Among Seniors, a Declining Interest in Boosters
Americans over 65 remain the demographic most likely to have received the original series of vaccinations. But fewer are getting the follow-up shots, surveys indicate.
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Americans over 65 remain the demographic most likely to have received the original series of vaccinations. But fewer are getting the follow-up shots, surveys indicate.
Mouse experiments at Boston University have spotlighted an ambiguous U.S. policy for research on potentially dangerous pathogens.
For more than two years, Covid disrupted social rituals and rites of passage. Now a recent study suggests we have become less extroverted, creative, agreeable and conscientious. The declines in some traits were sharper among young people.
Only about 15 million doses of the new shots have been administered so far, and many Americans appear to be unaware of or simply uninterested in them.
The findings strengthened calls from scientists for more expansive care options for long Covid patients.