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The Latest Breaking News on COVID-19

What we know -- and don't know -- about who will be able to get COVID-19 shots

For many Americans, it's not clear how easy getting a COVID-19 vaccination this fall will be — or if they've lost the choice

The Independent UK

Doctors fear ‘devastating consequences’ for pregnant people after RFK Jr order on Covid-19 boosters

The US health secretary decided to remove booster shots from the recommended immunization schedule

The Guardian - US

What is the new quick-spreading Covid variant NB.1.8.1?

Cases of the new strain are currently on the rise in the US

Evening Standard

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British couple died after taking fake cocaine in Thailand, inquest told

Rebecca Turner, 36, from Bexhill-on-Sea in East Sussex, and her boyfriend Sam Melnick were found dead on the floor of her room by hotel staff

Evening Standard

RFK Jr drops Covid-19 boosters for kids and pregnant women from CDC list

The move ends the CDC’s booster recommendation for healthy children and pregnant women, bypassing norms

The Guardian - US

Amid measles outbreak, Texas is poised to make vaccine exemptions for kids easier

Texas has been the center of the nation's largest measles outbreak in decades

The Independent UK

RFK Jr drops Covid vaccines for pregnant women and healthy children from CDC list

It comes as a new Covid variant proliferates around the U.S.

The Independent UK

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New Covid variant spreading from Asia now surges across US — what is it and where is it spreading

The spread of NB.1.8.1 comes after the Trump administration announced a plan to limit access to Covid vaccines

The Independent UK

The hidden elitism of MAHA

RFK promised to make Americans healthier — instead, he's helping Trump take health care away

Salon

New documentary explores the Tylenol cyanide murders - and the reason tamper-proof seals are on everything

In 1982, seven people in Chicago died after taking Tylenol laced with lethal cyanide, causing fear and a change in consumer product safety. Two suspects emerged but there were no arrests or answers. Now, a new Netflix docuseries, out May 26, examines the decades-old mystery offering an exclusive interview with…

The Independent UK

Fears grow as new Covid strain emerges in US after cases surge in China

A new Covid variant, thought to have contributed to a wave of infections in China and parts of Asia, has been confirmed to be present in the US

Evening Standard

FDA advisers recommend Covid vaccine updates to target new strains

Committee says newest vaccines should be updated and formalizes rules that limit vaccine access for Americans

The Guardian - US

FDA panel debates COVID vaccine recipe as questions swirl about fall shots

Government vaccine advisers are meeting to decide if the recipe for COVID-19 vaccines needs updating for this fall and winter

The Independent UK

Moderna Wipes Out Its Recent Rally As It Faces Another Vaccine Setback

Moderna stock toppled Wednesday after the company withdrew its application for a combination Covid and flu vaccine.

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The Texas Tribune

In El Paso, measles is infecting more adults than children

Adults who are unsure whether they’re vaccinated can get additional shots, health experts say.

The Independent UK

World-first gonorrhoea vaccine offered on NHS to combat rise in super strain STI

Gay and bisexual men who are most at risk of catching the infection will be invited to get the jab

The Guardian - US

FDA says it will limit access to Covid-19 boosters for Americans under 65

Critics say shift will negatively affect people who are not high risk but want to be vaccinated against the disease

International Business Times

US Limits Covid Boosters To Over-65s Or Those At High Risk

The United States will limit Covid-19 boosters to people over 65 or those at risk of serious illness, while requiring vaccine makers to run fresh clinical trials before offering shots to younger and healthier individuals, officials said Tuesday.

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The Independent UK

Trump officials set new requirements for COVID vaccines in healthy adults and children

Federal health officials will no longer routinely approve annual COVID-19 shots for younger adults and children who are healthy

The Independent UK

WHO members adopt a 'pandemic agreement' born out of the disjointed global COVID response

The World Health Organization's member countries have approved an agreement to better prevent, prepare for and respond to future pandemics in the wake of the devastation wrought by the coronavirus

The Independent UK

An experimental painkiller could be the key to solving the opioid epidemic

The drug could offer powerful pain relief without the dangerous side effects of opioids

The Independent UK

RFK Jr. pledged not to upend US vaccine system, but big changes are underway

Health agencies working under Robert F

The Guardian - US

Dramatic dip in baby hospitalizations for RSV linked to vaccine and treatment

But older children, who had no access to the shots, had higher rates this winter compared with last

Evening Standard

Couple died after Covid ‘taken into house by carers’, daughter tells inquiry

Hazel Gray, from Northern Ireland, told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that the virus was spread by ‘people doing their jobs’, caring for the vulnerable.

The Independent UK

Moderna study shows immune response in older adults for a combo flu and COVID-19 shot

A combination shot for flu and COVID-19 using messenger RNA generated antibodies in a company-funded study

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