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CDC Recommends COVID-19 Booster Shot for Elderly Adults

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Wednesday that older adults should receive another COVID-19 vaccine booster shot this spring. CDC Director Mandy Cohen supported the recommendation….

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Despite Its Potential to Save Lives, Why Isn’t This COVID Drug More Widely Used? Here’s What You Need to Know

As COVID-19 cases experience an uptick, the antiviral medication Paxlovid has been slow to gain widespread adoption among patients and physicians, despite its proven efficacy in reducing hospitalizations and deaths…..