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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention softened its guidelines for U.S. doctors prescribing oxycodone and other opioid painkillers.
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Health advisers endorse updated COVID shots for fall boosters
U.S. health advisers endorsed new COVID-19 boosters that target today’s most common omicron strains.
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Read More »White House urges caution on COVID variants, pushes boosters
The Biden administration is calling on people to exercise renewed caution about COVID-19, emphasizing the importance of booster shots and wearing masks indoors.
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Read More »CDC urges Pfizer booster for children ages 5 to 11
Kids ages 5 to 11 should get a booster dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, advisers to the U.S. government said Thursday.
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Read More »Justice Department to appeal order voiding travel mask mandate
The Justice Department is filing an appeal seeking to overturn a judge’s order that voided the federal mask mandate on planes and trains and in travel hubs, officials said.
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Read More »Feds will appeal mask ruling only if mandate still needed
The Justice Department will not appeal the ruling that ended the federal mask mandate on public transit unless the CDC believes it is still necessary.
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Read More »Cheers and fears as US ends mask mandates for travel
The decision was met with cheers on some airplanes but also concern about whether it's really time to end one of the most visible vestiges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Read More »CDC: Many healthy Americans can take a break from masks
The CDC outlined the new set of masking measures for communities where COVID-19 is easing its grip.
Read More »CDC proposes softer guidance on opioid prescriptions
The CDC proposed changing — and in some instances, softening — guidelines for U.S. doctors prescribing oxycodone and other opioid painkillers.
Read More »CDC warns against cruises, regardless of vaccination status
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned people not to go on cruises, regardless of their vaccination status.
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