Articles filed under Health Crises
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Study: Pfizer COVID pill showed no benefit in younger adultsAug 24, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Pfizer's COVID-19 pill appears to provide little or no benefit for younger adults, while still reducing the risk of hospitalization and death for high-...
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Pfizer COVID shots appear 73% effective in children under 5Aug 23, 2022 7:00 am - Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine was 73% effective in protecting children younger than 5 as omicron spread in the spring, the company announced Tuesday. Vaccinations for babie...
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Suburban counties sue pharmacy chains, alleging they contributed to opioid crisisAug 23, 2022 1:00 am - Nineteen Illinois counties, including Cook, DuPage, Kane and McHenry, are suing CVS, Walgreens, Meijer, Walmart, Jewel-Osco and other major pharmacies, claiming they con...
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Pfizer seeks OK of updated COVID vaccine booster for fallAug 22, 2022 7:00 am - Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its combination COVID-19 vaccine that adds protection against the newest omicron relatives - a key step toward opening a...
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EXPLAINER: Pregnancy complications under abortion spotlightAug 22, 2022 7:00 am - Serious pregnancy complications are rare in the United States but they still affect thousands of women each year. They may endanger the health of the mother, fetus or b...
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UK to use lower dose of monkeypox vaccine to stretch supplyAug 22, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British health authorities will begin offering eligible people just a fraction of the normal monkeypox vaccine dose to stretch supplies by about five times...
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Congo reports new Ebola case linked to previous outbreakAug 22, 2022 7:00 am - BENI, Congo (AP) - A new case of the Ebola virus has been confirmed in Congo's eastern Beni city, Congo's ministry of health announced Monday, saying it is linked to a p...
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Polio in US, UK and Israel reveals rare risk of oral vaccineAug 21, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - For years, global health officials have used billions of drops of an oral vaccine in a remarkably effective campaign aimed at wiping out polio in its last ...
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EU regulator OKs plan to increase monkeypox vaccine suppliesAug 19, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - A smaller dose of the monkeypox vaccine appears to still be effective and can be used to stretch the current supply by five times, the European Medicines A...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations decline, risk levels drop in some countiesAug 19, 2022 1:00 am - State health officials reported Friday there are 37 fewer people hospitalized with COVID-19 than a week ago, a 2.5% decline during that time. Of those hospitalized, 152 ...