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gloved hand prepping a covid-19 vaccine for injection

Quick guide: Most widely used COVID-19 vaccines and how they work

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Learn about the most widely used COVID-19 vaccines.

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Humbertium covidum, one of the new hammerhead flatworm species.

Alien hammerhead flatworm named after pandemic

By Patrick Pester published

Alien hammerhead flatworm named after pandemic is one of two newly described species found in countries outside their native range.

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A man receiving a vaccine.

Will we need more COVID-19 boosters to end the pandemic?

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira published

Will the pandemic ever end? And will we need more boosters to enter the endemic phase of transmission?

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illustration of three coronavirus particles

Omicron's not the last variant we'll see. Will the next one be bad?

By Nicoletta Lanese published

It's difficult to predict what combination of traits such a variant might have.

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A sign indicating a COVID-19 testing center.

1st case of omicron variant in US confirmed in California

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

U.S. officials confirmed the first U.S. case of omicron in California.

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surgical mask floating in ocean water

28,000 tons of COVID-19 waste now swirling around in our oceans

By Nicoletta Lanese published

The pandemic intensified "pressure on this already out-of-control problem."

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A child getting vaccinated.

Moderna says COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective in children

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

The company plans to submit their data to regulatory agencies soon.

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A sign in Medfield, MA commemorating the victims of the 1918 flu pandemic.

COVID-19 has now killed as many people in the U.S. as the 1918 Spanish flu

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

The 1918-1919 flu pandemic led to approximately 675,000 deaths in the U.S.

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A coronavirus illustration.

'The war has changed,' against new delta variant, internal CDC presentation says

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

The coronavirus delta variant may be as contagious as chickenpox and cause more severe illness than previous variants, CDC says.

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An image of two vials and a syringe in front of Johnson and Johnson's Janssen pharmaceutical companies sign.

FDA to announce new warning for J&J vaccine after cases of rare autoimmune disorder

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

Around 100 cases of Guillain-Barré have been reported in people who received the J&J vaccine.

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