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Florida leads in COVID deaths for a third straight summer

Florida leads in COVID deaths for a third straight summer

2022-09-08 18:36:00 For the third summer in a row, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that Florida has seen the most COVID-19 deaths from May to August in the United States. What You Need To Know According to the CDC, Florida is leading the nation in summer COVID deaths for the third straight year From May through August, the CDC reports that roughly 6,000 people died…

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FDA authorizes updated COVID boosters by Pfizer, Moderna

FDA authorizes updated COVID boosters by Pfizer, Moderna

2022-08-31 07:41:00 The FDA on Wednesday authorized updated COVID-19 booster shots by Pfizer and Moderna. Both of the shots are bivalent, targeting the original 2019 strain of the virus as well as the BA.4 and BA.5 omicron subvariants, which today account for 99.8% of COVID-19 infections in the country. “The COVID-19 vaccines, including boosters, continue to save countless lives and prevent the…

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Pfizer requests EUA for booster targeting omicron variants

Pfizer requests EUA for booster targeting omicron variants

Pfizer and BioNTech on Monday submitted a request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to receive an emergency use authorization for an updated COVID-19 booster shot that targets the omicron BA.4/BA.5 variants. What You Need To Know Pfizer-BioNTech asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its combination COVID-19 vaccine that adds protection against the newest omicron relatives Earlier…

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