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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended use of Moderna Inc.’s Covid-19 vaccine in children ages 6 to 17 years.The CDC’s move on Friday means the youths, who have been able to get the Covid-19 vaccine made by Pfizer Inc. and its partner BioNTech SE, will also have the choice of Moderna’s shot. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended use of ModernaInc.’s Covid-19 vaccine in children ages 6 to 17 years.The CDC’s move on Friday means the youths, who have been able to get the Covid-19…

Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday recommended the vaccines for the littlest children, and the final signoff came hours later from Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the agency's director. “We know millions of parents and caregivers are eager to get their young children vaccinated, and with today’s decision, they can," Walensky said in a statement. The shots will become available this week, expanding the nation’s vaccination campaign to children as young…

Anthony Fauci leaving after the daily briefing of the White House Coronavirus Task Force in the James Brady Briefing Room on April 10, 2020.Image: Alex Wong (Getty Images)Anthony Fauci, perhaps the most well-known public health figure in America, has contacted covid-19. Health officials said Wednesday afternoon that the 81-year-old Fauci tested positive for the coronavirus, reportedly for the first time. He’s said to be experiencing mild symptoms currently.Fauci is the long-time director of the National Institute of…

A medical laboratory technician shows a test sample from someone suspected to have monkeypox.Image: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez (Getty Images)The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is stepping up its guidance concerning monkeypox. While the risk of monkeypox is still thought to be low for the general public, the agency is now warning people to take more precautions while traveling. These precautions include avoiding contact with visibly sick people as well as wearing a mask.The CDC changed its language over the…

NEW DELHI : Health exports have claimed that the latest variant of coronavirus that is dominant in the US seems to be the deadliest best as it combines properties of both omicron and delta.  Scientists have said that this variant belongs to the Omicron family, but this spreads faster than its omicron predecessors, is adept at escaping immunity and might possibly cause more serious disease. The omicron “subvariant" gaining ground in the US — known as BA.2.12.1…

An outside panel of experts for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday is scheduled to weigh whether children ages 5 to 11 should receive the newly authorized Covid-19 booster shot from Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE.The panel’s recommendations would guide the nation’s doctors, schools and local policy makers in what vaccine advice they give to parents of the 28 million U.S. children in the age group. The Food and Drug Administration earlier this…

NEW DELHI : Covid-19 cases are seeing a steady decline in the past few weeks in the Indian sub-continent.  India's Covid-19 caseload increased to 43,121,599 on Sunday with 2,487 fresh infections, while the number of active cases came down to 17,692, according to Union health ministry data. However, experts have been insistent on every beneficiary getting completely vaccinated against the deadly novel coronavirus. There have been reports that majorly cases of…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating 109 cases of severe hepatitis in children, including five deaths, to determine a cause, with adenovirus infection as a primary line of inquiry, the public health agency said Friday.More than 90% of the children were hospitalized and 14% required liver transplants, according to the CDC. The cases under investigation occurred over the past seven months across 25 states and territories. A majority of the patients have fully recovered and have been discharged…