The company said two doses of the vaccine administered 28 days triggered levels of antibodies equivalent to what has protected older children and adults.
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Can we trust rapid COVID tests against BA.2? This is what the experts say
COVID-19 cases have been slowly ticking up in the U.S., with the omicron BA.2 subvariant now the dominant strain in the country.
Most Americans have been infected with the COVID-19 virus, the CDC reports
So many people caught omicron over the winter that almost 60% of everyone in the U.S. now have antibodies to the virus in their blood.
Biden will make Paxlovid, a highly effective COVID drug, available to more pharmacies
The antiviral pill is available to patients older than 12 who have tested positive for COVID and are at risk for developing a severe case of the disease.
Their mom died of COVID. They say conspiracy theories are what really killed her
As America approaches a million deaths from COVID-19, many thousands of families have been left wondering whether available treatments and vaccines could have saved their loved ones.
These airlines are letting passengers banned for mask violations back on planes
Travelers who were once banned by major U.S. airlines for violating the federal mask mandate may soon be allowed to fly again.
Students with disabilities have a right to qualified teachers — but there’s a shortage
In 2019, 44 states reported special education teacher shortages to the federal government. This school year, that number jumped to 48.
The judge who tossed mask mandate misunderstood public health law, legal experts say
When U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle tossed out the federal government’s transportation mask mandate on Monday, she relied in part on her interpretation of the term “sanitation.”
Coronavirus FAQ: I’m a one-way masker. With mask mandates going away, is that helpful?
Poorly ventilated indoor spaces, especially where people are talking loudly, singing or exercising, carry the highest risk.
Green infrastructure helps cities with climate change. So why isn’t there more of it?
Federal agencies are beginning to hand out billions of dollars in infrastructure spending, the largest investment ever made in the country’s water system. Much of it will go to improving pipes, drains and stormwater systems.