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Shots - Health News
A pop-up clinic inside Los Angeles International Airport offered free vaccinations and boosters for holiday travelers last December. A new round of vaccinations may be needed before next winter.

Advisers to FDA weigh in on updated COVID boosters for the fall

Apr 06, 2022
The vaccines now in use are based on the form of the virus that circulated at the beginning of the pandemic and are less effective against the omicron variant. New options are in the works.
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Shots - Health News
Reseach is showing that people who are vaccinated, even with just one dose, tend to have lower rates of long COVID-19 after catching the virus than those who are unvaccinated.

Evidence grows that vaccines lower the risk of getting long COVID

Mar 24, 2022
Though findings are preliminary, many studies suggest that vaccinated people have good protection against the condition, although just how much is still up for debate.
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Health
A Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is prepared during a pop-up vaccine clinic at Cristo Rey Church in East Austin on July 24, 2021.

Moderna seeks approval for second COVID-19 booster shot for adults

Mar 17, 2022
If approved, this would be the second booster shot Moderna has issued for people ages 18 and up.
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Shots - Health News
A medical worker prepares the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine booster in Hartford, Connecticut, in January.

The FDA postpones a highly anticipated meeting on the Pfizer vaccine for young kids

Feb 11, 2022
"We believe additional information regarding the ongoing evaluation of a third dose should be considered as part of our decision-making for potential authorization," FDA officials said in a statement.
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Health
A nurse fills out a vaccine card at an L.A. Care Health Plan vaccination clinic at Los Angeles Mission College.

The Biden administration will pay community groups to help boost trust in vaccines

Feb 08, 2022
The Health Resources and Services Administration is distributing $66.5 million to community groups working across 38 states and Washington, D.C. to help with local vaccine outreach.
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Middle East
A man receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a mobile vaccine clinic bus at the Grand Bazaar of Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022.

Iran is undergoing a mass vaccination campaign as omicron looms

Jan 26, 2022
Iran has found a rare, if fleeting, respite from the anxiety and trauma of the pandemic.
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Sports
Novak Djokovic prepares to take his seat on a plane to Belgrade, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022.

Djokovic arrives in Serbia after deportation from Australia

Jan 16, 2022
A handful of fans waving the Serbian flag greeted Djokovic at the airport.
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Coronavirus Updates
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon last month. The military branches have begun discharging people who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

U.S. military moves to discharge service members who refuse to get vaccinated

Dec 17, 2021
Military officials say that, after months of warnings, they have begun disciplinary actions. The Army has reprimanded 2,700 soldiers and said it will begin discharge proceedings in the new year.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Costumers gather for food and drinks at Time Out Market in Lisbon, Portugal.

Portugal has one of the top vaccination rates but isn't taking chances with omicron

Dec 15, 2021
Scientists are watching how Portugal and other highly vaccinated countries are faring against the coronavirus' new omicron variant.
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Goats and Soda
Denister Zambrano (25) lieutenant governor of the Amazonian indigenous community of Suni Caño, Peru.

Vaccinators in Peru's Amazon are challenged by religion, rivers and a special tea

Dec 12, 2021
Peruvian health officials face many obstacles as they try to get everyone vaccinated, including those who live in remote and rural areas.
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Shots - Health News
Dr. Naresh Aggarwal talks in April with Jennifer Bain, who volunteered for a study of Medicago's COVID-19 vaccine in Toronto.

A COVID vaccine grown in plants measures up

Dec 07, 2021
A COVID-19 vaccine from a Canadian biotech firm has been found effective at preventing moderate to severe disease. It could soon become the first plant-based vaccine authorized for human use.
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Business
A sign urges people to get the Covid vaccine at the Staten Island Ferry terminal on November 29, 2021 in New York City.

As NYC sets broad vaccine mandate for workers, federal vaccine rules remain blocked

Dec 06, 2021
By the end of the month, workers in New York City must be vaccinated against COVID-19, but nationwide, federal vaccine rules are on hold due to numerous legal challenges.
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Shots - Health News
Researchers at the University of Washington Medicine Retrovirology Lab at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle process samples from Novavax's phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial in February 2021.

A different kind of COVID vaccine is about ready to roll

Dec 01, 2021
Protein subunit vaccines work by injecting people with a tiny portion of a virus. In the case of the COVID-19 vaccine, that tiny portion is the spike protein that the coronavirus uses to enter cells.
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Business
President Biden promotes his administration's vaccine or testing requirements for workers at the Clayco construction site in Elk Grove Village, Ill., on Oct. 7.

