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- Nearly 1-in-5 Texans whoâve had COVID have 'long COVID'"[Long COVID is] defined as symptoms lasting three or more months after first contracting the virus, and that they didnât have prior to their COVID-19 infection," the CDC wrote in an analysis of...By Chandler France
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- Safety-net hospitals and clinics are seeing sharply higher costs for salaries and other basic operating expenses, and they fear they wonât be prepared if thereâs another surge and no backstop. By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
- Moderna on Thursday asked U.S. regulators to authorize low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children younger than 6, a long-awaited move toward potentially opening shots for millions of tots by summer. Moderna submitted data to the Food and Drug... By LAURAN NEERGAARD
Hospitals and other health care providers in Texas, which has the lowest rate of insurance coverage in the nation, have gotten some $1.8 billion in federal help for uninsured COVID-19 patients. By KAREN BROOKS HARPER Disease trackers are monitoring the spread of new, highly transmissible versions of the omicron variant in New York state and Europe, the latest evidence of the coronavirus's ability to overhaul its genetic profile and pose a fresh threat. By Katie Shepherd and Salvador Rizzo Anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin, which has surged in popularity as an alternative treatment for COVID-19 despite a lack of strong research to back it up, showed no sign of alleviating the disease, according to results of a large clinical trial... By Carl Zimmer
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Experts are also keeping their eyes on yet another mutant. By LAURA UNGAR- The nationâs 18 million children under 5 are the only age group not yet eligible for vaccination. By LAURAN NEERGAARD
The change follows new indoor mask-wearing guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. By Ariana Garcia The action coincides with the CDC relaxing its indoor masking requirements Friday. By Ariana Garcia- The drug is for adults and adolescent patients with mild-to-moderate cases. By MATTHEW PERRONE and RICARDO ALSONSO-ZALDIVAR
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Corbevax, a low-cost coronavirus vaccine created in Houston, could be a better weapon against COVID-19 by reaching the unvaccinated in poorer countries. By KAREN BROOKS HARPER More than a third of COVID-19 survivors by some estimates will develop lingering problems. By LAURA UNGAR and LINDSEY TANNER For 13-year-old Reagan Springer, the last nine months have not been easy. By Hearst Television The split-screen reality of American life amid a pandemic has never been as stark as at this moment, in the 23rd month of a crisis that people had expected would long be over. While some argue that time has come to resume parts of American life,... By Ariana Eunjung Cha- France is tightening its vaccination rules in a way that could put Novak Djokovic at risk of missing the French Open.
Kayla and Nathan Dahl were fast asleep when their toddler approached their bed one recent morning to utter two of the few words he knows so far - words that would save his family from danger. "Mama, hot," Brandon, who turns 2 on Sunday, said while... By Andrea Salcedo- BA.2, is widely considered stealthier than the original version of omicron. By LAURA UNGAR
Last week, the Biden administration launched covidtests.gov, where people can order rapid at-home antigen tests free of charge. By Allyson Waller- The new U.S. study will include up to 1,420 volunteers ages 18 to 55. By LAURAN NEERGAARD
BA. 2 has been detected in India, Denmark and Britain, among other countries. By Lenny Bernstein
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- Research shows that people of color are at a higher risk of severe illness. By TODD RICHMOND
The family feels Quiner didnât receive adequate care at Mercy Hospital.- Several food banks have reported a similar dynamic: minimal volunteers for most of 2021. By ASHRAF KHALIL
On Wednesday, the administration announced that it would make 400 million nonsurgical N95 masks available free of charge at community health centers and retail pharmacies across the United States. The White House said that to âensure broad access... By Sheryl Gay Stolberg Only 40% of Texasâ rural hospitals offer labor and delivery services, forcing some patients to drive hundreds of miles to give birth. With nurses in short supply, more hospitals are considering cutting those services entirely. By ELEANOR KLIBANOFF