A survey finds more U.S. parents say they’re willing to vaccinate their children.

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A study finds no signs of trouble in getting flu and Covid shots at the same time.

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Youth Vaping Declined Sharply for Second Year, New Data Show

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People with disabilities have a tougher time getting Covid vaccines, the C.D.C. reports.

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How Accurate Are At-Home Covid Tests?

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The C.D.C. escalates its pleas for any pregnant or breastfeeding Americans to get vaccinated against Covid.

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Faced with vaccine mandates, most health workers are getting immunized.

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Pfizer and BioNTech Submit Data Backing Vaccine for Children 5 to 11

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Side effects from a third vaccine dose are similar to those from the second, a C.D.C. report finds.

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For Transgender Youth, Stigma Is Just One Barrier to Health Care

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Fear of Delta, not rewards or mandates, is motivating Americans to get shots, a survey found.

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Cancer Without Chemotherapy: ‘A Totally Different World’

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‘I Need an Army’: Across America, Schools Cram for Their Covid Tests

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‘I Need an Army’: Across America, Schools Cram for Their Covid Tests

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U.S. schools with mask requirements saw fewer outbreaks, the C.D.C. found.

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Covid Vaccine Pioneers and Others Win 2021 Lasker Awards in Medicine

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The C.D.C. chief overruled her own agency’s panel and recommended Pfizer boosters for workers at risk.

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Federal Panel Recommends Booster Shots, Opening New Campaign Against the Virus

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A ‘Race-Free’ Approach to Diagnosing Kidney Disease

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The F.D.A. has made its move. Next question: Exactly who should get boosters?

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The F.D.A. has made its move. Next question: Exactly who should get boosters?

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Some activists say that Biden’s new plan for donating vaccines is not enough.

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The Latest on Kids and Covid Vaccines

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Moderna vs. Pfizer: Both Knockouts, but One Seems to Have the Edge

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A C.D.C. panel will meet to decide who should get Pfizer boosters.

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‘I Just Cry All the Time’: Non-Covid Patients Despair Over Delayed Care

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John Nkengasong, of the Africa C.D.C., Will Lead PEPFAR

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Yes, a mask will help protect you even if no one else is wearing one.

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An extra J. & J. shot substantially boosts protection against Covid, the company reports.

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An extra J. & J. shot substantially boosts protection against Covid, the company reports.

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Specialty Pharmacies Cater to the Blind and Those with Impaired Vision

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Pfizer says its vaccine is safe and highly effective in 5- to 11-year-olds.

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Covid Vaccine Prompts Strong Immune Response in Younger Children, Pfizer Says

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A New Covid Testing Model Aims to Spare Students From Quarantine

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They Shunned Covid Vaccines but Embraced Antibody Treatment

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The Pain Wouldn’t Stop — Because Her Medication Had Been Stolen

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F.D.A. advisers must grapple with confounding research on booster shots.

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F.D.A. advisers must grapple with confounding research on booster shots.

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Aides at U.S. nursing homes were least likely to be vaccinated, a study shows.

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Study of Booster Shot Benefits Fans Debate Over Extra Doses

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Pioneering Gene Therapy Freed Her of Sickle Cell. Is a Cure at Hand?

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I’m Haunted by Sisters With Sickle Cell: Two Thrived. Two Suffered.

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In Review, Top F.D.A. Scientists Question Imminent Need for Booster Shots

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In a new review, some F.D.A. scientists and others say boosters aren’t needed for the general population.

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A Medical Career, at a Cost: Infertility

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Vaccines for younger children could be available by the end of October, two experts predicted.

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The surgeon general insists the government ‘has the legal authority’ to enforce Biden’s vaccine mandates.

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In Afghanistan, health care is collapsing even as Covid cases rise again.

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Health Care in Afghanistan Is Crumbling, Aid Groups Warn

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Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes

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