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COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Effectiveness Quickly Wanes

The effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses dropped well under 50 percent after four months against subvariants of the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Quest Diagnostics Prepping for 30,000 Monkeypox Tests Per Week—Currently Only 929 Infections Nationwide

"Company to be able to perform approximately 30,000 tests a week by the end of July, supplementing public health response," according to a press release.

In Highly Vaccinated U.S., More Than a Third of Counties Are In COVID ‘Red’ Zone: C.D.C.

More than 79% of the United States population is vaccinated, raising questions about the COVID vaccine's efficacy. QUICK FACTS: More than a third of U.S. counties...

Emails Confirm Why CDC Changed Definitions of Vaccine, Vaccinated

Newly obtained emails confirm that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) changed its definition for both “vaccine” and “vaccinated” because people were pointing out that definitions didn’t seem to apply to the COVID-19 vaccines.

Louisiana Identifies State’s First Known Case of Monkeypox

Louisiana’s first detected cases of monkeypox have been found in a state resident and a visitor from out of state, the Louisiana Department of...

COVID Boosters Less Than 20% Effective

New study from Italian researchers find that COVID booster vaccines are less than 20 percent effective in combating the virus

More Than 1.3 Million Adverse Events Following COVID Vaccines Reported to VAERS, CDC Data Show

VAERS data released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show 1,329,135 reports of adverse events from all age groups following COVID-19 vaccines, including 29,273 deaths and 241,910 serious injuries between Dec. 14, 2020, and July 1, 2022.

U.S. Orders 2.5 Million More Monkeypox Vaccine Doses, as CDC Looks to Expand Vaccine for Kids

The Biden administration today said it ordered 2.5 million more doses of Bavarian Nordic’s Jynneos monkeypox vaccine, while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it was seeking to expand the vaccine for children, despite no known cases yet in children in the U.S.

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