Articles filed under Health Crises
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US opens COVID boosters to all adults, urges them for 50+Nov 19, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. on Friday opened COVID-19 booster shots to all adults and took the extra step of urging people 50 and older to seek one, aiming to ward off a ...
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EU reviewing Pfizer's COVID antiviral pill for emergency useNov 19, 2021 6:00 am - AMSTERDAM (AP) - The European Union's drug regulator said it has started evaluating the coronavirus pill made by Pfizer Inc. to see if it might be used in emergency situ...
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FDA official explains decision on 'simplified' booster shotsNov 19, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government's booster campaign got a lot simpler Friday after Food and Drug Administration officials authorized extra shots of Pfizer and Moder...
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Research links COVID-19 in pregnancy with stillbirthsNov 19, 2021 6:00 am - Pregnant women with COVID-19 face increased chances for stillbirths compared with uninfected women, and that risk spiked to four times higher after the delta variant eme...
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EU says Merck's COVID pill can be taken in emergenciesNov 19, 2021 6:00 am - AMSTERDAM (AP) - The European Medicines Agency has issued emergency use advice for Merck's COVID-19 pill, even though the oral medicine has not yet been authorized. The ...
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Tennessee governor's aide warned new COVID law was illegalNov 19, 2021 12:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's office warned lawmakers that their sprawling bill limiting COVID-19 restrictions would violate federal law that protects peo...
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FDA OKs expanding COVID-19 booster shots to all adultsNov 19, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. regulators on Friday moved to open up COVID-19 booster shots to all adults, expanding the government's campaign to shore up protection and get ahead of...
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Illinois COVID-19 hospitalizations climb above 1,700 againNov 19, 2021 12:00 am - COVID-19 hospitalizations in Illinois are back above 1,700 for the first time since early October. State health officials Friday are reporting 1,759 COVID-19 patients ar...
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Facing surge, Austria will mandate COVID-19 shots, lock downNov 19, 2021 12:00 am - VIENNA - Austria announced a new national lockdown and a plan to mandate vaccinations as coronavirus infections hit a record high Friday, forcing the government to walk ...
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Hanover Township launches in-home care program for seniorsNov 19, 2021 12:00 am - Food insecurity isn't the only humanitarian crisis to be emphasized or worsened by the pandemic. The hardships faced by some seniors in assisted living facilities has gi...