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Around January, a disconcerting trend was emerging in the Hackensack Meridian hospital system.Many of the patients and staff who tested positive for the coronavirus were fully vaccinated — they had received their primary shots, plus if…

Enlarge / A vial containing Moderna COVID-19 booster vaccine at a vaccination center. COVID-19 booster doses are largely holding up against the…

Enlarge / A vial of the current Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Covid-19 Coverage View more stories In a small group of monkeys, an omicron-specific version of…

A view of the Falcon 9 second stage as imaged by a ground telescope in Italy during the evening of February 6, 2022. Image: Virtual Telescope Project/Gianluca MasiWell here’s something you don’t see everyday: A discarded Falcon 9 second…

Millions of people who have recently developed COVID-19 may have some new questions about their immunity. If they have not yet received a booster shot, do they still need to get one? And when is the optimal time to get it?Federal health…

Unvaccinated people in every age group are at higher risk of infection, hospitalization and death than those who have been immunized, according to the C.D.C.’s data — a persistent trend ever since vaccines were introduced.As of Dec. 25,…

But if you’re currently dealing with an active infection, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends waiting at least until you no longer have symptoms and have met their criteria for ending isolation. (Meaning, if you had…

The booster shot is available for students, faculty and staff at Jesse Owens North as well as other locations near campus. Credit: Hosna Sadaqat | Lantern Reporter As the spring semester progresses, Ohio State continues to…

Booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines aren’t just preventing infections with the highly contagious Omicron variant — they’re also keeping infected Americans from ending up in the hospital, according to data published…

By Joe Fisher, WRAL reporterIf you received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, new research shows you are better off switching brands for your booster. The Duke study comes…