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FDA investigating child deaths after COVID vaccination: Makary
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said the agency would release a report in the coming weeks on how many deaths were caused by the vaccine
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CDC study warns booster effectiveness falls after four months
According to the report released on Friday, booster shot effectiveness against hospitalization was 91% after 2 months but dropped to 78% after 4 months for patients infected with the omicron variant
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U.S. requiring citizens fleeing Ukraine to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination before entering Poland
Unvaccinated Americans are instructed by the State Department to get "a COVID vaccine to facilitate your travel"
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California bill would require all workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19
Employers would be required to confirm to the state that all employers and contractors are fully vaccinated by Jan. 1, 2023, or face a penalty of an “unspecified amount.”
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New Jersey’s governor extends state’s public health emergency, critics say end it now
Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order to extend the state’s public health emergency. With the signing of Executive Order No. 288, the state’s public health emergency is set to expire in 30 days.
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South African doctor who discovered omicron says politicians pressured her not to call it mild
"They are accusing me of lying, of downplaying Omicron because of how it has been in Europe," she said
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COVID pivot: Dems do 180 on pandemic response, attempt to rewrite history
Biden, allies pivot from war footing to moving past virus, claiming credit while announcing policies long since implemented by red states
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Hundreds of California high school students protest mask mandate
Students in a Central California school district are protesting the mask mandate, a situation that has resulted in administrators accommodating them in sub-standard learning spaces to the displeasure of their parents.
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Report: New York to drop indoor mask mandate
Businesses will no longer be required to ask customers for proof of full vaccination or require masking at all times
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Johnson & Johnson pauses Covid-19 vaccine production
J&J will instead switch to manufacturing more profitable vaccines