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LOS ANGELES — With the COVID-19 state of emergency a thing of the past, California health officials on Friday unveiled plans to relax guidance on masking in high-risk settings and

Although patients with celiac disease are twice as likely as other people to be hospitalized if they are infected with COVID-19, the risk can be halved with vaccination, US research shows.

Pfizer and BioNTech have applied for emergency use authorization of their Omicron-adapted COVID-19 vaccine in the United States as a booster dose for children aged 6 months through 4 years, the companies announced.

COVID-19 vaccine maker Novavax Inc on Tuesday raised doubts about its ability to remain in business and announced plans to slash spending as it works to prepare for a fall vaccination campaign.

Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech said on Friday they filed an application to the FDA for a full approval of their Omicron-adapted COVID-19 vaccine.

Additional research is needed around reinfections and new variants, but in an observational study, even partial vaccination was associated with fewer events among those previously infected with COVID.

NEW YORK (AP) — Early estimates suggest the flu vaccine performed well in a U.S. winter flu season that has already dissipated. The vaccines were more than 40% effective in preventing adults from getting sick enough from the flu that they had to go to a doctor's office, clinic or hospital, health officials said during a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccines meeting Wednesday.

A new trial looks at the effect of doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis and vaccination with meningococcal B vaccine on rates of sexually transmitted infections in men who have sex with men.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is winding down state assistance for health care services to migrants seeking asylum. Hes lobbying the Biden administration to increase aid along the states southern border.

A new study shows the Pfizer vaccine is safe and highly effective against COVID-19 in children as young as 6 months old.