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U.S. approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall

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U.S. approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. approved updated COVID-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the latest coronavirus strains and blunt any surge this fall and winter. The Food and Drug Administration decision opens the newest shots from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTech to most … Read more

‘Don’t Panic’: U.S. Has Tools to Manage BA.5, White House Says

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‘Don’t Panic’: U.S. Has Tools to Manage BA.5, White House Says

July 12, 2022 – The BA.5 Omicron subvariant is dominating now and accounts for 65% – or about two-thirds – of the virus causing COVID-19 in the United States, federal officials said on Tuesday. Although no evidence yet points to BA.5 causing more severe disease, hospitalization numbers are up in the past few months and … Read more