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FDA experts among group opposing US booster shot plan

The average person doesn’t need a COVID-19 booster yet, an international group of scientists—including two top U.S. regulators—wrote Monday in a scientific journal. The experts reviewed studies of the vaccines’ performance and concluded the shots are working well despite the extra-contagious delta variant, especially against severe disease. “Even in populations with fairly high vaccination rates, […]

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Health experts warn of a rise in the vomiting bug norovirus

Norovirus outbreaks are THREE TIMES higher than usual as top experts warn winter vomiting bug is making a comeback this summer because of the easing of Covid restrictions Norovirus is a highly infectious virus that causes vomiting and diarrhoea Cases were nearly triple the five-year average of 53 in week ending July 5 Experts have describe […]

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Don’t skip second COVID-19 vaccine dose, warn experts

CDC: More than 4M vaccine doses administered in one day Fox News medical contributor and Johns Hopkins’ Dr. Marc Siegel joins ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss new vaccine milestone. If you have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, make sure you get the second, experts are stressing, even if you are concerned about the […]

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Can I gather with friends and family after getting the COVID-19 vaccine? Can I travel? Here are what health experts say.

The U.S. is inching closer to herd immunity almost two months into the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, with more than one million Americans getting vaccinated per day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But with a large portion of the population still waiting to get vaccinated and questions around asymptomatic spread, immunized Americans […]

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Experts call for Europe-wide COVID-19 targets

A group of more than 300 leading scientists across the globe are calling for European governments to work together in managing the pandemic and make a clear commitment to COVID-19 case number targets. The letter, co-authored by Dr. Deepti Gurdasani from Queen Mary University of London and coordinated by Viola Priesemann from the Max Planck […]

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Experts issue recommendations for equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccine

A group of vaccine experts led by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has published recommendations to ensure equitable distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available. The framework, published today in Heath Affairs, focuses on five principles the authors believe would strengthen the current immunization delivery system to ensure equitable access to everyone for […]

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Lie detection: Have the experts got it wrong?

A widely adopted police interview technique, used by both the FBI and British police, to spot if a suspect is lying, is not fit for use, a report out today concludes. In fact, there is evidence that the technique helps liars become even better liars. Researchers led by the University of Portsmouth carried out a […]