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Nurses ‘at the breaking point,’ consider quitting due to COVID issues: Survey
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Decline in child COVID may signal end of latest surge
United States saw fewer cases and fewer admissions among children, but also fewer vaccinations.
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COVID-19 claims more than 675,000 U.S. lives, surpassing the 1918 flu
In some ways, the United States has failed to learn from the mistakes of the past.
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Moderna vaccine more effective than Pfizer and J&J
“Understanding differences in [vaccine effectiveness] by vaccine product can guide individual choices and policy recommendations regarding vaccine...
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COVID vaccine is safe, effective for children aged 5-11, Pfizer says
A lower dose of the vaccine – just 10 mg – has been tested in children between the ages of 5 and 11.
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FDA panel backs Pfizer's COVID booster for 65 and older, those at high risk
This followed an earlier 16-2 vote by the panel rejecting a booster dose for Americans age 16 and over.
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Baylor gets restraining order against COVID-19 vaccine–skeptic doc
The war should be against SARS-CoV-2, but “because this virus has so many supporters, the war in essence becomes a war against ourselves, which is...
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‘Empathy fatigue’ in clinicians rises with latest COVID-19 surge
It is not shameful for clinicians to acknowledge that they experience emotions such as frustration, anger, sadness, and anxiety, said Dr. Mona...
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New Moderna vaccine data ‘support’ booster shot after 8 months
There is still a lot of debate in the medical community about the need for boosters.
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COVID vaccine preprint study prompts Twitter outrage
The authors’ conclusions about rates of myocarditis after COVID vaccine in boys aged 12-17 years are attacked for supposedly stoking antivaccine...