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Novavax’s updated Covid vaccine can still catch up to Pfizer, Moderna shots this fall

Jason Junior Oct 8, 2023

A health worker prepares a dose of the Novavax vaccine as the Dutch Health Service Organization starts with the Novavax vaccination program on March 21, 2022 in The Hague, Netherlands.Patrick Van Katwijk | Getty ImagesAmericans can finally…

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Blood substances to help identify long Covid-19 patients discovered in new research

Justine Sep 27, 2023

By PTI NEW DELHI: Blood biomarkers for long Covid, or specific blood substances indicating the disease, have been identified, and could be used to accurately distinguish patients with the disease, scientists report…

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Covid, RSV and flu vaccines are now available — here’s how to decide whether to get them…

Jason Junior Sep 18, 2023

Pharmacist Ani Martirosyan administers an immunization to a patient at a CVS on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023 in Glendale, CA. Brian Van Der Brug | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesFor the first time ever, vaccines for Covid, the flu and…

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FDA approves updated Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna as hospitalizations rise

Jason Junior Sep 12, 2023

A health-care worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in the Peabody Institute Library in Peabody, Massachusetts, Jan. 26, 2022.Vanessa Leroy | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Food and Drug…

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When to wear masks as Covid cases rise, new variants emerge in the U.S.

Jason Junior Sep 4, 2023

Michael Nason, 29, left, and Donna Nason, 25, right, both of Bakersfield are wearing a face mask in Union Station on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, in Los Angeles, CA. COVID-19 making a comeback in California.Francine Orr | Los Angeles Times |…

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Moderna says new Covid vaccine was effective against Eris variant in early trial

Jason Junior Aug 21, 2023

Nikos Pekiaridis | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesModerna's new Covid vaccine generated a robust immune response against the now-dominant Eris variant and another rapidly spreading strain of the virus in an early clinical trial, the biotech…

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New Covid vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax will likely protect against Eris variant

Jason Junior Aug 19, 2023

A pharmacist prepares to administer Covid-19 vaccine booster shots during an event hosted by the Chicago Department of Public Health at the Southwest Senior Center in Chicago, Illinois, Sept. 9, 2022.Scott Olson | Getty ImagesNew Covid…

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Merck beats on revenue boosted by Keytruda sales, but posts quarterly loss due to Prometheus deal

Jason Junior Aug 1, 2023

Medicine pill is seen with Merck logo displayed on a screen in the background in this illustration photo taken in Poland on October 4, 2021.NurPhoto | NurPhoto | Getty ImagesMerck on Tuesday reported second-quarter revenue that topped…

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NIH to test Pfizer’s Paxlovid, other treatments as potential long Covid therapies

Jason Junior Aug 1, 2023

Paxlovid, Pfizer's anti-viral medication to treat the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is displayed in this picture illustration taken October 7, 2022.Wolfgang Rattay | ReutersThe National Institutes of Health said Monday it launched…

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New Covid vaccines are coming to the U.S. this fall, but uptake may be low — Here’s why

Jason Junior Jul 29, 2023

A pharmacist delivers a COVID-19 booster dose at a Chicago CVS store.Antonio Perez | Tribune News Service | Getty ImagesA new round of Covid vaccines is coming to the U.S. this fall — but many Americans may not roll up their sleeves and…

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