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Two new rare Covid vaccine side effects revealed by global study of over 99 million people
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Two new rare Covid vaccine side effects revealed by global study of over ...
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Covid vaccines linked to rare heart and brain disorders, says vaccine study: A recent peer-reviewed study has revealed rare occurrences of heart, brain ...
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Covid vaccines linked to rare heart and brain disorders, says vaccine ...
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Corona: Low demand for vaccines causes a massive drop in profits at Pfizer: Last year, demand for corona drugs fell significantly. The US group's revenue fell by ...
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Corona: Low demand for vaccines causes a massive drop in profits at Pfizer
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How vaccine hesitancy is contributing to rising rates of measles and COVID: Vaccines have been proven to be an effective weapon against many diseases. Measles ...
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How vaccine hesitancy is contributing to rising rates of measles and COVID
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‘Hypervaccinated’ man reportedly received 217 Covid jabs without side-effects: The 62-year-old, from Germany said he had the large number of vaccines for ...
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‘Hypervaccinated’ man reportedly received 217 Covid jabs without ...
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Older Americans Should Get a Covid Booster This Spring, CDC Advisers Say: The agency recommended another round of vaccinations for Americans ages 65 and older.
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Older Americans Should Get a Covid Booster This Spring, CDC Advisers Say
Quick Glance: Why Older Adults Require an Additional COVID-19 Vaccine
  • According to new guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), older adults should receive the COVID-19 vaccine more frequently than previously recommended. Individuals aged 65 and older are urged to get another vaccine dose in the spring or at least four months after their last dose.

  • The decision is based on data presented by CDC scientists showing current high hospitalization rates for COVID-19 among seniors, with the biggest spikes occurring in those aged 75 and older. A significant portion of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 are among people over 65 years old.
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Childhood vaccine exemptions are at an all-time high. Doctors worry diseases like measles could return
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Childhood vaccine exemptions are at an all-time high. Doctors worry ...
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Covid vaccines saved at least 1.4m lives in Europe: WHO: At least 1.4 million lives have been saved in Europe thanks to Covid vaccines, the World Health ...
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Covid vaccines saved at least 1.4m lives in Europe: WHO
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Covid and flu: General practitioners warn of double vaccination gap: The family doctors are sounding the alarm with a view to the Christmas season: so far too ...
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Covid and flu: General practitioners warn of double vaccination gap
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Covid Variant JN.1: What to Know About Reinfection and Vaccines: JN.1 accounts for nearly all U.S. Covid cases. Here’s what to know about the risk of a new ...
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Covid Variant JN.1: What to Know About Reinfection and Vaccines
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COVID vaccines could soon be sold on high street, retailers say: Health minister Maria Caulfield has previously said the government was "supportive" of ...
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COVID vaccines could soon be sold on high street, retailers say
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Watch: Man rants furiously at Rishi Sunak over Covid vaccine: Rishi Sunak was subjected to a man’s furious rant over the Covid vaccine during a live forum on GB ...
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Watch: Man rants furiously at Rishi Sunak over Covid vaccine
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New COVID surge arrives … in time for Christmas: A rising number of children and young adults with COVID-19 have presented to hospital emergency departments ...
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New COVID surge arrives … in time for Christmas
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CDC may recommend some people get a new Covid booster this spring: People who are most vulnerable to Covid complications, such as older people and those with ...
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CDC may recommend some people get a new Covid booster this spring
Quick Glance: CDC Considering Spring Covid Booster for Vulnerable
  • CDC may recommend a spring Covid booster for vulnerable populations.

  • The spring booster would target the XBB.1.5 subvariant approved last fall.

  • The vaccine is effective against the JN.1 subvariant causing most US Covid cases.

  • Experts stress importance of making booster available despite low current vaccination rate.
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Tax records reveal the lucrative world of covid misinformation: The influx of pandemic cash enabled organizations to deepen their influence in statehouses ...
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Tax records reveal the lucrative world of covid misinformation
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Coronavirus subvariant JN.1 growing fast in US, already dominant in the Northeast
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Coronavirus subvariant JN.1 growing fast in US, already dominant in the ...
Quick Glance: JN.1 Variant: Latest on Covid Developments
  • The JN.1 variant may be more transmissible, but does not cause more severe Covid cases.

