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Here Are 8 Things the End of the US Public Health Emergency Could Change
Here’s a look at what will stay and what will go once the emergency order is lifted.
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Appeals Court Refuses to Reinstate Vaccine Mandate in 3 States
An appeals court has affirmed a ban in three states on enforcing a federal vaccine mandate for workers who contract with the federal government.
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Damar Hamlin's Collapse Spurs New Wave of Vaccine Misinformation Online
Even before he was carried off the field, posts amassing millions of views began circulating online claiming without evidence that complications from COVID-19 vaccines caused his health emergency.
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Doctors Urge Masks in Crowds, Vaccination as New COVID Variant Spreads
Concern is growing amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases. According to the CDC, the XBB subvariant accounts for more than half of all cases in New England. It is emerging while a lot of families are off enjoying holiday vacation, so many of them have started taking precautions. The Boston Children’s Museum is experiencing one of the busiest weeks...
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Parents Taking Precautions for COVID as Holiday Break Nears End
Doctors are urging vaccination and masking with COVID-19 continuing to spread.
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Congress Ends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for US Troops
U.S. military forces around the world will no longer be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
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What Are ‘Never-Coviders'?
Not to be confused with people who have not yet caught COVID-19, researchers believe the section of the population that are naturally immune to the virus (never-coviders) won’t ever get sick.
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White House's Covid Coordinator Urges People to Get Vaccinated Ahead of Holidays
White House’s Covid-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said families will be safer at upcoming holiday gatherings if they get their updated vaccines.
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As Holidays Near, Cambridge Clinic Offers COVID Vaccine, $75 Gift Cards
People receiving initial or booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine Thursday at a clinic in Cambridge, Massachusetts, also got some money ahead of the holidays. There was a long line at CambridgeSide Thursday night as people waited for the vaccine and the $75 that came with it. “I wanted a COVID booster, and I also wanted a $75 gift card,”…
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Cambridge Vaccine Clinic Offering $75 Debit Cards
People who got boosters or initial doses of the COVID-19 vaccine Thursday in Cambridge also received some money ahead of the holidays.
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Massachusetts Offers Jobs Back to Some Workers Who Left Over Vaccine Mandate
The vast majority of the more than 41,000 executive branch workers subject to that mandate complied. About 1,000 had left their jobs by the end of the year via resignation or termination, according to data the administration published in December.
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Mass. Offers Jobs Back for Some State Workers Who Left Over Vaccine Mandate
The Baker administration has offered jobs back to “a small number” of former state employees who had been among a narrow minority of executive branch workers out of compliance with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, officials said Tuesday. A spokesperson for Gov. Charlie Baker confirmed the administration “has recently been able to accommodate a small number of positions who previously were…
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Biden Gets Updated COVID-19 Booster Shot, Promotes Vaccine
President Joe Biden rolled up his sleeve and got his updated COVID-19 booster shot Tuesday, as he urged millions of people who have yet to be boosted to do so by Halloween, if possible, so they can gather safely with family and friends this holiday season. “Get vaccinated,” he said, noting that it’s free. “Not enough people are getting...
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CDC Advisory Panel Votes in Favor of COVID Vaccine Recommendation
An advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted Thursday in favor of adding the COVID vaccine to the recommended immunization schedule.
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FDA Authorizes Novavax's Covid Shots as Mix-And-Match Booster to Pfizer Or Moderna
Novavax’s Covid shots rely on protein technology used in other vaccines for decades, rather than the messenger RNA used in the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
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Harvard Announces New COVID Booster Requirement
Students attending classes at Harvard University early next year will be required to receive the new bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster. All students who will be on campus from January onward and who do not have religious or medical exemptions must have received the new booster, which targets the omicron variant and its subvariants. The announcement was made Monday by Dr….
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Covid Vaccination Linked to Slight Increase in Menstrual Cycle, NIH Study Confirms
A change in menstrual cycle length of eight days or less is considered within the normal range of variation, according to NIH.
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‘Should I Get My Omicron Booster and Flu Shot at the Same Time?' and Other Questions About Fall Vaccines, Answered
Wondering if you should get your omicron-specific booster and flu shot at the same time? Experts weigh in.
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Back-to-School COVID Vaccine Clinic Held in Boston
Families lined up to get their COVID-19 vaccines at White Stadium in Boston on Saturday as children begin school for the year. Teachers and children ages 6 months and older who received the vaccine also walked away with a $75 gift card. The event, part of the Boston Public Health Commission and CIC Health’s B Healthy back to school campaign,…
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How to Get An Omicron Booster in All Six New England States
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now recommending omicron-specific COVID-19 booster shots for people 12 and older. Here’s how to get yours in all the New England states. The new booster from Pfizer-BioNtech and Moderna are bivalent vaccines, which means they target two strains — in this case the original SARS-CoV-2 and the omicron BA.5 subvariant, which is…