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US adds another option for fall COVID vaccination with updated Novavax shots
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized another option for fall COVID-19 vaccination, updated shots made by Novavax.Updated vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna began rolling out last month, intended for adults and children as young as age 6...
Britain’s COVID-19 response inquiry enters second phase with political decisions in the spotlight
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Britain’s inquiry into the response to the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the nation entered its second phase Tuesday, with political decision-making around major developments, such as the timing of lockdowns, set to take center...
Nobel in medicine goes to 2 scientists whose work enabled creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the development of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.The award was given to Katalin Karikó, a professor at Sagan’s University in Hungary and an adjunct...
Former New Zealand prime minister and pandemic prep leader says we’re unprepared for the next one
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando If another pandemic happens, the world will again be unprepared.That’s the bleak assessment of former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark, who co-chaired the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, after the U.N....
Biden has gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and the annual flu shot, the White House says
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando President Joe Biden has gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and annual flu shot, the White House said Saturday.The White House physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, said in a memo that Biden received both shots on Friday. O'Connor said Biden,...
Biden administration announces $600M to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order them
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to again order up to four free tests per household — aiming to...
Opponents of COVID restrictions took over a Michigan county. They want deep cuts to health funding
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando The fastest growing county in Michigan has seen its local government transformed in the wake of backlash to pandemic restrictions, and the new commissioners — claiming COVID is over — are threatening to cut millions of dollars from the...
Republicans raise the specter of widespread COVID-19 mandates, despite no sign of their return
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando As Americans fend off a late summer COVID-19 spike and prepare for a fresh vaccine rollout, Republicans are raising familiar fears that government-issued lockdowns and mask mandates are next.It's been a favorite topic among some of the...
CDC panel recommends updated COVID vaccines. Shots could be ready this week
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Americans may soon be able to get an updated COVID-19 vaccine.Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday endorsed the new shots for everyone 6 months of age and older. The agency's director is expected to sign...
Child poverty in the US jumped and income declined in 2022 as coronavirus pandemic benefits ended
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Child poverty in the United States more than doubled and median household income declined last year when coronavirus pandemic-era government benefits expired and inflation kept rising, according to figures released Tuesday by the U.S....
US approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando The U.S. approved updated COVID-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the latest coronavirus strains and blunt any surge this fall and winter.The Food and Drug Administration decision opens the newest shots from Moderna...
Updated COVID shots are coming. They’re part of a trio of vaccines to block fall viruses
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Updated COVID-19 vaccines are coming soon, just in time to pair them with flu shots. And this fall, the first vaccines for another scary virus called RSV are rolling out to older adults and pregnant women.Doctors hope enough people get...