Health
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F.D.A. Panel Unanimously Recommends Johnson & Johnson Booster Shots
WASHINGTON — A key federal advisory committee voted unanimously Friday to recommend Johnson & Johnson booster shots, most likely clearing…
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‘Lurching Between Crisis and Complacency’: Was This Our Last Covid Surge?
After a brutal summer surge, driven by the highly contagious Delta variant, the coronavirus is again in retreat. The United…
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Data from Federal Scientists Raise Questions About J.&J. Booster Shots
People who received a Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine may be better off with a booster shot from Moderna or…
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F.D.A. Issues Voluntary Guidelines in Effort to Reduce Sodium Consumption
The Food and Drug Administration, citing an epidemic of diet-related illnesses, released new guidelines on Wednesday aimed at reducing the…
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F.D.A. Authorizes E-Cigarettes to Stay on U.S. Market for the First Time
The Food and Drug Administration for the first time on Tuesday authorized an electronic cigarette to be sold in the…
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Aspirin Use to Prevent 1st Heart Attack or Stroke Should Be Curtailed, U.S. Panel Says
Doctors should no longer routinely begin prescribing a daily regimen of low-dose aspirin to most people at high risk of…
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CureVac has withdrawn its Covid vaccine application to European regulators.
The German company CureVac announced on Tuesday that it was withdrawing its mRNA vaccine for Covid-19 from the approval process…
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What the Future May Hold for the Coronavirus and Us
On Jan. 9, 2020, about a week after the world first learned of a mysterious cluster of pneumonia cases in…
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Past Pandemics Remind Us Covid Will Be an Era, Not a Crisis That Fades
The skeletons move across a barren landscape toward the few helpless and terrified people still living. The scene, imagined in…
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If You’ve Had Covid, Do You Need the Vaccine?
When Jonathan Isaac, a prominent basketball player for the Orlando Magic, explained why he chose not to be vaccinated against…