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FDA advisers say the US needs updated COVID-19 boosters to fight omicron

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The US should pursue a COVID-19 booster strategy that focuses on developing new shots that better protect against omicron and its subvariants, according to a recommendation from a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee. The group of independent medical experts voted 19-2 on Tuesday that the COVID-19 boosters should include omicron and its subvariants. They…

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Dow, S&P 500 book worst day in 3 weeks, Nasdaq tumbles 2.8% ahead of key inflation number

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US stocks tumbled late Thursday to close sharply lower, with the Nasdaq skidding 2.8%, as jittery investors looked ahead to a reading on May inflation due Friday morning. What happened The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -1.94% tumbled 638.11 points or 1.9%, to close at 32,272.79 The S&P 500 SPX, -2.38% skidded 97.95 points, or…

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In boost for parents, Biden administration says COVID vaccine for kids under 5 could start June 21, and Prince Andrew misses Jubilee event after testing positive

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Children under 5 years old could begin to receive vaccinations against COVID-19 as early as June 21, a Biden administration official said Thursday, in a boost for anxious parents for their very young children to be added to the program. Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House’s COVID response coordinator, told reporters at a briefing: “We…

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