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Here’s a look at mRNA vaccines and their effectiveness and more COVID-19 news.
The question is continually being raised: what offers superior protection, a vaccine against COVID-19 or natural immunity?
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There is — still — plenty of news about COVID-19 and new drugs, therapies and FDA applications. Here’s a look.
After serving three presidential administrations, Dr. Francis S. Collins is stepping down as director of the National Institutes of Health at the end of the year.
The Pfizer-BioNTech booster shot is now authorized for people over 18 and 65 who are immunocompromised, at high risk due to their work or living situation and front-line healthcare workers.
Peter Marks will serve as acting director of the Office of Vaccines Research and Review at the U.S. FDA following the resignation of two top officials at the agency.
With Pfizer expected to submit its COVID-19 vaccine data for children five to 11 years to regulators, a study showed just how damaging the pandemic has been to life expectancy. Here’s a look.
The National Kidney Foundation and the American Society of Nephrology recommend removing race from the equation in the assessment of kidney disease.
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A day after the FDA authorized a COVID-19 booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee voted in support.
The Neurology Center posted a notice, saying, “At this time, the NCPA physicians will not be recommending this treatment for any of its patients.”
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