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US offers more monkeypox vaccine to states and cities
NEW YORK — U.S. officials said they are able to ship out more monkeypox vaccine doses than previously planned —…
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Britain says monkeypox outbreak “shows signs of slowing”
LONDON — British health officials say the monkeypox outbreak across the country “shows signs of slowing” but that it’s still…
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British regulator 1st to OK Moderna’s updated COVID booster
LONDON — British drug regulators have become the first in the world to authorize an updated version of Moderna’s coronavirus…
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Monkeypox? Climate? Deciding what’s a national emergency
WASHINGTON — In November 1979, a little over a week after student militants seized control of the U.S. Embassy in…
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EXPLAINER: What to know about polio spreading in New York
The polio virus has been found in New York City sewage, but officials are stressing that the highest risk is…
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Exiting nursing union boss parachutes into new CEO position
Outgoing nurses’ union boss Mark Olson has been appointed to a new CEO position after calling it quits as State…
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Germany: EU could OK combined COVID vaccines next month
BERLIN — Germany’s health minister said Friday that European Union drug regulators may authorize the use of vaccines that are…
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FDA: Take 3 home tests if exposed to COVID to boost accuracy
FILE – Boxes of BinaxNow home COVID-19 tests made by Abbott displayed for sale next to liquid hand soap at…
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J&J COVID vaccine factory forced to trash even more doses
WASHINGTON — About 135 million more doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine from a troubled Baltimore factory will have…
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