But how much immunity COVID-19 survivors have depends on how long ago they were infected, how sick they were, and if the virus variant they had is different from mutants circulating now, epidemiologists say.
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Insurers balk at paying for biogen’s $56,000-a-year Alzheimer’s treatment
Health insurers and government programs will play an outsize role as gatekeepers for Aduhelm, which the Food and Drug Administration approved despite objections from its scientific advisers and contradictory clinical trial results.
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Biden administration acts to restore clean-water safeguards
The Biden administration is restoring federal protections for hundreds of thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways that were eliminated by the Trump administration.
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Duchess of Sussex gets goofy on Ellen DeGeneres’ talk show
It was the Meghan hour Thursday on the talk show of her friend, Ellen DeGeneres.
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Former London, Miami art dealer pleads guilty in fraud case
A former London and Miami art dealer has pleaded guilty to defrauding art buyers and others of over $86 million.
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Pressure on Fed’s Powell is rising as inflation worsens
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell surely expected to have some breathing room after taking the first step this month to dial back the Fed’s emergency aid for the economy
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Thanksgiving dinner will cost 14% more this year, annual survey finds
Overall food prices are up for the last year, and that means paying more for Thanksgiving dinner. In its 36th annual survey, the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) revealed Americans will pay 14 percent more for the Thanksgiving feast. Disruptions in the supply chain, inflation and food demand since the pandemic are driving up the […]
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Republican-dominated court chosen to consider Biden vaccine mandate
A ping-pong ball may have bounced in Republicans’ favor as the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals was selected at random to consider the fate of President Biden’s mandate that larger employers require workers to be vaccinated.
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Boosters for all adults in U.S. closer with panel meeting set
An influential U.S. advisory panel will discuss expanding eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to all adults Friday, a move that could make the shots available as early as this weekend
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Racial disparities in kids’ vaccinations are hard to track
The rollout of COVID-19 shots for elementary-age children has exposed another blind spot in the nation’s efforts to address pandemic inequalities.