccinated
Health care personnel “are not fully immune from vaccine misinformation.”
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CDC endorses Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for young kids
No cases of myocarditis were seen in the studies, but myocarditis is a very rare side effect, and the studies were too small to pick up these...
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COVID-19 vaccines provide 5 times the protection of natural immunity, CDC study says
“We now have additional evidence that reaffirms the importance of COVID-19 vaccines, even if you have had prior infection.”
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FDA panel votes to approve Pfizer’s vaccine for children
If the FDA follows the recommendation, as it typically does, ...the shots could be available within days.