Officials: Millions Of Orders Placed For COVID Vaccines For Youngest
White House officials say pharmacies and states have ordered 1.45 million Pfizer doses and about 850,000 Moderna shots.
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Moderna Says Updated COVID Shot Boosts Omicron Protection
COVID-19 vaccine makers are studying updated boosters that might be offered in the fall to better protect people against future coronavirus surges.
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FDA Advisers Back Novavax Vaccine As New U.S. Option
The hope is that Novavax will appeal to those who don't want an mRNA vaccine because trials showed it had fewer side effects.
The Vaccine Rollout
Scripps Howard Finalist: Bloomberg News did an incredible job of reporting - using data and other methods - on the 2021 rollout of Covid-19 vaccines.
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DOJ Asks Court To Reverse Order Lifting Travel Mask Mandate
It’s not exactly clear if the TSA and airlines would start enforcing the mandate again, if the ruling were overturned.
Shanghai Moves Toward Ending 2-Month COVID-19 Lockdown
Shanghai had imposed a suffocating lockdown under China's "zero-COVID" strategy that aims to snuff out any outbreak with mass testing and isolation.
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U.S. Making COVID Antiviral Drug More Available At Test Sites
The nation's first federally backed test-to-treat site is opening Thursday in Rhode Island, with more set to open in the coming weeks.
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Pfizer Says 3-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine Is Effective For Children Under 5
Pfizer says preliminary data shows its three-dose vaccine regimen is 80% effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 in kids 6 months to 4 years old.
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U.S. Sees Risk Of COVID Supply Rationing Without More Funds
The Biden administration officials have been warning for weeks that the country has spent nearly all the money approved for COVID-19 response.
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Judge: COVID Asylum Restrictions Must Continue On Border
The Justice Department said the administration will appeal, but the ruling virtually ensures that restrictions will not end as planned on Monday.
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Officials Say More Areas Of U.S. May See Mask Recommendations
Some experts are worried the country now is seeing signs of a sixth wave, driven by an Omicron subvariant.
| Kellan Howell and AP
North Korea Boasts COVID Recovery As WHO Worries About Missing Data
Some experts say North Korea could be simply releasing people from quarantine after their fevers subside.
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FDA Clears COVID Booster Shot For Healthy Kids Ages 5 To 11
Pfizer and its partner BioNTech make the only COVID-19 vaccine available for children of any age in the U.S.
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North Korean Leader Blasts Pandemic Response As COVID Outbreak Surges
According to state media, more than 500,000 people have been quarantined due to a fast spreading fever — but those numbers are likely underreported.
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Shanghai Says Lockdown To Ease As Virus Spread Mostly Ends
Still, most of the city's 25 million people remain under some form of restriction, and movement around the city is highly limited.
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U.S. 'Vulnerable' To COVID Without New Vaccines
Dr. Ashish Jha said the virus is adapting to be more contagious and booster doses for most people will be necessary.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
South Africa In New Surge Of COVID From Versions Of Omicron
South Africa's new cases have gone from an average of 300 per day in early April to about 8,000 per day in mid-May.
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North Korea Reports 6 Deaths After Acknowledging First COVID Outbreak
The outbreak could be devastating to a country with a broken health care system and malnourished population.
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1 Million Americans Have Died From COVID-19
The disease is now the #3 leading cause of death in the U.S., according to the CDC.
Biden Marks COVID 'Tragic Milestone' In U.S. At Global Summit
The coronavirus has killed more than 999,000 people in the U.S. and at least 6.2 million people globally since it emerged in late 2019.
| Kellan Howell and AP
FDA Restricts J&J's COVID-19 Vaccine Due To Blood Clot Risk
The FDA said the shot should only be given to adults who cannot receive a different vaccine or specifically request J&J's vaccine.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
WHO Estimates Nearly 15 Million Deaths Associated With COVID-19
The estimate is more than double the official global death toll of 6 million.
| AP and Adi Guajardo
Beijing Closes 10% Of Subway Stations To Stem COVID Spread
Beijing has been on high alert with COVID, with restaurants and bars limited to takeout only, gyms closed and classes suspended indefinitely.
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Beijing Preps COVID-19 Hospital Spaces, Though New Cases Low
The city is also setting up a 10,000-bed quarantine facility to house those who have tested positive and their close contacts.
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Uncertainty For Uninsured As Federal COVID Funding Stalls In Congress
One doctor says the pandemic is leading to another crisis for hospitals and patients as COVID funding runs out and more is stalled in Congress.
| Scripps News Staff
South Africa Likely In New COVID Wave, Says Health Minister
South Africa's new infections are now several thousand per day, up from a few hundred a few weeks ago.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
Tourists, Rejoice! Italy, Greece Relax COVID-19 Restrictions
COVID rules will be lifted for all international and domestic flights.
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Beijing Shuts Dine-In Services For Holidays To Stem Outbreak
Authorities said that dining in restaurants has become an infection risk.
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Moderna Seeks To Be 1st With COVID Shot For Kids Under 5
Moderna is asking U.S. regulators to approve its COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5 — the only group not yet eligible for vaccination.
| AP and Terace Garnier
How The COVID Lockdown In Shanghai Has Spun Into Chaos
China's zero-COVID policy has locked residents in their homes for way longer than initially planned. Now it's created urgent problems for citizens.
| Scripps News Staff
