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Last month, the FDA authorized omicron-specific vaccines, accompanied by breathless science-by-press release and a media blitz. Just days after the FDA’s move, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention followed, recommending updated boosters for anyone age 12 and up who had received at least two doses of the original covid vaccines. The message to aLast month, the FDA authorized omicron-specific vaccines, accompanied by breathless science-by-press release and a media blitz. Just days afte...

For those familiar with the business tactics of the pharmaceutical industry, the exuberant messaging — combined with the lack of completed studies — has caused considerable heartburn and raised an array of unanswered concerns.

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On the queasiness over the dearth of testing for the new omicron vaccine "booster:.

Taiwan United Nations Alliance president Tommy Lin (林逸民) yesterday sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urging the UN to include Taiwan as a member state. The letter followed one sent on Friday to Guterres by global organizations representing Taiwanese communities overseas, making the same appeal ahead of the 77th session of the UN

Covid is testing Americans' resilience with rising cases, Covid deaths, millions of Americans kept out of work, a polio resurgence, and impending flu season.

Judge Reed OConnor ruled in a case that coverage for HIV prevention medicine PrEP violated the religious freedom of the plaintiffs. It is unclear whether the order will extend nationwide.

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A key part of the ruling by Judge Reed O’Connor of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas says one way that preventive services are selected for the no-cost coverage is unconstitutional. Another portion of his ruling says a requirement that an HIV prevention drug therapy be covered without any cost to patients violates the religious freedom of an employer who is a plaintiff in the case.

Heres everything you need to know about the updated COVID-19 boosters, including what variants they guard against, whos been recommended to get the shots, and when.