Johnson & Johnson says additional dose boosts Covid vaccine efficacy
(By Matthew Herper for STAT) Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday that a large, global study showed its Covid-19 vaccine is
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Ask KHN-PolitiFact: Is My Cloth Mask Good Enough to Face the Delta Variant?
(By Amanda Michelle Gomez for Kaiser Health News) In recent months, some European airlines have banned the use of cloth
Read MoreFDA vaccine regulators argue against Covid-19 vaccine boosters in new international review
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) A group of international experts — including, notably, two outgoing Food and Drug Administration vaccine
Read MoreWhy At-Home Rapid Covid Tests Cost So Much, Even After Biden’s Push for Lower Prices
(By Hannah Norman for Kaiser Health News) Rapid at-home covid tests are flying off store shelves across the nation and
Read MoreOlder people more likely to experience severe breakthrough COVID-19, study finds
(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) The median age of fully vaccinated people who developed a severe breakthrough COVID-19 infection
Read MoreHow the Delta variant’s remarkable ability to replicate threw new twists into the Covid-19 pandemic
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) One of the key reasons the Delta variant has ignited new surges of Covid-19 infections
Read MoreUS hits milestone with 75% of adults getting at least one COVID-19 shot
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Seventy-five percent of U.S. adults have gotten at least one dose of a
Read MoreNew Studies Find Evidence Of ‘Superhuman’ Immunity To COVID-19 In Some Individuals
(By Michaeleen Doucleff for NPR) Some scientists have called it “superhuman immunity” or “bulletproof.” But immunologist Shane Crotty prefers “hybrid
Read MoreThe debate over Covid-19 vaccine boosters, what to call them, and whether they’re needed
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) U.S. health officials want you to get another shot of Covid-19 vaccine. But some experts
Read MoreWHO adds new strain ‘mu’ to its variants of concern list
(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) The World Health Organization classified a new COVID-19 strain as a variant of
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