HEALTH
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495US life expectancy declined nearly 2 years in 2020, report finds
Life expectancy in the United States decreased by nearly two years in 2020, mainly because of the pandemic, a new federal report...
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342Moderna halts patent fight over coronavirus vaccine with federal government
Moderna is pausing a patent dispute with the federal government over its groundbreaking coronavirus vaccine, saying it is “grateful” to government scientists...
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Full vaccination against COVID-19 and a breakthrough infection builds ‘super immunity,’ study finds
Astudy by Oregon researchers finds that people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 who have a breakthrough infection end up with what the authors call “super immunity...
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382Study Finds Two Pfizer Vaccine Doses Offer Less Protection Against Omicron Than Against Delta
The first large real-world study of how vaccines hold up against Omicron found that two shots of Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE’s...
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386Omicron Variant May Have Spread From Animal to Human, Scientists Suggest
The Omicron variant of COVID could potentially have come from an animal, according to a theory proposed by a researcher. Little is...
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399Omicron in the US: How the new COVID variant will compete with delta
Twenty-five US states have reported cases of COVID-19 caused by the omicron variant, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr....
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384Peanut Butter Should Be Kept In The Fridge, And 6 Other Items You’re Probably Storing Wrong
Storage plays a huge role in how long your groceries will last. If you find yourself constantly throwing away foods that have...
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379Large studies shows huge benefit of COVID-19 booster shots
In research likely to galvanize U.S. support for booster shots, scientists found that Israel’s aggressive campaign to shore up waning coronavirus immunity...
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329New COVID-19 antibody drug OK’d to protect most vulnerable
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Wednesday authorized a new COVID-19 antibody drug for people with serious health problems or allergies...
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559Pfizer vaccine may be less effective against omicron, early lab data indicate
The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine appears to be less effective against the heavily mutated omicron variant of the coronavirus, according to early data...
