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F.D.A. Panel Unanimously Recommends Johnson & Johnson Booster Shots

WASHINGTON — A key federal advisory committee voted unanimously Friday to recommend Johnson & Johnson booster shots, most likely clearing…

‘Lurching Between Crisis and Complacency’: Was This Our Last Covid Surge?

After a brutal summer surge, driven by the highly contagious Delta variant, the coronavirus is again in retreat. The United…

Data from Federal Scientists Raise Questions About J.&J. Booster Shots

People who received a Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine may be better off with a booster shot from Moderna or…

F.D.A. Issues Voluntary Guidelines in Effort to Reduce Sodium Consumption

The Food and Drug Administration, citing an epidemic of diet-related illnesses, released new guidelines on Wednesday aimed at reducing the…

F.D.A. Authorizes E-Cigarettes to Stay on U.S. Market for the First Time

The Food and Drug Administration for the first time on Tuesday authorized an electronic cigarette to be sold in the…

Aspirin Use to Prevent 1st Heart Attack or Stroke Should Be Curtailed, U.S. Panel Says

Doctors should no longer routinely begin prescribing a daily regimen of low-dose aspirin to most people at high risk of…

CureVac has withdrawn its Covid vaccine application to European regulators.

The German company CureVac announced on Tuesday that it was withdrawing its mRNA vaccine for Covid-19 from the approval process…

What the Future May Hold for the Coronavirus and Us

On Jan. 9, 2020, about a week after the world first learned of a mysterious cluster of pneumonia cases in…

Past Pandemics Remind Us Covid Will Be an Era, Not a Crisis That Fades

The skeletons move across a barren landscape toward the few helpless and terrified people still living. The scene, imagined in…

If You’ve Had Covid, Do You Need the Vaccine?

When Jonathan Isaac, a prominent basketball player for the Orlando Magic, explained why he chose not to be vaccinated against…

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