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By Jackie Fortiér, LAist On Sept. 12, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended the next round of covid shots for everyone 6 months and older. The shots were expected to be available within days in pharmacies and…

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla talks during a press conference with the president of the European Commission after a visit to oversee the production of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at the factory of U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer, in…

A new study from Queen Mary University of London, published in The Lancet's EClinicalMedicine, has found that people may experience long-term symptoms -- or 'long colds' -- after acute respiratory infections that test negative for COVID-19.…

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…

Children as young as four are being excluded from schools in England in increasing numbers as they struggle to cope in a classroom setting, with many still in nappies or unable to talk fully.According to the latest government data, 11,695…

Behaviour in schools in England has deteriorated since the pandemic, with pupils refusing to comply with rules, talking back to teachers and walking out of class mid-lesson, the head of Ofsted says.Suspensions for physical assault,…

By Jordan Rau and Tony Leys DALLAS CENTER, Iowa — “Covid is not pretty in a nursing home,” said Deb Wityk, a 70-year-old retired massage therapist who lives in one called Spurgeon Manor, in rural Iowa. She twice contracted the…

By Phil Galewitz and Daniel Chang As Americans consider whether to take advice from federal health officials and get an updated covid vaccine, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is drumming the message that ignited his national political…

New vaccine COMIRNATY® by Pfizer, available at CVS Pharmacy in Eagle Rock, California.Irfan Khan | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesIt's déjà vu for some Americans looking for the latest Covid-19 vaccines.Certain people who were lucky enough…

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…