  • Covid cases are on the rise, driven by the JN.1 variant, according to Dr. Mandy Cohen of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  • JN.1 accounts for about 21% of Covid cases in the US, up from 8% just two weeks ago, according to the CDC.

  • The World Health Organization has designated JN.1 as a 'variant of interest', indicating genetic changes that could enhance its spread.
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Covid and flu rising ahead of holidays, increasing ER visits: Combined covid, influenza and RSV emergency room visits are the highest since February.
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Covid and flu rising ahead of holidays, increasing ER visits
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Alleged vaccine damage: First proceedings opened in Hesse against Biontech: Vaccinated people all over Germany are suing pharmaceutical companies because of ...
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Alleged vaccine damage: First proceedings opened in Hesse against Biontech
Quick Glance: Lawsuit Against Biontech for Alleged Vaccine Injuries
  • Vaccinated individuals across Germany are suing pharmaceutical companies for alleged vaccine injuries.

  • The first lawsuit against Biontech in Hessen has commenced in Frankfurt.

  • The Frankfurt Regional Court heard a civil lawsuit against vaccine manufacturer Biontech on Tuesday.

  • Lawyers represent nearly 3000 cases of alleged vaccine injuries and lawsuits.
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Opinion | Covid Vaccine Hesitancy Took Off This Winter. Can We Fix It?: A newer, more vague vaccine hesitancy is emerging. A New York doctor has some advice for ...
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Opinion | Covid Vaccine Hesitancy Took Off This Winter. Can We Fix It?
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A new normal? 6 stories about the evolving U.S. COVID response in 2023: This was the year a lot people finally exhaled. The pandemic was declared no longer an ...
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A new normal? 6 stories about the evolving U.S. COVID response in 2023
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Billions lost: Corona vaccines end up in the trash: Hundreds of millions of vaccine doses have been destroyed in the EU. Europeans must buy further mass ...
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Billions lost: Corona vaccines end up in the trash
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A new normal? 6 stories about the evolving U.S. COVID response in 2023: This was the year a lot people finally exhaled. The pandemic was declared no longer an ...
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A new normal? 6 stories about the evolving U.S. COVID response in 2023
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Covid Has Resurged, but Scientists See a Diminished Threat: Hospitalizations have ticked upward, and there are at least 1,200 Covid-related deaths each week ...
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Covid Has Resurged, but Scientists See a Diminished Threat
Quick Glance: Experts Warn of Covid Resurgence
  • Experts recommend increased mask usage and vaccination rates.

  • Covid infection rates are rising similarly to previous winters.

  • The low number of masks and low vaccination rate among vulnerable individuals are concerning.

