The EU drug regulator said it was considering an application from J&J to recommend booster doses of the J&J vaccine for adults 18 and over, at least two months after they were first immunized.
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How COVID shots for kids help prevent dangerous new variants
Each infection gives the virus another opportunity to mutate. Protecting a new, large chunk of the population anywhere in the world limits those opportunities.
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Florida clears Groveland Four of 1949 rape of white woman
Florida has formally cleared four Black men who were falsely accused of raping a white woman more than seven decades ago
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A late afternoon slump leaves major U.S. indexes mostly lower
A late drop robbed the S&P 500 of another record high on Wall Street Monday and left major indexes mostly lower after being up for much of the day.
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Wastewater rules, not climate change, closing coal-fired power plants
The expense of stricter pollution controls on wastewater leave many coal-fired plants unable to compete with renewable and natural gas-fired plants.
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In Kenosha and beyond, guns become more common on US streets
Across much of the United States, it has become increasingly acceptable for Americans to walk the streets with firearms.
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Expect to pay more for Christmas trees, experts say
Experts said tree buyers should expect to pay between 10 percent and 30 percent more for both live trees and artificial trees this year.
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U.S. Rhodes scholars for 2022 include record number of women
Of the 32 students chosen to study at the University of Oxford in England, 22 are women, the office of the American secretary of the trust said in a statement.
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‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ captures $44 million in theaters
The latest attempt to revive “Ghostbusters” has drawn a sizable audience to movie theaters while the awards darling “King Richard” is struggling
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Cap on drug price hikes for privately insured sparks battle
Workers and families with private health insurance would reap savings on prescription drugs from a little-noticed provision in President Biden’s social agenda bill.