More Covid Vaccine Boosters Are Coming. Who Should Get Them?
Reframing the purpose of a booster from preventing disease to blocking any infection moves the goalposts of the vaccine campaign. Some experts consider that…
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20 Years After the Anthrax Attacks, We’re Still Unprepared
It was still early when Larry Bush reached the gurney in the emergency room of JFK Medical Center in Atlantis, Florida, part of a strip of towns that…
CDC emails show that vaccine cards are supposed to fit in your wallet
Since the dawn of time (around five or six months ago), people all over the world (Twitter users in the United States) have been puzzling over a very…
Vaccinating Kids, Advances in Treatments, and More Coronavirus News
A shot for kids moves forward, vaccine mandates go into effect, and new treatments show promise. Here’s what you should know:Want to receive this weekly…
What If Getting a Kids’ Vaccine Approved Is the Easy Part?
This morning, Pfizer/BioNTech submitted data to the Food and Drug Administration from its clinical trial of a Covid vaccine for children, launching a process…
CDC study finds ties between online bullying, violence, hate speech and suicide or self-harm | ZDNet
The CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control and…
Floods Have Swamped the US. The Next Health Problem: Mold
There’s a long history of natural disasters making people sick. Reports range from cases of Valley fever after the Northridge earthquake in California in…
Misinformation Protests, Pediatric Cases, and More Coronavirus News
Reddit users protest misinformation, pediatric cases trend upwards, and countries change travel advisories. Here’s what you should know:Want to receive this…
The Delta Variant Is Making Covid a Pandemic of the Young
It has been said countless times by public health figures and politicians, and by magazines like this one, that Covid-19 is now a pandemic of the…
New Vaccine Decisions, an Influx of Mandates, and More Coronavirus News
The US decides on vaccine approvals and boosters, more institutions add mandates, and drugmakers navigate international distribution. Here’s what you should…