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Pa. doctors see 25% increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations

Pharmacist Sima Manifar prepares a children’s dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic in Kansas in 2021. — AP Photo/Charles Krupa/File by...

Infectious diseases spike when kids return to school − here’s what you can do about it

Sick kids can spread diseases in their households and classrooms. kali9/E+ via Getty Images by Libby Richards, Purdue University Ready or not, back-to-school season is here,...

COVID-19 rapid tests still work against new variants – researchers keep ‘testing the tests,’ and they pass

Rapid tests are inexpensive, easy to use and give fast results, usually within 10 to 15 minutes. Violeta Stoimenova/E+ via Getty Images by Nathaniel Hafer, UMass...

The path to vaccine equity? Address 3 fears, study suggests.

As of August 2022, COVID-19 vaccination rates in Black and Hispanic people exceeded those of white Americans nationally, but only for the initial shots. FatCamera/E+...

Low vaccine booster rates are now a key factor in COVID-19 deaths – and racial disparities in booster rates persist

by Andrew Stokes, Boston University; Dielle Lundberg, Boston University; Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, University of Minnesota, and Rafeya Raquib, Boston University More than 450 people are dying...

At last, COVID-19 shots for little kids – 5 essential reads

Millions of U.S. children between the ages of 6 months and 4 years will soon be eligible for COVID-19 shots. FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images by Amanda...

How effective are vaccines against omicron?

Understanding how much protection a vaccine offers is not as simple as it sounds. Andriy Onufriyenko/Moment via Getty Images An epidemiologist answers 6 questions by Melissa Hawkins,...

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