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The current demand for the vaccine outstrips our national supply, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said.

If youre someone who isnt vaccinated, it is potentially quite dangerous. if you live in an area where a lot of people unvaccinated, if you have particular health conditions that put you at higher risk or immunocompromised, this is just rolling the dice. and youre rolling loaded dice. you may still get covid and your chance of getting very sick if your vaccinated is extremely low. if your unvaccinated, we know by now, we know the answer unfortunately, about 50% people in my county still havent ta...

Members of the LGBTQ+ community are less likely to seek medical help and screening for various issues due to fear of discrimination.

The increased incidence of keratinocyte carcinomas in pediatric transplant recipients is "really high, so we definitely know theres risk there," according to one of the study investigators.

Booster drive for teens to be finalised soon, says health minister.

More than 3200 worldwide cases have been reported to the WHO since the beginning of May. The US has detected 201 cases, according to the latest CDC data.

Doctors at Stanford University School of Medicine in California say they have developed a way to transplant kidneys without the need for long-term immunosuppression.

Risk of renal relapse and SLE flares was greater in patients with lupus nephritis who discontinued rather than continued immunosuppressive therapy.

And fathers here, were all getting emotional. a little boy, jacob, i spoke to yesterday, 13 years old, came with this person visit. this is a boy whos been in and out of the hospital, immunocompromised, knows what its like to be in the hospital. and got really emotional with me yesterday. talking about the loss of these kids lives. and the fear that he has going back to school. lets listen to jacob. >> this makes me sad. ive lived here my whole life. this never happened when i lived here. i just...

Older adults and the immunocompromised will always be vulnerable to all forms of disease, including COVID, health authorities say.