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How COVID-19 hybrid immunity could be a potential pandemic game-changer
jonathanfilskov-photography/iStock (NEW YORK) — With the FDA gearing up to decide if all Americans need booster shots, some researchers are pointing to preliminary data suggesting that mixing different vaccines could offer an even stronger immune [Read More…]

Confused about boosters? Here are some answers
SolStock/iStock (NEW YORK) — On Friday, an advisory panel for the Food and Drug Administration will weigh in on a debate that has been broiling since the Biden administration announced last month that the country [Read More…]

Teachers struggle with anxiety, burnout as another pandemic school year begins
Anjelica Lat, 26, instructs her students in New York City. – (Anjelica Lat) (NEW YORK) — Sophie Oleniacz, an elementary school English teacher in California, took a leave of absence right before the COVID-19 pandemic [Read More…]

Teens turn to COVID-19 vaccine advocacy as most state laws prohibit minors from being vaccinated without consent
Courtesy Arin Parsa (NEW YORK) — There is a high school sophomore from Texas who wakes up at 6 a.m. on the weekends when she knows her parents are asleep, so she can secretly and [Read More…]

New Pfizer data makes case for booster shots 6 months after primary doses
Capuski/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday released new data from Pfizer’s submitted application to approve booster doses of its Covid-19 vaccine. In it, Pfizer demonstrates what it sees as proof that [Read More…]

Medical exemptions for COVID-19 shots cover very few conditions
scaliger/iStock (NEW YORK) — As companies continue to ramp up vaccine mandates to combat the contagious delta variant, some institutions are giving employees a chance to opt-out of getting the vaccine if they have a [Read More…]

Incarcerated women train service dogs to detect disabling conditions
FatCamera/iStock (NEW YORK) — Natalie Tapio has been living with a chronic seizure disorder, but with her service dog Dexter by her side, managing her condition has become a little easier. He will alert her when [Read More…]

How National Guard members are helping hospitals on the brink during delta surge
Maj. W. Chris Clyne/Oregon National Guard (NEW YORK) — When Lt. Nathan Brashear saw the call for National Guard service members to help as hospitals were reaching a crisis point during Kentucky’s delta surge, he [Read More…]

Murthy calls Biden’s new COVID-19 actions an ‘appropriate response’ to tackle pandemic
BlackJack3D/iStock (WASHINGTON) — U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy defended President Joe Biden’s new actions to combat COVID-19, calling it an “ambitious” and “thoughtful” plan to increase vaccinations as the country has faced more than 100,000 [Read More…]

Some nursing homes carry out successful staff vaccine mandates amid pushback over federal rules
Kiwis/iStock (NEW YORK) — The Biden administration in recent weeks has announced a series of mandates that require long-term care facilities to fully vaccinate staff against COVID-19, drawing mixed responses from providers, industry leaders and [Read More…]

Woman gives birth to twin sister’s baby she carried after sister battled cancer
ABCNews.com (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — When Cathey Stoner gave birth to a baby boy last month, it was a miracle years in the making. Stoner delivered the child after serving as a surrogate for her twin [Read More…]

Mississippi health officials plea for vaccination after ‘significant’ number of COVID-19 fatalities in pregnant women
ArtMarie/iStock (JACKSON, Miss.) — Mississippi health officials are urging expectant mothers to get vaccinated after a “significant” number of COVID-19 fatalities in pregnant women during the state’s delta surge. The state health department is investigating [Read More…]

When this jazz singer went into cardiac arrest, three doctors in the audience saved his life
THEPALMER/iStock (NEW YORK) — Henry Ray Fischbach, a jazz singer from New York City, was playing a show at a neighborhood restaurant in July when he collapsed mid-performance. “I was feeling fine until that last [Read More…]

Half of US workers favor employee shot mandate: AP-NORC poll
NEW YORK (AP) — Half of American workers are in favor of vaccine requirements at their workplaces, according to a new poll, at a time when such mandates gain traction following the federal government’s full approval of Pfizer’s [Read More…]

Mom urges masks in school after son experiences rare COVID-19 complication
Angie Abbott (FORT WORTH, Texas) — A Texas mom is urging parents to send their kids to school wearing masks after she says her 11-year-old son was diagnosed with multisystem inflammatory syndrome a month after [Read More…]

Addressing vaccine fears as Latinos fall behind in COVID-19 vaccinations
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the delta variant continues to ravage communities across the country, Hispanic populations in many states have been left behind in the race to get the country vaccinated, according [Read More…]

Wildfire smoke associated with increase in severe COVID-19 cases and death, new research suggests
Ty O’Neil/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Scientists are learning more about how widespread wildfires affect human health — and if there is a link between severe COVID-19 cases and regions that experience [Read More…]

CDC officially recommends additional vaccines for people with weakened immune systems
Eduardo Sanz/Europa Press via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officially recommended a third dose of an mRNA vaccine for immunocompromised Americans on Friday afternoon, allowing around 7 million Americans [Read More…]

Delta variant: Five things to know about the surging coronavirus strain
Pekic/iStock (NEW YORK) — With the CDC estimating that the delta variant accounts for more than 90% of new COVID cases in the U.S., scientists are still learning more about what makes this variant different [Read More…]

Front-line workers warn of significant increase in pediatric COVID patients
Drazen Zigic/iStock (NEW YORK) — As COVID-19 infections surge again in the U.S., health officials are warning of a concerning uptick in pediatric cases and hospitalizations across the country, just as many children head back [Read More…]