Immunizations
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FDA says Covid vaccines will probably get an annual update but most people will likely need only one shot
Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration has laid out a road map for what Covid-19 vaccination…
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Do new Covid ‘Scrabble’ variants make omicron boosters pointless? Here’s what experts say
If you’ve received a new omicron-specific Covid booster, you’re the most protected you possibly can be against the virus. But…
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It’s not just severity—the types of Covid symptoms you get depend on the vaccines you’ve received, new data says
Covid infections come with dozens of different potential symptoms, ranging from mild fatigue to strange ones like “Covid tongue.” Which…
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Here are the side effects to expect from your omicron-specific Covid booster shot
If you’re thinking of getting an omicron-specific Covid booster shot, you might be wondering what its side effects are —…
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Omicron-specific Covid booster shots are just weeks away. Here’s who will—and won’t—be eligible
Newly updated Covid booster shots designed to target omicron’s BA.5 subvariant should be available within in the next three weeks.…
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Thailand ends almost all travel restrictions — but one key rule remains
Travelers wondering what it’s like to visit Thailand now may be interested to know the country is “allowing almost everything”…
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Kids’ vaccines are ‘a game changer,’ experts say—here’s what else needs to happen to end the Covid pandemic
For months, the country has been waiting on a pandemic turning point — and it might be here, in the…
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UK to roll out additional Covid vaccine shot for over 75s and vulnerable people within weeks
A member of the military vaccinates a woman at the COVID-19 mass vaccination centre at Pentwyn Leisure Centre on February…
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Is it safe to travel if you’re vaccinated, boosted and recovered? Medical experts are divided
Millions of people are now vaccinated, boosted and newly recovered from Covid-19 infections caused by the omicron variant. They have…
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It’s time to ‘move on’ from the pandemic, says Harvard medical professor
It’s time to let the young, healthy and “anyone who wants to move on” from the pandemic do so, said…
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