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National
3,900 bottles of scented room spray recalled over rare bacterial infections
A scented room spray has caused a cluster of rare bacterial infections in the South and Midwest. 3,900 bottles of the room spray are being recalled, and users are being warned to bleach their sheets.
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National
CDC advisers vote to recommend Moderna and Johnson & Johnson boosters
An advisory panel to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has backed the rollout of boosters for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
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National
FDA authorizes Moderna and Johnson & Johnson boosters and 'mix and match' approach
The Food and Drug Administration has authorized booster shots for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines. It's also allowing "mixing and matching" of vaccines as boosters.
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Health
FDA panel recommends second Johnston & Johnson COVID shot for adults
An FDA advisory committee recommends people who received the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine be given a booster shot.
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National
FDA advisers recommend Moderna booster shot for at-risk adults
The Food and Drug Administration's vaccine advisory committee met Thursday to consider whether a Moderna booster shot is safe and helpful in the country's fight against COVID-19.
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Politics
The White House will spend an additional $1 billion on rapid at-home COVID tests
The investment is a response to an ongoing national shortage and follows a $2 billion investment in September to supply rapid tests to community health centers, food banks and schools.
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National
How Ivermectin Became The New Focus Of The Anti-Vaccine Movement
Scientists are still studying whether the deworming medicine could have any effect on COVID-19. But the frenzy over the drug has far more to do with politics than science. Here's how that happened.
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Health
U.S. Health Officials Urge People Not To Use Deworming Medicine Ivermectin For COVID
Ivermectin is used to fight worms and other parasites in animals and humans. But people are taking it to treat COVID-19, despite warnings from experts and poisonings tied to the drug.
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Health
CDC Joins FDA In Recommending Additional COVID-19 Vaccine Dose For Certain People
The CDC is officially recommending an additional dose of vaccine for people with weakened immune systems who have already received two doses of either the Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
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Health
As School Starts Again, Here's How To Keep Kids Safe From COVID
Millions of American kids are headed back to school, this time as a fourth wave of the pandemic builds. We hear what parents should know about keeping them healthy.