It’s Not News, Nor ‘Scandalous,’ That Pfizer Trial Didn’t Test Transmission
SciCheck Digest The COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials were designed to study the vaccine’s safety and efficacy in preventing symptomatic disease,...
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Millions at risk of losing health insurance if U.S. ends Covid public health emergency in January
Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to...
Millions could lose health insurance when Covid emergency ends
Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to...
Christine Drazan is bent on restoring GOP influence in Oregon. She now has her chance.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Christine Drazan speaks at a campaign event in Aurora, Ore., Oct. 18, 2022.Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPBEditor’s note:...
Omicron BA.4/BA.5-Adapted Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccine Shows Positive Early Trial Results
Research showed the Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech) increases neutralizing antibody response against multiple variants of Omicron.A 30-µg booster...
White covid deaths increasing in U.S., surpassing death rate of Blacks
SOMERVILLE, Tenn. — Skill Wilson had amassed more than three decades of knowledge as a paramedic, first in Memphis and...
Bail Reform Remains at Center of New York Political Debate But State Legislature has Never Held a Hearing On It
Outside Rikers Island (photo: William Alatriste/NYC Council) New York State’s sweeping bail reform law first went into effect in January...
Portland Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty supporters skewer challenger Rene Gonzalez over his group’s conservativ
Portland City Council candidate Rene Gonzalez came under fire Tuesday because an advocacy group he created during the pandemic to...
Researchers speed efforts for vaccine against virus linked with mono, MS
Maybe you’ve never heard of the Epstein-Barr virus. But it knows all about you. Chances are, it’s living inside you...
Coronavirus Today: What COVID-19 and Hurricane Ian have in common
Good evening. I’m Karen Kaplan, and it’s Tuesday, Oct. 18. Here’s the latest on what’s happening with the coronavirus in...