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CDC panel updates info on rare side effect after J&J vaccine
To date, more than 12 million doses of the vaccine have been administered, making the rate of GBS 8.1 cases for every million doses administered...
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Disturbing number of hospital workers still unvaccinated
One in four hospital workers who have direct contact with patients had not yet received a single dose of a COVID vaccine by the end of May.
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Why getting a COVID-19 vaccine to children could take time
The risks of the vaccine and the risks of COVID-19 are more finely balanced in children, and the benefits lie more in protecting other members of...
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More evidence links COVID vaccines to rare cases of myocarditis in youth
The side effect seems to be more common in teen boys and young men than in older adults and women.
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Texas hospital workers sue over vaccine mandates
The lawsuit hinges on a section of the federal law that authorizes emergency use of medical products.
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How some COVID-19 vaccines could cause rare blood clots
Six cases of a rare but serious event in patients who got the J&J vaccine are being reviewed.
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Children likely the ‘leading edge’ in spread of COVID-19 variants
The increases in the Midwest and Northeast seem to be driven by greater circulation of more contagious variants, just as children and teens have...
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Some with long COVID see relief after vaccination
People “tell me their brain fog has improved, their fatigue is gone, the fevers that wouldn’t resolve have now gone.”
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Could pollen be driving COVID-19 infections?
Some researchers think pollen may actually compete with viruses in our airways, helping to block them from infecting our cells.