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Some racial groups saw steeper life expectancy drops, CDC data shows

American Indians and Alaska Natives saw their life expectancy fall six and a half years in the first two years of the pandemic.

Axios

EXPLAINER: Should you get a new COVID booster? If so, when?

New COVID-19 boosters targeting today’s most common omicron strains should begin arriving within days

The Independent UK

New omicron COVID-19 boosters are coming. Here’s what you need to know

DENVER — COVID-19 booster shots with a new omicron-targeting recipe are expected to arrive in pharmacies and clinics next week, but the experience of getting them will be largely the same as previous rounds of the vaccine.

The Denver Post

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Where Is the Republican Plan To Reform Public Health?

The GOP has understandably cast Anthony Fauci as a villain, but there are few plans to overhaul public health bureaucracies.

Reason

There's no bad time to get a new COVID booster if you're eligible, CDC director says

People can get the Moderna booster if they're 18 or older, and the Pfizer-BioNTech version if they're 12 and up. In both cases, they must wait at least two months since their last COVID vaccine.

WEKU

"Game-changer" Paxlovid turns into pandemic enigma

Paxlovid goes from COVID game-changer to pandemic enigma

Axios

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CDC advisers endorse booster shots that target omicron for Americans 12 and up

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CDC recommends updated COVID-19 boosters

The CDC recommends the new Pfizer-BioNTech booster for individuals 12 years and the Moderna vaccine for individuals 18 and up.

Axios

CDC advisers endorse booster shots that target omicron for Americans 12 and up

The United States should replace most of its COVID-19 booster shots with updated versions that target the dominant omicron strains, an influential group of vaccine experts that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.

Los Angeles Times

CDC advisers back use of updated COVID-19 vaccine boosters - Roll Call

Moderna’s shot will be available to adults 18 and older, and Pfizer’s will be available to individuals 12 and older.

Roll Call

CDC recommends new booster shots to fight omicron

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky has signed off on updated versions of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines that target the original virus and the omicron subvariants.

WEKU

These Emails Show How the Biden Administration's Crusade Against 'Misinformation' Imposes Censorship by Proxy

Social media companies are eager to appease the government by suppressing disfavored speech.

Reason

CDC advisers weigh who needs updated COVID booster and when

Government advisers are debating who should should get new updated COVID-19 boosters and when

The Independent UK

Texas Christians sue over federal insurance mandate for HIV prevention drugs PrEP

AUSTIN, Texas — A group of Christians from Texas is suing to knock down many of the Affordable Care Act’s preventive care mandates, specifically targeting HIV drugs.

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Axios

What to know about new COVID boosters

Experts answer some top questions about Omicron-specific COVID boosters.

Miami Herald

Medical examiner: Dolphins’ Jason Jenkins died of blood clot. And celebration of life details.

Dolphins senior vice president of communications and community affairs Jason Jenkins died of a blood clot, according to the Miami-Dade medical examiner department. A team spokesperson also confirmed the cause of death.

Chicago Sun-Times

New COVID-19 booster shots could be available in Chicago after Labor Day

The FDA today authorized the new booster, which could arrive as early as next week in Chicago, where nearly 2 million residents are expected to be eligible.

Inverse

What are the side effects of the new Covid-19 bivalent booster?

Last week, the FDA authorized both Pfizer and Moderna's Omicron-specific jabs. Experts say to get them as soon as they are available to you.

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USAFacts

What portion of women use birth control?

Our nation, in numbers. USAFacts provides a comprehensive, nonpartisan view of the state of our union.

The Independent UK

Biden administration sending Monkeypox vaccines to LGBT+ events

Recent CDC data shows ‘disproportionate reach of the virus among Black and Latino gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men’

Axios

FDA authorizes Omicron boosters

The updated shots are expected to become available after Labor Day.

Salon

Fauci quits: Right wins war on science

The right's attack on science is the most dangerous of its cynical power plays. Fauci is just collateral damage

The Independent UK

US life expectancy plunged again in 2021, down nearly a year

U.S. life expectancy dropped for the second consecutive year in 2021, falling by nearly a year from 2020

The Independent UK

Texas confirms first Monkeypox death

Texas Department of State Health Services says the unidentified man had been ‘severely immunocompromised’

Tribune News Service

Death of person diagnosed with monkeypox reported in Texas

DALLAS — Texas health officials reported the death of a person diagnosed with monkeypox Tuesday, and if confirmed to be the cause, could be the first known fatal case of the virus in the United States.

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