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Continue Reading How our ancestors used to sleep can help the sleep-deprived today
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Many people are hearing from their doctors that they have a “mild” COVID-19 infection amid a surge of the highly contagious Omicron variant of the…
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By Jen Christensen, CNN Many people are hearing from their doctors that they have a “mild” Covid-19 infection amid a surge of the highly…
Continue Reading Why dancing may be the one New Year’s resolution you actually keep in 2022
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Continue Reading CDC recommends Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine boosters for children as young as 12
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By Niamh Kennedy and Jack Guy, CNN A leading expert who helped create the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine said Tuesday that giving everyone in…
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The US Food and Drug Administration gave emergency use authorization for booster doses of Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 12 to…
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration gave emergency use authorization for booster doses of Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19…
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration gave emergency use authorization for booster doses of Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19…
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FDA expands booster eligibility to adolescents and shortens time needed after primary series
The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday expanded the emergency use authorization for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine boosters to children ages 12 to…
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday expanded the emergency use authorization for Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine…
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By Lauren Kent, CNN New Year’s resolutions aren’t just for adults anymore. A new year can bring new excitement and opportunities to grow…
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The US kicked off 2022 with a massive COVID-19 surge that some experts warn will be different than any other time in the…
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By Katy Milkman, CNN It’s that time of year again. Champagne bottles have been popped, balls have dropped, and now your friends, family and…
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By Christina Maxouris and Alaa Elassar, CNN The US is ringing in the new year amid a Covid-19 surge experts warn is exploding at unprecedented speed…
Continue Reading The COVID-19 case surge is altering daily life across the US. Things will likely get worse, experts warn
The US is ringing in the new year amid a COVID-19 surge that experts warn is exploding at unprecedented speed and could alter daily life for many…
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Even after Covid-19 cases fall from their current record-high levels, it’s unlikely the United States — let…
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By Christina Maxouris, CNN A day after reporting its highest average daily Covid-19 case number, the US shattered the record Thursday, with an…
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Even after Covid-19 cases fall from their current record-high levels, it’s unlikely the United States — let…
Continue Reading The Covid-19 case surge is altering daily life across the US. Things will likely get worse, experts warn
By Christina Maxouris and Alaa Elassar, CNN The US is ringing in the new year amid a Covid-19 surge experts warn is exploding at unprecedented speed…
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By Christina Maxouris, CNN A day after reporting its highest average daily Covid-19 case number, the US shattered the record Thursday, with an…
Continue Reading What parents should know about sending kids back to school during Omicron
By Holly Yan, CNN Millions of American kids will head back to classrooms in the coming days — just after new pediatric Covid-19…
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By Maggie Fox, CNN A traveler isolated for Covid-19 at a quarantine facility in New Zealand managed to infect three others across a hallway,…
Continue Reading FDA expected to broaden Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine booster eligibility to youths ages 12 to 15 in the coming days, source says
By Kaitlan Collins, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration is expected to broaden eligibility for Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine boosters to youths ages 12…
Continue Reading People should celebrate the New Year, experts say. But the size and kind of party determine Covid-19 safety
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN A new year is coming, and it brings along concerns over imminent holiday celebrations in light of the Omicron variant. The…
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By Maggie Fox, CNN Two reports released Thursday show that people who get booster doses of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine are well…
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