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Politics
F.D.A. Allows Second Coronavirus Boosters for Everyone 50 and Older
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators authorized second booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus vaccines on Tuesday for everyone ...
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World
Will Adults Need a Fourth Dose of Covid Vaccine? It’s Too Soon to Know.
WASHINGTON — Although new federal data suggests that the effectiveness of booster shots wanes after about four months, the Biden administration ...
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World
Sweden recommends fourth vaccine shots for people 80 and older.
Sweden’s public health agency recommended on Monday that people 80 and over receive a second booster dose of coronavirus vaccine, which would be ...
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Health
As Omicron Crests, Booster Shots Are Keeping Americans Out of Hospitals
Booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines are not just reducing the number of infections with the contagious Omicron variant ...
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Health
Starting later this week, some at-risk Americans become eligible for a 4th Covid shot.
Some people with a weakened immune system can get a fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine as early as this coming week, according to new ...
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Health
As Omicron Spreads, Officials Ponder What It Means to Be ‘Fully Vaccinated’
Goldman Sachs and Jeffries, the investment banks, are demanding that employees get booster shots. The University of Oregon and other institutions ...
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Health
What Does It Mean to Be ‘Fully Vaccinated’ Against Covid-19?
As evidence grows that the Delta and Omicron variants of the coronavirus are causing breakthrough infections in people who were once considered ...
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Business
Whiplash on U.S. Vaccine Mandate Leaves Employers ‘Totally Confused’
The marching orders from the Biden administration in November had seemed clear — large employers were to get their workers fully vaccinated by ...
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Health
New Studies Raise Hopes That Vaccines Prevent Severe Disease From Omicron
A flurry of new laboratory studies indicate that vaccines, and especially booster shots, may offer protection against the worst outcomes from the ...
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Health
Omicron Prompts Swift Reconsideration of Boosters Among Scientists
As recently as last week, many public health experts were fiercely opposed to the Biden administration’s campaign to roll out booster shots of ...
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