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Stick It For A Ticket: Free Baseball Game Entry For Those Who Get Vaccine At Stadium

4:44pm May 26, 2021

by Chuck Quirmbach

Wednesday and Thursday, the Milwaukee Brewers are offering a COVID-19 vaccine shot outside the stadium, followed by a ticket to that days' game. Those who are anti-vaccine are upset by the promotion.

New guidance would ease restrictions on researching embryos in the lab.

Controversial New Guidelines Would Allow Experiments On More Mature Human Embryos

4:44pm May 26, 2021

by Rob Stein

An influential scientific society has recommended scrapping a long-standing taboo on studying human embryos in lab dishes beyond 14 days and greenlighted a long list of other sensitive research.

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Last year, in her first year of medical school at Harvard, Pooja Chandrashekar recruited 175 multilingual health profession students from around the U.S. to create simple and accurate fact sheets about COVID-19 in 40 languages.

How Medical Jargon Can Make COVID Health Disparities Even Worse

1:43pm May 24, 2021

by Fran Kritz

There's a lot of room for dangerous misunderstanding when doctors and public health officials talk to diverse groups about COVID-19. Health literacy projects aim to dispel confusion in all languages.

Jennifer Minhas had been a nurse for years when she contracted COVID-19 in 2020. Since then, lingering symptoms — what's known as long-haul COVID-19 — made it impossible for her to work. For months, she and her doctors struggled to understand what was

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After Months Of A Racing Heart And Burning Feet, A COVID Long-Hauler Gets A Diagnosis

7:01am May 22, 2021

by Allison Aubrey

Jennifer Minhas is among those who suffer lingering problems after COVID-19. A diagnosis of POTS, a little-known circulation disorder that mostly affects women, offers a way forward.

An older person receives their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Thika, Kenya. The vaccine's manufacturer, Serum Institute of India, announced this week that it will freeze all exports of the vaccine through the end of this year — leaving 20 mill

20 Million Africans Are Due For Their 2nd COVID Shot. But There's No Supply In Sight

5:24pm May 21, 2021

by Nurith Aizenman

African nations had been counting on Serum Institute of India for nearly all their COVID vaccines. Now the company says it won't be sending any more for months. And African officials are scrambling.

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President Barack Obama bumped fists with Nathan Copeland during a tour of innovation projects at the White House Frontiers Conference at the University of Pittsburgh in 2016.

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Scientists Bring The Sense Of Touch To A Robotic Arm

6:44pm May 20, 2021

by Jon Hamilton

A man who is paralyzed can quickly perform tasks like pouring a glass of water, thanks to a mind-controlled robotic arm that conveys a sense of touch.

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The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine can now be stored at regular refrigerator temperatures for up to a month.

Pfizer Vaccine Can Stay Longer At Lower Temperatures Before Being Discarded

10:00pm May 19, 2021

by Jane Greenhalgh

The FDA has authorized storing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at refrigerator temperatures for up to a month. Previously the vaccine could only be kept in a regular fridge for up to 5 days.

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World's Biggest Vaccine Producer Says It Won't Export Doses Until End Of 2021

4:45pm May 19, 2021

by Lauren Frayer

The world's biggest vaccine producer, the Serum Institute in India, says it won't export any more COVID-19 vaccines until the end of the year — leaving dozens of countries without supplies.

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Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, listens as Robert Kramer, president and chief executive officer of Emergent BioSolutions, testifies during a Wednesday hearing of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis.

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Lawmakers Grill Vaccine Factory Executives About Manufacturing Mistakes

4:16pm May 19, 2021

by Sydney Lupkin

House subcommittee members questioned why Emergent BioSoultions awarded bonuses to executives despite quality problems than hindered production of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine.

People line up for COVID-19 vaccinations last month in Hagerstown, Md. Each person vaccinated helps end the pandemic, epidemiologists say, and helps lower the rate of hospitalization and death from COVID-19.

It's Time For America's Fixation On Herd Immunity To End, Scientists Say

9:20am May 18, 2021

by Geoff Brumfiel

Researchers say the herd immunity threshold isn't the right finish line to end the pandemic. Instead, the public should just focus on getting as many people vaccinated as possible.