Articles filed under Health Crises
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FDA still skeptical of ALS drug ahead of high-stakes meetingSep 02, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health regulators remain unconvinced about the benefits of a closely watched experimental drug for the debilitating illness known as Lou Gehrig...
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More than 700,000 doses of new COVID-19 booster headed for Illinois in first shipmentSep 02, 2022 1:00 am - An initial shipment of 730,000 doses of the new COVID-19 bivalent booster shot are headed for Illinois after federal emergency use authorization Thursday. The Illinois D...
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EU regulator clears tweaked versions of COVID vaccinesSep 01, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The European Medicines Agency has recommended the authorization of two coronavirus vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Inc., tweaked to include pr...
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CDC endorses updated COVID boosters, shots to begin soonSep 01, 2022 7:00 am - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday endorsed updated COIVD-19 boosters, opening the way for a fall vaccination campaign that could blunt a winter ...
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White House: How about a COVID-19 boost with that flu shot?Sep 01, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration hopes to make getting a COVID-19 booster as routine as going in for the yearly flu shot. That's at the heart of its campaign ...
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Got questions about the new COVID-19 booster? Here are some answersSep 01, 2022 1:00 am - With final approval for a new COVID-19 booster expected soon, Chicago's top doctor urged eligible residents to get the shot once it's available. "The reason we want folk...
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Deadly bird flu returns to Midwest earlier than expectedAug 31, 2022 7:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Bird flu has returned to the Midwest earlier than authorities expected after a lull of several months, with the highly pathogenic disease being detect...
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US clears updated COVID boosters targeting newest variantsAug 31, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. on Wednesday authorized its first update to COVID-19 vaccines, booster doses that target today's most common omicron strain. Shots could begin...
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US life expectancy plunged again in 2021, down nearly a yearAug 31, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. life expectancy dropped for the second consecutive year in 2021, falling by nearly a year from 2020, according to a government report being released...
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WHO: New COVID cases, deaths keep falling nearly everywhereAug 31, 2022 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported globally continued to fall nearly everywhere in the world in what the World Health Organization des...