6th Circuit Court 'wins' lottery to hear lawsuits against Biden's vaccine rule

Nov 16, 2021
In a process resembling a Powerball drawing, ping pong balls with the names of a dozen federal appeals courts were placed into a wooden raffle drum on Tuesday before a winner was drawn.
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Shots - Health News
Safeway pharmacist Shahrzad Khoobyari administers a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster shot to Chen Knifsend at a vaccination clinic in San Rafael, Calif., in October. The companies are seeking regulatory authorization to expand boosters to everyone 18 and

Pfizer and BioNTech ask FDA to authorize COVID vaccine booster for people 18+

Nov 09, 2021
The companies say a study of more than 10,000 volunteers showed a vaccine efficacy of 95% or greater for people receiving the booster.
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Coronavirus Updates
People in Singapore mask up to take a mass rapid transit train on Friday. Singapore has one of the highest vaccination rates in the world. As of Sunday, 85% of its population was fully vaccinated.

Singapore will stop covering the medical bills of unvaccinated COVID-19 patients

Nov 09, 2021
Singapore's government will stop covering the cost of COVID-19 treatment for those who are "unvaccinated by choice" next month, citing the strain they are placing on its health care system.
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Education

COMIC: If history is a guide, schools will start requiring COVID vaccines

Nov 05, 2021
The first vaccine required for school was for smallpox, over 200 years ago. And for decades, all states have required that kids be vaccinated against contagious diseases like polio to attend school.
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Shots - Health News
A health care worker administers a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to a child at a pediatrician's office in Bingham Farms, Michigan. Federal agencies are considering whether to start giving the vaccine to children ages 5 to 11 in the near fu

Here's the timeline for the kids COVID vaccine authorization

Oct 28, 2021
There are a couple of big steps to get through before U.S. kids under 12 might be able to get the vaccine. Here's how the process works and when the shots could arrive.
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Shots - Health News
A nurse draw a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine dose from a vial at the Cameron Grove Community Center in Bowie, Md., in late March. Moderna says study data supports use of a half-dose of the vaccine in children 6 to 11.

Moderna says new data supports its COVID vaccine for kids 6 to 11

Oct 25, 2021
Moderna says a study in kids 6 to 11 found two doses of the company's COVID-19 vaccine given 28 days apart produced a strong antibody response.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Unvaccinated people who arrive in China for the Beijing Olympcs will face isolation in a mandatory three-week quarantine. Here, a room is seen in the athletes village in Zhangjiakou, China.

If Beijing Olympics athletes aren't vaccinated, they'll be in quarantine for 21 days

Oct 25, 2021
The policy announced Monday threatens a "hard quarantine" that is longer than the Games themselves for anyone who arrives unvaccinated.
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Business
At a meeting in Concord, New Hampshire, on Oct. 13, 2021, audience members voice opposition to federal vaccine mandates. Some employers, from state governments to hospitals to private companies, have already begun enforcing their own vaccine mandates, le

Thousands of workers are opting to get fired, rather than take the vaccine

Oct 24, 2021
Employers are firing workers for refusing to comply with vaccine mandates. They represent only a tiny fraction of overall employees, not even 1% in some workplaces. But it can add up to thousands.
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Shots - Health News
Pharmacist LaChandra McGowan prepares a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic operated by DePaul Community Health in New Orleans in August. Soon, children ages 5 to 11 could be eligible for Pfizer shots.

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine appears more than 90% effective in kids 5 to 11

Oct 22, 2021
The companies studied a 10 microgram vaccine dose in children 5 to 11, a third of the dose used for adults, to minimize side effects and because it still prompts a strong immune response.
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National
People in San Francisco cannot dine in at the city's only In-N-Out Burger, a popular California chain, after the restaurant did not follow COVID-19 protocols.

San Francisco shut down its In-N-Out for not checking patrons' vaccination status

Oct 20, 2021
San Francisco's only In-N-Out location still hasn't reopened for indoor dining. The restaurant violated public health requirements by allowing customers to enter without showing proof of vaccination.
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Shots - Health News
Nurse Christina Garibay administers Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine to a man at a community outreach event in Los Angeles in August.

An FDA panel of experts backs J&J COVID vaccine booster

Oct 15, 2021
A panel of experts voted to recommend that the Food and Drug Administration authorize a booster dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine at least two months after the first shot.
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Shots - Health News
A study by the National Institutes of Health this week suggests people who got the J&J vaccine as their initial vaccination against the coronavirus may get their best protection from choosing an mRNA vaccine as the booster.

A study of COVID vaccine boosters suggests Moderna or Pfizer works best

Oct 13, 2021
Should people who get a COVID booster get a different vaccine from their original shot? The results of a highly anticipated study suggest that in some cases the answer may be yes.
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