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What to expect as US weighs COVID shots for younger kidsOct 07, 2021 7:00 am - The Food and Drug Administration is considering whether to allow COVID-19 vaccinations in children ages 5 to 11 - using kid-sized doses. Until now, only people 12 and ol...
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Can I get the flu and COVID-19 vaccines at the same time?Oct 07, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Can I get the flu and COVID-19 vaccines at the same time? Yes, you can get the shots in the same visit. When COVID-19 vaccines were first rolling out in ...
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US health experts urge flu shots to avoid 'twindemic'Oct 07, 2021 7:00 am - The U.S. is gearing up in case of a bad flu season on top of the continuing COVID-19 crisis, with a plea Thursday for Americans to get vaccinated against both. 'œI get i...
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More than 120,000 US kids had caregivers die during pandemicOct 07, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The number of U.S. children orphaned during the COVID-19 pandemic may be larger than previously estimated, and the toll has been far greater among Black ...
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The Latest: US health experts urge flu shots ahead of seasonOct 07, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK - The U.S. is gearing up for the flu season on top of the continuing COVID-19 crisis. Health officials urged Americans to get vaccinated against both the flu a...
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Pfizer's request to OK shots for kids a relief for parentsOct 07, 2021 7:00 am - Parents tired of worrying about classroom outbreaks and sick of telling their elementary school-age children no to sleepovers and family gatherings felt a wave of relief...
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Pfizer asks US to allow COVID shots for kids ages 5 to 11Oct 07, 2021 1:00 am - Pfizer asked the U.S. government Thursday to allow use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11 — and if regulators agree, shots could begin within a matter of w...
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Biden visits Elk Grove Village to reinforce vaccine messageOct 07, 2021 1:00 am - President Joe Biden came to the suburbs Thursday to urge employers to require COVID-19 vaccinations, using an Elk Grove Village construction project as a backdrop to hel...
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Illinois hospitals averaging 8.4% fewer COVID-19 patients than week agoOct 07, 2021 1:00 am - State health officials Thursday reported 1,676 COVID-19 patients were being treated in hospitals throughout Illinois, the fewest since Aug. 12. Of those hospitalized, 40...
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UN endorses world's 1st malaria vaccine as 'historic moment'Oct 06, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization on Wednesday endorsed the world's first malaria vaccine and said it should be given to children across Africa in the hope tha...