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FDA expert panel recommends all J&J vaccine recipients get a booster
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Pfizer formally asked the FDA to authorize its COVID vaccine for kids 5 to 11
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Nobel Prize awarded to researchers who parsed how we feel temperature and touch
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The CDC recommends booster shots for healthcare workers and other at-risk groups
CDC panel gives a thumbs-up to Pfizer boosters, but not for everyone
What we know so far about J&J booster shots
COVID-19 has now killed 1 in 500 Americans
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Biden’s new COVID vaccine mandates, explained
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