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COVID-19 infections are exceedingly rare after full vaccination: CDC
Narvikk/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The United States reached a major milestone this week, with the White House reporting that over half of all adults in the U.S. are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Th...
May 25, 2021
Half of US adults now fully vaccinated against COVID-19: CDC
Wavebreakmedia/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. passed another major milestone Tuesday in its race to vaccinate the population against COVID-19. Half of U.S. adults -- more than 129 million people -- ar...
May 25, 2021
CDC releases data on rare 'breakthrough' COVID-19 infections among fully vaccinated Americans
bluecinema/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday announced that they have identified just over 10,000 so-called "breakthrough infections" of COVID-19 amo...
May 25, 2021
Moderna says COVID-19 vaccine 100% effective in kids ages 12 to 17
Chaz Bharj/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine is 100% effective in children ages 12 to 17, the company said Tuesday, in announcing results of their latest clinical trials. In addition to i...
May 25, 2021
Mental health in a pandemic
Elena Merkulova/iStock(NEW YORK) -- May is Mental Health Awareness Month, established in the United States in 1949 by the Mental Health America organization, previously known as the National Associati...
May 24, 2021
COVID-19 vaccines hold up against India variant, study finds
iStock/narvikk(NEW YORK) -- Two coronavirus vaccines have shown to be effective against the variant first identified in India, according to a recent study. British government researchers studied the e...
May 24, 2021
Prince Harry reveals he uses EMDR to cope with anxiety. What to know about the therapy technique
Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Prince Harry, who lost his mom, Princess Diana, at age 12, is opening up about a technique that he says has helped treat his trauma. In t...
May 24, 2021
Brooke Shields says she wasn't sure she would walk again after exercise injury
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- After a devastating gym accident that left her unsure if she'd walk again, Brooke Shields is speaking out for the first time about her road to recovery. "I'm having to work very ...
May 24, 2021
How greenlighting Pfizer's new vaccine storage requirements could dramatically improve access
Robin Utrecht/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- With little fanfare, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave Pfizer permission this week to store its COVID-19 vaccine in a typ...
May 22, 2021
Cost of care, distance to clinics drives demand for self-managed abortion: Study
iStock/Chinnapong(NEW YORK) -- The cost of care at clinics is a major factor driving patients to seek self-managed abortion through telemedicine, a new study published Friday found. Aid Access, a nonp...
May 21, 2021