  • Dr. Rivers notes that weekly hospitalizations are increasing more slowly than in previous years.
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How the pandemic made it difficult for Americans to separate politics from public health
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How the pandemic made it difficult for Americans to separate politics from ...
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Midwife fined for falsifying vaccine records, giving kids pellets instead: A New York midwife has been fined for falsifying vaccine records and giving ...
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Midwife fined for falsifying vaccine records, giving kids pellets instead
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Commentary: Better COVID-19 booster vaccines are needed if we want people to take them
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Commentary: Better COVID-19 booster vaccines are needed if we want people ...
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The Most Common COVID Symptoms Doctors Are Seeing In Fall 2023: Symptoms have shifted since the beginning of the pandemic. Keep an eye out for these signs of an ...
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The Most Common COVID Symptoms Doctors Are Seeing In Fall 2023
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COVID-19 hospitalizations are increasing in US, rates are highest among oldest and youngest Americans
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COVID-19 hospitalizations are increasing in US, rates are highest among ...
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Covid jab to be sold in UK high street pharmacies: The Pfizer/BioNTech jab, which is suitable for people aged 12 and over, will be sold in pharmacies and private ...
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Covid jab to be sold in UK high street pharmacies
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HSE urges increased take-up of Covid and flu vaccines: Concern over an expected rise in winter viruses has lead the HSE to call for increased take-up of the ...
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HSE urges increased take-up of Covid and flu vaccines
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Exemptions for routine childhood vaccination at highest level ever: CDC report: Vaccine exemptions reached 3% this year, the highest level ever seen.
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Exemptions for routine childhood vaccination at highest level ever: CDC ...
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The new Covid-19 vaccine is receiving shockingly little interest from the US public
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The new Covid-19 vaccine is receiving shockingly little interest from the ...
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Doctors warn of dangerous impact of measles as cases spike and vaccine uptake slumps
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Doctors warn of dangerous impact of measles as cases spike and vaccine ...
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Post-pandemic vaccine hesitancy fueling latest measles outbreak: Experts say there is one thing the public health system can do to turn the tide ...
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Post-pandemic vaccine hesitancy fueling latest measles outbreak
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Last chance to get free COVID-19 testing kits sent to your door. How to get yours
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Last chance to get free COVID-19 testing kits sent to your door ...
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Why Mark Gorton Built the Super PAC Behind the RFK Jr. Ad: Mark Gorton, the co-founder of the American Values 2024 super-PAC behind RFK Jr.’s Super Bowl ad ...
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Why Mark Gorton Built the Super PAC Behind the RFK Jr. Ad
Quick Glance: RFK Jr. Debuts $7M Super Bowl Ad
  • Super PAC supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr. released a $7 million Super Bowl ad.

  • Ad was a recreation of his uncle's 1960 campaign spot, featuring Kennedy Jr. and emphasizing independence.

  • The ad aired nationally, showcasing Kennedy Jr.'s activities and promoting unity.

  • The ad led to increased Google searches for Kennedy and addressed family concerns in a post.
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A German was vaccinated against Corona 217 times - this is how he feels today - Zofinger Tagblatt
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A German was vaccinated against Corona 217 times - this is how he feels ...
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Measles Warning Signs Growing: How Concerned Should We Be?: Throughout the COVID pandemic, what was happening in Europe foretold what we could expect here ...
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Measles Warning Signs Growing: How Concerned Should We Be?
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Flu vaccine to change because COVID-19 killed off one strain: In 2020, all the precautions that helped people avoid COVID had an unexpected benefit: An entire ...
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Flu vaccine to change because COVID-19 killed off one strain
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Largest Covid Vaccine Study Yet Finds Links to Health Conditions: Vaccines that protect against severe illness, death and lingering long Covid symptoms from a ...
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Largest Covid Vaccine Study Yet Finds Links to Health Conditions
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Covid Scotland: Care home deaths plunged after vaccines: Mortality rates from Covid plunged among care home residents following the rollout of vaccinations ...
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Covid Scotland: Care home deaths plunged after vaccines
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Army discharges pregnant medic for not getting Covid vaccine : Despite Defence Force attrition problems, it's discharged about 25 regular and special forces ...
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Army discharges pregnant medic for not getting Covid vaccine 
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Novavax stock jumps after company settles dispute over canceled Covid vaccine purchase
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Novavax stock jumps after company settles dispute over canceled Covid ...
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Puzzle of ‘forced’ Covid-19 jab and why Kitui clinical officer is in trouble: A man and two learners have taken a clinical officer to court over a Covid jab.
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Puzzle of ‘forced’ Covid-19 jab and why Kitui clinical officer is in ...
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Measles Warning Signs Growing: How Concerned Should We Be?: Throughout the COVID pandemic, what was happening in Europe foretold what we could expect here ...
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Measles Warning Signs Growing: How Concerned Should We Be?
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Covid booster - everyone who can get jab this spring: The boosters have been given in spring and autumn to protect the most vulnerable from the coronavirus
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Covid booster - everyone who can get jab this spring
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Anti-vaxxers feel sharp end of needle as critical vaccination case dismissed with costs
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Anti-vaxxers feel sharp end of needle as critical vaccination case ...
Quick Glance: Court Dismisses Anti-Vaxxers' Case
  • Three non-profit organizations have failed to stop the government from providing Covid-19 vaccinations, citing strange medical conditions.

