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Debate over FDA plans to tighten COVID-19 vaccine approval standards

The FDA's vaccine chief says the agency plans to tighten approval standards for COVID-19 vaccines, citing concerns about potential risks for children. In a leaked memo, Dr. Vinay Prasad says a review of records links 10 children's deaths...

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Researchers say long COVID remains widely underdiagnosed

At the Canadian Symposium on Long COVID in St. John’s, experts called for greater awareness and research funding, warning the condition continues to affect people of all ages across the country.

CBC News

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mRNA COVID-19 vaccines may help fight cancer

Preliminary research published in Nature suggests that COVID-19 vaccines, particularly Pfizer and Moderna, may offer unexpected benefits for cancer patients.

France 24

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CDC pulls broad support for COVID shots

The CDC is changing its guidelines for the COVID-19 vaccine and the combined MMRV vaccine to match new recommendations from its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

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Misleading claims about EU's approval of COVID vaccines persist online

The approval of COVID-19 vaccines may have been fast-tracked, but these medicines were still subject to rigorous checks carried out by regulatory authorities.

Euronews

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Parents trying to navigate mixed messages on vaccines

Parents are hearing mixed messages from federal and state officials when it comes to vaccines, and that's having a real impact inside doctors offices.

CBS America

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China gives COVID whistleblower more years in jail, group says

A Chinese journalist jailed for four years after documenting the early phases of the COVID-19 outbreak from the pandemic's epicenter was sentenced on Friday to four more years in prison, Reporters Without Borders said.

Reuters

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CDC: 'Up to people to decide' whether to get COVID-19 vaccine

The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted Friday to end its universal COVID-19 vaccine recommendation, instead advising shots be taken based on "individual-based decision making."

CBS America

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Vaccine conspiracy could be behind Atlanta shooting

A man who opened fire on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, firing into the complex from a pharmacy and killing a police officer, blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal...

CBS America

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U.S. ends COVID vaccine recommendations for pregnant women, children

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other top health officials announced changes to COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for pregnant women and healthy children.

CBS America

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President Joe Biden tests positive for COVID

U.S. President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 with mild symptoms Wednesday (July 17), shortly after conceding he would consider dropping his reelection bid if doctors diagnosed him with a serious medical condition. The 81-year-ol...

France 24

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Adam Schiff calls for new candidate as Joe Biden gets COVID

Prominent California Rep. Adam Schiff is the latest senior Democrat calling on Joe Biden to exit the U.S. presidential race. Schiff urged Biden, who is now sick with COVID-19, to ‘pass the torch,’ citing ‘‘serious concerns’ about his cha...

CBC News

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Why the next pandemic could be from Brazil

Scientists see Brazil as a likely cradle of a future pandemic. Rapid rainforest destruction has left 1.5 million square kilometers of land ripe for a bat-borne pathogen to infect humans.

Reuters

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How China's Zero COVID policy fell apart

"The policy worked really well for China until it didn't." Bloomberg's Rachel Chang and Allen Wan look back at how China's Covid Zero fell apart after 3 years

Bloomberg

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China opens borders for foreign travel

China has partially lifted a three-year ban on tour groups travelling abroad, but destinations are limited to 20 countries. Al Jazeera's Florence Looi has more on how some nations in Southeast Asia are preparing to welcome back busloads ...

Al Jazeera

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China-Hong Kong border reopens fully

Tens of thousands of travellers commuted between mainland China and Hong Kong on Monday (February 6), authorities said, marking the first time in three years that all border checkpoints were reopened fully without health crisis restricti...

Reuters

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COVID numbers in China record surprise fall

China is witnessing a decline in COVID cases despite fears the Lunar New Year would send numbers skyrocketing. Instead, they’ve reported that the number of severe cases and deaths have dropped, with the end in sight for the huge wave of ...

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Third anniversary of COVID-19 declaration

It has been three years since the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a public health emergency of international concern -- its highest level of alarm.

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Millions in Spain switch to private healthcare

More than a million Spaniards have switched to private healthcare since the Covid-19 pandemic with nearly 12 million people now with private health insurance.

Euronews

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WHO considers if COVID still an emergency

A World Health Organization committee is meeting on Friday to decide if the COVID-19 pandemic is still a global emergency. Several leading scientists say it may be too early for WHO to declare the end of the pandemic emergency phase. The...

Al Jazeera

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Canada reveals real cost of COVID misinformation

The spread of COVID-19 misinformation in Canada cost at least 2,800 lives and $300 million in hospital expenses over nine months of the pandemic, according to estimates in a new report.

CBC News

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WHO could end COVID-19 emergency declaration

The World Health Organization is preparing to decide whether to end its COVID-19 global emergency declaration later this week. But some doctors and researchers worry about what that could mean for the fight against a virus that still pos...

CBC News

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Explained: What China's reopening means for the world

After three years of zero-COVID, what does China’s reopening mean for the world? Journalist Jaime Santirso explains.

Al Jazeera

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FDA proposes yearly COVID-19 booster shots

U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot. The FDA on Monday proposed a simplified approach for future vaccination efforts, allowing most adults and children to get a once-a-year shot to prote...

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Wuhan eerily quiet three years on from outbreak

Three years after becoming what many regard as the ground zero of the pandemic, the Chinese city of Wuhan is returning to normal but caution remains as COVID cases rise

Euronews

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Visitors from mainland China flock to Hong Kong

People in Hong Kong are celebrating the Lunar New Year for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The territory is welcoming hundreds of thousands of visitors from mainland China, and some are reuniting with family ...

Al Jazeera

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Mass crowds as China opens for Lunar New Year

After three years of tough coronavirus restrictions, China is celebrating the Lunar New Year with tens of millions of people traveling to their hometowns. They’re also gathering in public spaces, enjoying festivities that were an annual ...

Al Jazeera

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Three years since COVID arrived in U.S

January 21 marks three years since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in the United States. About 1.1 million Americans have died from the illness so far. While the country has made advancements in fighting the virus, people are sti...

Al Jazeera

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Beijing caught underreporting COVID cases

With COVID-19 raging in China, and millions on the move for the Lunar New Year, the country's rural areas could be facing a health catastrophe. These areas often have aging populations and poor access to medical care.

CBC News

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Chinese censors crack down on 'gloomy sentiment'

China plans to target ‘gloomy sentiments’ across the festival period in a planned crackdown over the Lunar New Year period. Censors have appeared to struggle in controlling critical commentary on social media after the country reversed i...

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