The mRNA miracle workers
At the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó (known as Kati) met by chance at a ...
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Should the CDC cut the 5-day COVID-19 isolation guidelines? Experts weigh in.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is weighing its first major revision to COVID-19 guidance since the end of ...
WHO declares new JN.1 COVID strain a “variant of interest.” Here’s what that means.
The World Health Organization announced Tuesday it would step up its classification of the new COVID-19 variant JN.1 to a ...
COVID and flu surge could strain hospitals as JN.1 variant grows, CDC warns
Hospitals and emergency rooms could be forced to ration care by the end of this month, the Centers for Disease ...
Nobel Prize in medicine goes to Drew Weissman of U.S., Hungarian Katalin Karikó for enabling COVID-19 vaccines
Stockholm — The Nobel Prize in medicine has been awarded to Hungarian Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman of the U.S. ...
FDA authorizes Novavax’s updated COVID vaccine for fall 2023
The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday it had authorized Novavax's updated COVID-19 vaccine, adding a third option for Americans ...
COVID vaccine during pregnancy still helps protect newborns, CDC finds
Getting a shot of the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy works to pass on protection against the virus to newborns during ...
How to get the new COVID vaccine for free, with or without insurance
Federal health authorities are urging Americans to reach out to their insurers after reports of some people encountering trouble getting ...
How FDA’s top vaccines official is timing his COVID booster and flu shot for fall 2023
A top-ranking Food and Drug Administration official, responsible for overseeing the approvals of the new vaccines now rolling out for ...
New COVID variant BA.2.86 spotted in 10 states, though highly mutated strain remains rare
People across at least 10 states have now been infected by BA.2.86, a highly mutated variant of the virus that ...
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