  • The Pretoria high court judge dismissed the case with costs, stating that the applicants cannot prevent others from being vaccinated.

  • Applicants claimed healthy individuals experienced unexplainable changes in blood structure post-vaccination, leading to impairments and deaths.

  • The court ruled that the applicants have no right to halt vaccinations, as the benefits outweigh potential harm.
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Ex-special forces officer lost army command over Covid vaccine: Court of Appeal judgment comes too late for officer involved in planning Covid response ...
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Ex-special forces officer lost army command over Covid vaccine
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Judge Sticks It To ABC: ‘General Hospital’ Crew Members’ Vaccine Mandate Suit Heads To Trial
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Judge Sticks It To ABC: ‘General Hospital’ Crew Members’ Vaccine Mandate ...
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UK not ready for Disease X that will kill 20 times as many as Covid: The director general of the WHO says if we fail to learn the lessons of Covid we will ...
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UK not ready for Disease X that will kill 20 times as many as Covid
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Search Harris County school vaccine exemption rates, according to data: Increases in school vaccination exemptions are happening statewide. Search our database ...
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Search Harris County school vaccine exemption rates, according to data
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Former Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci to release memoir in June: After 50 years of service, Brooklyn-born Dr. Anthony Fauci will tell his life story in ...
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Former Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci to release memoir in June
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mRNA vaccines: How bad is contamination with bacterial DNA?: Data speaks louder than words - this also applies to questions about possible contamination of ...
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mRNA vaccines: How bad is contamination with bacterial DNA?
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RNA Vaccines: Risk for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Clarified: Compared with controls, women with heavy menstrual bleeding were more likely to have received their ...
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RNA Vaccines: Risk for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Clarified
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Risky Covid complacency spreading far and wide: The United States experienced its second-largest Covid wave of the pandemic in January 2024 ...
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Risky Covid complacency spreading far and wide
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CDC Advisers Try to Be Clearer on Who Should Get Covid Booster: Vaccine experts advising the federal government said people 65 and older should get the shots ...
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CDC Advisers Try to Be Clearer on Who Should Get Covid Booster
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African nations want money for finding new diseases. Big Pharma doesn’t want to pay.
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African nations want money for finding new diseases. Big Pharma doesn’t ...
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Neonatal deaths, Covid vaccines, and what caused the spike?: This is not a report that will silence the conspiracy theorists - but that was never its aim ...
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Neonatal deaths, Covid vaccines, and what caused the spike?
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Major change to Covid vaccination programme planned this year: It looks like ongoing Covid boosters will be given to fewer people than in previous years
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Major change to Covid vaccination programme planned this year
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New Covid variant can infect even those with 2 vaccine doses: BSMMU: Vice-Chancellor Prof Sharfuddin Ahmed says after BSSMU conducts genome sequencing
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New Covid variant can infect even those with 2 vaccine doses: BSMMU
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Paul Offit looks back on COVID-19, misinformation, and how public health lost the public’s trust in new book
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Paul Offit looks back on COVID-19, misinformation, and how public health ...
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Italy used 2M Covid jabs this winter. It’s locked into buying 40M more: Internal government documents reveal scale of vaccine excess from vast EU contracts.
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Italy used 2M Covid jabs this winter. It’s locked into buying 40M more
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Quick Glance: New Covid Strain JN.1 Dominates US Cases
  • The JN.1 strain accounts for almost half of Covid cases in the US and is rapidly spreading.

  • It's unclear whether the increase in Covid cases is driven by the JN.1 strain or other factors like holiday travel.

  • Experts continue to recommend protective measures such as wearing masks, improved indoor ventilation, and the latest Covid vaccine as preliminary research shows the updated vaccines are effective against JN.1.
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Switzerland destroys 19 million Covid-19 vaccine doses: Since the start of the pandemic, Switzerland has destroyed 18.6 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines that ...
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Switzerland destroys 19 million Covid-19 vaccine doses