Rob Stein

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Here's what President Biden's winter COVID plan involves

Thursday, December 02, 2021

President Biden announced his strategy to deal with COVID-19 throughout the winter months, including getting more people vaccinated and stepping up testing for the virus.

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1st case of the omicron variant in the U.S. has been reported in California

Wednesday, December 01, 2021

The first case of the omicron variant has been identified in the United States. The case occurred in a traveler who recently returned to California from a trip to South Africa.

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U.S. races to detect and track omicron, hampered by an unwieldy surveillance system

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

What's the U.S. doing to watch out for the omicron variant? Here's the work underway and the challenges that experts say may slow down the country's efforts.

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Experts say more testing is urgently needed to spot and track the variant in the U.S.

Monday, November 29, 2021

Public health experts worry confusion about boosters may hamper vaccine efforts, breakthrough cases aren't being monitored, and more testing and genetic sequencing is needed to track the new variant.

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The FDA is likely to sign off on Pfizer's COVID booster for all vaccinated adults

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

By the end of the week, the Food and Drug Administration is poised to authorize the Pfizer booster for anyone age 18 and older, who is already vaccinated.

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New clues to the biology of long COVID are starting to emerge

Friday, November 12, 2021

Scientists have begun to find abnormalities in the immune systems of some long-COVID patients that might help explain the syndrome, at least in some people. But there is still much more to learn.

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There's more demand for boosters than first shots of the COVID vaccine

Friday, November 05, 2021

Some experts worry "boostermania" is distracting from the goal of getting tens of millions of unvaccinated Americans their first shots.

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More people are getting boosters than are getting a 1st COVID vaccine shot

Wednesday, November 03, 2021

The number of people getting boosters every day in the U.S. is more than double the number of people getting their first shot, a win for Biden's booster plan but a loss for greater vaccination goals.

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The CDC endorses the rollouts of vaccine boosters from Moderna and J&J

Friday, October 22, 2021

The centers for Disease Control and Prevention issues recommendations for how to mix-and-match COVID-19 boosters — marking the final step for making boosters widely available.

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FDA officials authorize Moderna and J&J COVID vaccine boosters

Thursday, October 21, 2021

After the FDA weighed in, advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention meet Thursday to refine guidelines for boosters for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines.

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The availability of COVID-19 boosters may soon expand dramatically

Monday, October 18, 2021

The Food and Drug Administration and the Center For Disease Control and Prevention are poised to sign-off on Johnson & Johnson and Moderna booster shots this week.

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People who got the Moderna vaccine may soon be eligible for COVID boosters

Friday, October 15, 2021

FDA advisers vote unanimously on recommending that the agency authorize Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine boosters. The agency will consider Johnson & Johnson's booster authorization request on Friday.

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NIH study of COVID-19 vaccine boosters suggests Moderna or Pfizer works best

Thursday, October 14, 2021

The long-awaited study finds that people who got the J&J vaccine would benefit more from getting a Pfizer or Moderna vaccine as their booster instead of another J&J shot.

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A study of COVID vaccine boosters suggests Moderna or Pfizer works best

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Should people who get a COVID booster get a different vaccine from their original shot? The results of a highly anticipated study suggest that in some cases the answer may be yes.

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The FDA may authorize more booster shots and is assessing a pill to treat COVID-19

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

The Food and Drug Administration has released the evidence that Moderna and Johnson & Johnson tried to win authorization for boosters the agency weighs Merck's request for a drug to treat COVID-19.

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Moderna and Johnson & Johnson release documents about COVID vaccine boosters

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Moderna and Johnson & Johnson say people who got COVID-19 vaccines should get additional doses to boost their protection against the delta variant. Both companies submitted evidence to the FDA.

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Gene-Editing Experiment Improves Sight In Patients With Impaired Vision

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

For the first time, scientists are reporting they restored vision to people blinded by a rare genetic disorder by infusing the revolutionary gene-editing technique directly into cells inside the body.

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A Gene-Editing Experiment Let These Patients With Vision Loss See Color Again

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

In a first, doctors injected the gene-editing tool CRISPR directly into cells in patients' eyes. The experiment helped these vision-impaired patients see shapes and colors again.

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Winter Could Usher In Some Normalcy If Delta Surge Projections Are Correct

Friday, September 24, 2021

If the latest projections about the delta surge are correct, life may finally start returning to normal again in coming months.

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CDC Director Walensky Overrules Advisers On Boosters For At-Risk Workers

Friday, September 24, 2021

Walensky made a recommendation that CDC advisers rejected — giving a third shot to at-risk workers such as those in the health care industry. Her decision sides with what the FDA recommended.

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