Where Can Young Children Get Vaccinated for Covid-19?
U.S. children as young as 6 months are now eligible for coronavirus vaccines, and many parents are breathing a sigh...
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CDC reports 3 Valley counties have high Covid transmission rates
Cameron, Hidalgo and Willacy counties are reporting a new spike in COVID-19 cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
What to Know About Monoclonal Antibodies as COVID-19 Treatments
COVID-19 is once again surging throughout the U.S., but deaths from the disease don’t seem to be following suit. That’s...
How Long Are You Protected From COVID After Infection?
After being infected with COVID-19, how long are you protected with antibodies and when could you get the virus again?...
Pfizer and BioNTech say updated Covid-19 boosters show increased immune response against Omicron variant
The companies tested a vaccine that targets Omicron BA.1 subvariant and bivalent booster -- which targets two strains -- that...
Will COVID evolve to cause less severe disease? Why we can’t assume the answer is yes
When scientists find a new disease-causing virus in humans, the first question they want answered is: Can this thing spread...
Monica Gandhi: Nine things we still need to do to co-exist with COVID-19
Unlike other formidable viruses like smallpox, SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, is not eradicable. At least 29 species of animals can...
Pfizer says updated COVID-19 booster can provide more protection against super-contagious omicron
Pfizer says changing its COVID-19 vaccine to better target the omicron variant is safe and effective. The update, in a...
Pfizer says Omicron-specific COVID vaccine generates a stronger response
Pfizer-BioNTech said Saturday that a trial of its two Omicron-modified COVID-19 vaccine candidates elicited a "substantially higher immune response" against...
Florida COVID cases, hospitalizations remain at ‘high’ risk level
COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations hit a plateau in Florida last week. The state reported 10,542 daily cases during the seven-day...