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Serious COVID Cases on Rise in Younger Adults
After spending much of the past year tending to elderly patients, doctors are seeing a clear demographic shift: young and middle-aged adults make up a growing share of the patients in covid-19 hospital wards.
Concert to Honor Broadway Star Rebecca Luker, Fight ALS
Some of Broadway's biggest stars are joining together to pay tribute to the late three-time Tony Award-nominated actor Rebecca Luker and raise money to fight Lou Gehrig's disease.
Researchers are Cautiously Optimistic for a HIV Vaccine
A new vaccine design approach focusing on B cells rather than T cells may be the first step toward what's been a highly elusive vaccine for HIV.
FDA Expected to OK Pfizer Vaccine for Teens Within the Week
The announcement is set to come a month after the company found that its shot, which is already authorized for those age 16 and older, also provided protection for the younger group.
Virus Cases Plunge and L.A., San Francisco Come Back to Life
The two cities have weathered the pandemic differently but are emerging in the same place after a statewide shutdown in March 2020 emptied streets, shuttered shops and restaurants, and darkened office buildings.
'Horrible' Weeks Ahead as India's Virus Catastrophe Worsens
COVID-19 infections and deaths are mounting with alarming speed in India with no end in sight to the crisis and a top expert warning that the coming weeks in the country of nearly 1.4 billion people will be "horrible."
CVS and Walgreens Have Wasted More Vaccine Doses Than Most States Combined
Two national pharmacy chains that the federal government entrusted to inoculate people against covid-19 account for the lion's share of wasted vaccine doses, according to government data obtained by KHN.
Detecting Rare Blood Clots Was a Win, But US Vaccine Safety System Still Has Gaps
Experts worry that blind spots in the power of a federal warning system for vaccine safety issues, could hamper detection of other unexpected side effects.
Prince Harry, Jennifer Lopez Make Voices Heard at Vax Live
Celebrities and political leaders gathered Sunday night to talk about the importance of vaccine equity at Global Citizen's "Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World" at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
Momentum Grows for Closing Gaps in U.S. Vaccine Requirements
A law adopted this week in Connecticut adds momentum to the push to strengthen vaccination requirements for schoolchildren, but efforts to give families more leeway are brewing in statehouses around the country.
New Study Shows Positive Impact From Gender-Affirming Surgeries
A new study published this week in JAMA Surgery shows transgender people who receive gender-affirming surgery are significantly less likely to experience psychological distress or suicidal ideation.
GOP Seeks to Convince Vaccine Skeptics Within its Own Ranks
When a group of Republican doctors in Congress released a video on the safety of the coronavirus vaccine, their message wasn't explicitly aimed at their conservative constituents, but nonetheless had a clear political bent.
Pfizer, BioNTech Seek COVID Vaccination Authorization for Kids
Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech have submitted a request to the European drug regulator for the approval of their coronavirus vaccine to be extended to include children 12 to 15 years old.
Virus Surge, Vaccine Shortages Spread Beyond India's Borders
India has tried to fight skyrocketing coronavirus infections by increasing its production of vaccines and banning their export, cutting off supplies to neighbors such as Bangladesh and Nepal as they struggle with infection surges of their own.
You Don't Have to Suffer to Benefit From Covid Vaccination — But Some Prefer It
While the symptoms show your immune system is responding to the vaccine in a way that will protect against disease, evidence from clinical trials showed that people with few or no symptoms were also protected. Don't feel bad if you don't feel bad.
How Long Does Protection From COVID Vaccines Last?
"We only have information for as long as the vaccines have been studied," said Deborah Fuller, a vaccine researcher at the University of Washington.
American Medical Association to Governors: Let Trans Kids Get the Care They Need
The American Medical Association addressed the nation's governors in an open letter that denounces state-level legal attempts to block and even criminalize gender-affirming treatment for trans minors.
Doctors More Likely to Prescribe Opioids to Covid 'Long Haulers,' Raising Addiction Fears
A new study in Nature found alarmingly high rates of opioid use among covid survivors with lingering symptoms at Veterans Health Administration facilities.
New Outdoor Mask Guidance Echoes What Many Americans Already Do
The decision marked the U.S. government's latest step toward normalcy, but came as much of the country already had moved on from mask rules. The CDC essentially endorsed what many Americans have already been doing.
California Man Hospitalized with Clot After J&J Vaccination
A San Francisco Bay Area man in his 30s is recuperating after developing a rare blood clot in his leg within two weeks of receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, University of California, San Francisco officials said.