The updated vaccine is formulated for the Omicron variant. As President Biden received an updated COVID-19 booster shot this week, he took the opportunity to encourage other Americans…
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CDC Panel Adds COVID-19 Shots to Annual Schedule
They stipulate that the recommendation does not make immunization mandatory. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices unanimously voted on Thursday to…
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CBP Seizes 19 Bricks of Fentanyl
Nearly 45 pounds were discovered in a tractor-trailer. Customs and Border Protection found 19 bricks of what they suspected to be fentanyl while inspecting a commercial tractor-trailer at…
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CDC Publishes Opioid Addiction Report
A congressional committee also issues a report regarding the 2021 data. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published an updated opioid addiction report this week, documenting the…
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President Says Pandemic is Over
He added that it has changed everything. President Biden declared the COVID pandemic over in a televised interview Sunday. “We still have a problem with COVID. We’re still doing…
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“Bivalent” Vaccines Submitted for FDA Approval
Moderna and Pfizer incorporate subvariants into original formula. The Food and Drug Administration has received requests for authorization of newly-developed COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer. The “bivalent”…
Read MoreFDA Authorizes Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine for Adolescents
Protein-based vaccine provides a new option. After receiving approval from the Centers for Disease Control, the Food and Drug Administration cleared Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine last week for emergency…
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CDC Prepares to Change Public Guidance Policy
Will shift focus in light of external accountability reports. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released a document on Wednesday outlining the negative feedback received for its COVID-19…
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CDC Reports First Cases of Monkeypox in Children
Public health emergency declaration is being considered. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found the first two cases of monkeypox in children last week. The children…
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CDC Committee Votes to Recommend Novavax Vaccine
President’s administration promotes continued COVID-19 vaccination. A Centers for Disease Control advisory committee unanimously voted this past week to recommend the Novavax vaccine for COVID-19. Though it is…
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