When given within 5 days of the onset of symptoms, Pfizer’s antiviral therapy, Paxlovid, prevented nearly 90% of deaths from COVID, a new study finds.
Author: Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY
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Pfizer-BioNTech say low dose of its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for kids 5-11
Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for children ages 5 to 11 at one-third the dose used in adolescents and adults.
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FDA authorizes COVID-19 vaccine boosters for the immunocompromised
People with suppressed immune systems may not have gotten adequate protection from initial doses of COVID vaccine and may need a booster, FDA says.
Delta variant substantially more contagious than other variants, CDC presentation warns
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