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News Articles: coronavirus

[10:20 AM] Grant Blankenship Pharmacist Kaitlin Harring, left, administers a Moderna COVID-19 vaccination to three year-old Fletcher Pack, while he sits on the lap of his mother, McKenzie Pack, at Walgreens pharmacy Monday, June 20, 2022, in Lexington, S.C. Today marked the first day COVID-19 vaccinations were made available to children under 5 in the United States. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)

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  • Children's Health

The COVID vaccine for kids under 5 is finally here. But your pediatrician might not carry it

COVID vaccines for kids under age 5 were approved last week in a major development to tackle the pandemic. Health experts are telling parents to contact their pediatricians for a shot. But for many, that’s not an option. 

June 28, 2022
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQ: Should I still take a COVID test before flying into the U.S.?

This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ended the COVID-19 testing rule for air passengers traveling to the U.S. from abroad. Should you still take a COVID test anyway?

June 17, 2022
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By:
  • Fran Kritz

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQ: Should I still take a COVID test before flying into the U.S.?

This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ended the COVID-19 testing rule for air passengers traveling to the U.S. from abroad. Should you still take a COVID test anyway?

June 17, 2022
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By:
  • Fran Kritz
COVID test kits

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  • Health

COVID cases tick up in Georgia, but at-home tests could mask true spread

COVID cases have increased by about 20% in the last week, and hospitalizations are also up about 17%, but both remain relatively low. 

June 15, 2022
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By:
  • Jill Nolin
Nurse gives vaccination

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  • Health

Will it be ‘every state for themselves’ as the federal COVID cash dries up?

State and local health departments have put significant financial resources into fighting COVID-19, but so far the federal government has shouldered the cost of free vaccines and therapeutics as well as a now-defunded program to provide health care for uninsured people with the virus. The federal government is also providing free tests.

June 13, 2022
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By:
  • Jennifer Shutt
A vial labelled "Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine" is seen in this illustration taken Jan. 16, 2022. Photo by Dado Ruvic/Illustration/REUTERS

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  • Nation

Novavax vaccine may be an option for service members who sought religious exemptions

A COVID-19 vaccine that could soon win federal authorization may offer a boost for the U.S. military: an opportunity to get shots into some of the thousands of service members who have refused the other coronavirus vaccines for religious reasons.

June 09, 2022
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By:
  • Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press
Moderna says its new bivalent vaccine is its "lead candidate for a Fall 2022 booster." Here, a vial of the company's COVID-19 vaccine sits on a table at a vaccination clinic in San Rafael, California.

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  • Your Health

Moderna says its new vaccine booster shows 'superior' response to omicron

The "bivalent" vaccine — meaning it targets two different antigens — is Moderna's leading candidate for an effective booster this fall. If the data pan out, it could lead to a yearly booster.

June 08, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Chappell and
  • Rob Stein
Nancy Rose, right, who contracted COVID-19 in 2021 and continues to exhibit long-haul symptoms including brain fog and fatigue, cooks for her mother, Amy Russell, left, at their home, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, in Port Jefferson, N.Y. Researchers are trying to understand what causes these long COVID symptoms.

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  • Health

What's ailing long COVID patients? A new federal study looks for clues

The first results from an in-depth investigation of long COVID produced provocative results. Researchers don't understand the mechanism behind the lingering symptoms but found a link with anxiety.

May 25, 2022
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By:
  • Rob Stein
Food bank

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  • Children's Health

Georgia’s pandemic food stamp benefit ending on May 31

 Georgians who rely on food stamps are set to see a steep decrease in the amount of money they receive each month starting in June. That’s because increased food stamp amounts were tied to Georgia’s COVID emergency. 

May 23, 2022
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By:
  • Dave Williams
First grader Rihanna Chihuaque, 7, receives a COVID-19 vaccine at Arturo Velasquez Institute in Chicago last November.

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  • Health

FDA authorizes first COVID booster for children ages 5 to 11

The Food and Drug Administration expanded authorization of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID vaccine to enable kids ages 5 to 11 who were vaccinated at least five months ago to get a third shot.

May 18, 2022
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By:
  • Rob Stein

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  • Health

This is how many lives could have been saved with COVID vaccinations in each state

A large share of the nearly 1 million people who died of COVID in the U.S. may have lived if they'd gotten vaccinated. A new analysis shows how many lives could have been saved across the country.

May 13, 2022
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin and
  • Koko Nakajima
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  • Health

3 ways to get COVID pills, if you've just tested positive

Some people have had trouble getting Paxlovid pills quickly, despite the administration's effort to ease access after a COVID test confirms infection.

May 11, 2022
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By:
  • Pien Huang
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed a total of 60 cases in which the J&J, Janssen vaccine resulted in rare and potentially life-threatening blood clots.

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  • Health

FDA limits Johnson & Johnson's COVID vaccine to some people due to blood clot risk

The chance of dying after receiving the Janssen vaccine is about 1:2,000,000. But with multiple COVID-19 vaccines available, the FDA is limiting the use of the J&J vaccine.

May 06, 2022
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Biden, cites the U.S. vaccination program and previous widespread transmission of the coronavirus as reasons why the U.S. is not now under pandemic conditions. Here, travelers wait at Miami International Airport last week after mask requirements were lifted.

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  • National

Here's why Dr. Fauci says the U.S. is 'out of the pandemic phase'

Vaccinations and residual immunity are among the reasons, President Biden's chief medical adviser, Anthony Fauci, said Tuesday, as the number of deaths drop and hospitalizations rise only slightly.

April 28, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
President Biden is seen delivering remarks on COVID-19 on March 30. On Tuesday, the White House will announce a new push to get more doses of the COVID antiviral medication Paxlovid to more Americans.

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  • Politics

Biden will make Paxlovid, a highly effective COVID drug, available to more pharmacies

The antiviral pill is available to patients older than 12 who have tested positive for COVID and are at risk for developing a severe case of the disease.

April 26, 2022
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  • Tamara Keith and
  • Eric McDaniel
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