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Novak Djokovic Denied Entry into Australia for Australian Open After Visa Canceled
Outspoken anti-vax tennis star's visa rejected at airport
The COVID-19 Vaccine Is Safe for Kids Ages 5-11, CDC Data Show
Young children who get the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine often have mild side effects, but serious reactions are rare, according to a recent government analysis on vaccine safety in children ages 5 to 11. The data come from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), a large vaccine safety surveillance system maintained by the U.S. Centers…
Who Needs CVS? How Strip Clubs Are Bringing Covid-19 Boosters to the Masses
"Sex workers are deeply invested in public health and always have been," says the head of the Toronto organization partnering with strip clubs to vaccinate the underserved
Rand Paul Comes Out as Pro-Omicron
The anti-vax senator from Kentucky described the Covid-19 variant as "nature's vaccine" in an interview with Fox News on Wednesday
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Faces a Surging Virus—And a Crisis of Trust
Over the last year, Rochelle Walensky has worked to regain the trust of CDC personnel—and the nation—while facing a surging COVID-19 pandemic
Why 2022 Is the Year We Learn to Live With COVID-19
Hopes of eliminating COVID-19 in the U.S. through vaccine-generated herd immunity are now dashed. Instead, with the rapid spread of the highly infectious Omicron variant, we need to focus on 2022 as the year that in the U.S. will usher in a new era of “living with the virus.” In epidemiology terms this means transitioning…
Late-Night Hosts Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers Test Positive for Covid-19
Meyers cancels remaining Late Night shows for the week
WHO Official Downplays New COVID IHU Variant Found in France
The World Health Organization said the IHU coronavirus variant hasn’t become much of a threat since it was first identified in November
In 2022, We Need to Shift Our COVID-19 Focus to Testing
Vaccines are key, but heading into year 3 of the pandemic, testing will be just as important to stay ahead of the virus
The U.S. Sets a New Global Daily Record of Over One Million Coronavirus Cases
The record surge in the U.S. has led to canceled flights, closed schools and offices, overwhelmed hospitals and strangled supply chains
FDA Expands Pfizer Boosters for More Teens As Omicron Surges
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) must decide whether to recommend boosters for the younger teens