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Germany to end free COVID tests to boost jab take-up

Germany will end free coronavirus tests in October, regional leaders and the federal government agreed on Tuesday, in a push to incentivise more people to get vaccinated. COVID-19 tests or proof of vaccination or recovery will be required to access facilities including restaurants, cinemas and gyms, in areas where infection rates rise above a certain […]

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How to design appropriate methods for research involving children

Researchers who explore children’s lives need to carefully design the research to ensure the children can articulate their opinions and experiences in a meaningful way. Participatory child research actively engages children throughout the research process—as opposed to children serving only as the subject being studied—and it requires the right approach and methodology. One of the […]

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Heres What You Need To Know About Transitional Style

Design and style can be hard to grasp, especially because they’re constantly in flux. Style trends come and go like seasons, but some styles are also timeless. You can style a coffee table, you can follow Japandi design, and you can find design trends and ideas online, such as on TikTok. Designs can even be […]

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EU to get 40 mn more Moderna jabs in Q3: medicines agency

The EU’s medicines watchdog said on Friday that the bloc was likely to get 40 million more Moderna vaccine doses by October, after an output boost at two new US sites. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) in June gave the green light for the US sites in Massachusetts and New Hampshire to produce ingredients needed […]

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ACE inhibitors found to reduce immune response to bacterial infections

A team of researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, has found evidence that suggests giving patients ACE inhibitors reduces the ability of their immune system to fight off bacterial infections. In their paper published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, the group describes testing of multiple ACE inhibitors in mice and human cells. ACE inhibitors are […]

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Federal, state moves begin to mandate COVID vaccines for workers

(HealthDay)—In a sign that the United States has reached a “tipping point” in its campaign to vaccinate Americans, California and New York City announced vaccine or testing mandates for their employees on Monday while the Department of Veterans Affairs said its frontline health care workers must get immunized or face possible termination. The VA becomes […]

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CDC expected to backpedal on some masking guidelines

The nation’s top health agency is expected to backpedal Tuesday on its masking guidelines and recommend that even vaccinated people wear masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the coronavirus is surging, according to a federal official. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to release the data. […]

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65+ and lonely? Dont talk to your doctor about another prescription

Lonely, older adults are nearly twice as likely to use opioids to ease pain and two-and-a-half times more likely to use sedatives and anti-anxiety medications, putting themselves at risk for drug dependency, impaired attention, falls and other accidents, and further cognitive impairment, according to a study by researchers at UC San Francisco. The study found […]