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Neil Cavuto, a Fox Business Network veteran anchor, said a second bout with COVID-19 landed him in the intensive care unit and told viewers, "Let me be clear. Doctors say had I not been vaccinated at all, I wouldn't be here."

Lauding vaccines, Fox's Neil Cavuto says a 2nd bout of COVID nearly killed him

Feb 22, 2022
Returning from a prolonged absence on Monday, Cavuto — who is immunocompromised — said COVID-19 pneumonia had landed him in the intensive care unit and credited the vaccine with saving his life.
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Goats and Soda

For the 36 countries with the lowest vaccination rates, supply isn't the only issue

Jan 14, 2022
Even as wealthy countries hit 80% vaccination rates, a number of countries have not even vaccinated 1 in 10 citizens. Our interactive map shows the vaccination landscape.
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Shots - Health News
People line up outside a free COVID-19 vaccination site that opened Friday in Washington, D.C. The local health department is stepping up vaccination and booster shots as more cases of the omicron variant are being identified in the United States.

Omicron boosters are in the works, but will they be needed?

Dec 07, 2021
Omicron has many more mutations than previous variants of concern, a fact that raises questions about how effective existing vaccines will be against the new form of the coronavirus.
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Media
Fox News anchor Neil Cavuto, pictured here in 2017, urged viewers to get vaccinated after announcing his own breakthrough COVID-19 diagnosis.

Fox anchor Neil Cavuto urged viewers to get vaccinated. Then came the death threats

Oct 27, 2021
Cavuto, who is immunocompromised, encouraged viewers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 after announcing his own breakthrough infection. When he returned to the air, he brought their emails with him.
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Shots - Health News
A health care worker administers a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Thursday at Life of Hope Center in New York City.

CDC backs the rollout of COVID vaccine boosters from Moderna and J&J

Oct 21, 2021
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky also endorsed a mix-and-match approach to boosters that would be flexible for patients and health care providers.
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Shots - Health News
A health care worker prepares a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during a clinic held at the Watts Juneteenth Street Fair in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles.

The FDA authorizes Moderna and J&J COVID vaccine boosters

Oct 20, 2021
The Food and Drug Administration also gave an OK to boosters that differ from the vaccine originally used to immunize people against COVID-19. A mix-and-match approach could ease the booster rollout.
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Coronavirus Updates
A nurse prepares a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a San Antonio senior center in March. A panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration will meet Thursday to review Moderna's booster shot.

Moderna and J&J say their data supports COVID vaccine boosters

Oct 12, 2021
The Food and Drug Administration released briefing documents Tuesday on booster shots for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccines ahead of a two-day advisory meeting that starts Thursday.
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Religion
A person receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Los Angeles in April.

Judging 'sincerely held' religious belief is tricky for employers mandating vaccines

Oct 04, 2021
As religious exemptions are now being sought in droves, their use raises concerns that they pose a serious public health risk. But some say vaccine mandates are too much, too soon.
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A droplet falls from a syringe after a health care worker was injected with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine last year at a hospital in Providence, R.I.

A N.Y. Hospital Will Stop Delivering Babies As Workers Quit Over A Vaccine Mandate

Sep 13, 2021
Lewis County General Hospital in upstate New York is pausing maternity services later this month after dozens of staff members quit because they refused to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
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Goats and Soda

Is It OK To Lie For A Booster? Here's What Some Of You Had To Say

Aug 17, 2021
In a previous "Coronavirus FAQ," we looked at the medical, practical — and ethical — implications of lying to get a booster or a shot for a kid under 12. And we asked you to share your views.
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National
An ambulance arrives at the emergency department at AdventHealth hospital in Orlando in late July. Florida is one of several states seeing disappearing hospital capacity as COVID-19 cases surge.

Mississippi's Hospital System Could Collapse Within 10 Days Under COVID's Strain

Aug 12, 2021
COVID-19 cases are overwhelming the South. Arkansas set a record for hospitalizations, while officials in one Florida county are urging residents to "consider other options" before calling 911.
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Shots - Health News
Promotora Gladis Lopez engages community members on June 23 at the Crossroads Farmers Market located at the border of Takoma Park and Langley Park, an area of suburban Maryland with a large Latino population.

Meet Maryland's Secret Weapon In The Battle To Close The Latino Vaccination Gap

Jul 07, 2021
Maryland is among just a handful of states where at least half of the Latino population is vaccinated. Here are the people making a difference.
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Coronavirus Updates
A man assists a patient with difficulty breathing at the Medical College Hospital in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, on June 16, as the delta variant of the coronavirus quickly spread.

Bangladesh Locks Down As Daily COVID Cases Quintuple

Jul 01, 2021
Bangladeshi soldiers are enforcing a seven-day lockdown. As the West opens up, poorer countries with low vaccination rates are being hit by wave after wave of COVID-19.
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Coronavirus Updates
Moderna says recently completed studies have found its vaccine to have a neutralizing effect against all COVID-19 variants tested, including the delta variant.

Moderna Says Studies Show Its Vaccine Is Effective Against The Delta Variant

Jun 30, 2021
The delta variant is the fast-moving strain of the coronavirus now found in 96 countries. It's expected to be the dominant variant in the U.S. within weeks.
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Coronavirus Updates
A teenager enters a pop-up COVID-19 vaccine site this month in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens in New York City.

Heart Inflammation In Teens And Young Adults After COVID-19 Vaccine Is Rare, CDC Says

Jun 23, 2021
The cases have been seen mostly in teens and young adults between 12 and 39 years old. No deaths have been associated with this side effect of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
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Coronavirus Updates
Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization is recommending allowing people to mix COVID-19 vaccine doses. Here, people walk past a vaccination clinic this week in Toronto.

Want To Mix 2 Different COVID-19 Vaccines? Canada Is Fine With That

Jun 04, 2021
As of late May, 50.6% of Canada's population had received at least one vaccination shot — but only 4.6% of the population was fully vaccinated.
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