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A Record 40 Million Kids Worldwide Have Missed a Measles Vaccine Dose
Millions of children were now susceptible to measles, among the world’s most contagious diseases, according to a new report.
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US Will Stretch Monkeypox Vaccine Supply By Splitting Doses
Health officials authorized a plan to give people one-fifth the usual dose, citing research suggesting that the reduced amount is about as effective.
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Long-Awaited Major Test of Possible Lyme Vaccine is Now Underway
Lyme is a growing problem, with cases rising and warming weather helping ticks expand their habitat.
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CDC: Routine Immunization Rates for Kindergartners Drop Across US Due to COVID Disruptions
The portion of U.S. children getting routine vaccinations required for kindergarten dipped slightly during the pandemic.
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Majority of U.S. Population Has Covid Antibodies, CDC Says — Here's What That Means for You
The CDC estimates that 95% of Americans have Covid antibodies, as cases of omicron’s BA.2 subvariant continue to climb. Here’s what experts want you to know.
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The Covid Pandemic Is Officially 2 Years Old – Here's How It Could Finally End, Experts Say
An independent group of doctors outline their recommendations for dealing with Covid-19, which they say is “here to stay.”
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You'll Probably Need a Second Covid Booster Shot — Here's When Experts Say It Could Happen
As pandemic restrictions ease across the United States, some medical experts are considering when the next Covid vaccine booster shot should arrive. Here’s what they say.
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UK to Roll Out Additional Covid Vaccine Shot for Over 75s and Vulnerable People Within Weeks
The U.K. will roll out an additional Covid vaccine shot for the elderly and its clinically vulnerable population.
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Is It Safe to Travel If You're Vaccinated, Boosted and Recovered? Medical Experts Are Divided
Some with so-called “super immunity” believe now is the safest time to travel during the pandemic. Some medical experts agree; others say it may be too soon.
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Here's What Experts Say About Covid Vaccines for Kids Under Age 5: ‘My Infant … Will Certainly Be Vaccinated'
CNBC Make It spoke to a group of pediatric infectious disease experts about what parents should know about vaccines for children under age 5. Here’s what they said.
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More Countries Reopen to Travelers, Signaling a Big Shift in Pandemic Thinking
Countries with some of the strictest border policies in the world are announcing reopening plans days after global Covid infections reached an all-time high.
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It's Time to ‘Move On' From the Pandemic, Says Harvard Medical Professor
Many pandemic protocols are ineffective public health measures and the risk perception among the vaccinated is “way off,” said Harvard’s Dr. Stefanos Kales.
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Covid Will Always Be an Epidemic Virus — Not an Endemic One, Scientist Warns
Covid-19 will never become an endemic illness and will always behave like an epidemic virus, an expert in biosecurity has warned.
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Why You May Need an Omicron-Specific Vaccine Even After This Covid Surge Ends, Moderna's Top Doctor Says
Why you might need to get an omicron-specific Covid vaccine booster shot, even though you never got one for delta, according to Moderna’s chief medical officer.
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George Soros Says Leadership of China's Xi Threatened by Omicron and Real-Estate Crisis
The billionaire investor and philanthropist argued that the omicron Covid-19 variant “threatens to be Xi’s undoing.”
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Pfizer COVID Vaccine For Kids Under 5 Could Be Available By End of February
U.S. regulators are urging drugmaker Pfizer to apply for emergency authorization for a two-dose regimen of its COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months to 5 years old.
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Covid Vaccine Skepticism May Be Fueling ‘Worrisome' Rise in Wider Anti-Vax Sentiment, Doctors Say
Doctors have warned that vaccine hesitancy around Covid could be “creeping into” sentiment toward other vaccines.
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Global Conditions Perfect for More Covid Variants to Emerge, WHO's Tedros Says
The WHO’s top official said it’s dangerous to assume we’re in the endgame of the pandemic — but with the right action, the Covid emergency could end in 2022.
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Children Under 5 Are Not Eligible for Covid Vaccination. Doctors Have This Advice to Protect Them During the Omicron Surge
Covid hospitalizations of children under 5 are rising, the CDC says, and that age group can’t get vaccines. Doctors explain how parents can protect them.
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Kids' Covid Hospitalizations Hit Pandemic High, Worrying Doctors and Parents About Long-Term Impact
Doctors at children’s hospitals around the country are seeing more kids hospitalized with Covid than ever before.