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Updated Covid boosters rolled out a month ago. Here's how many Americans have gotten them.
The CDC recommends that everyone over 12 get an updated booster as long as at least two months have passed since their last Covid shot.
After 2-year decline, suicide rates rise again
Suicide rates fell in 2019 and 2020. Experts are concerned that the uptick last year may represent a return to normal.
The pandemic may have changed young adults' personalities, study finds
The pandemic may have altered adults’ personalities over time, according to new survey results.
Researchers are gaining solid evidence about a cause of long Covid, which could open a pathway to treatments
Recent research suggests people with long Covid are more likely to have markers of autoimmune disease in their blood a year after infection.
Pfizer wants approval for its Covid booster for children over 5 years old
Updated boosters made by Pfizer and rival Moderna rolled out this month for everyone 12 and older.
Hong Kong ends hotel quarantine as Asia tiptoes out of pandemic
The Chinese territory is the latest part of the region to ease its strict Covid-19 policies after more than two years of being largely isolated from the world.
Japan to relax Covid travel restrictions and grant entry to independent tourists
Beginning Oct. 11, Japan will drop visa requirements and the cap on the number of tourists granted entry .
DOJ investigating massive Covid-19 relief money fraud
47 people face charges in what the DOJ is calling the biggest theft of Covid pandemic relief money ever. The money was supposed to help feed children in need but instead was stolen and used to purchase luxury goods, the government alleges. NBC News’ Ken Dilanian has more details on the investigation.
NYC is ending its vaccination mandate for private-sector employers on Nov. 1
However, employers will be free to continue to require workers to get vaccinated as a condition of employment. “This puts the choice in the hands of New York businesses,” the mayor said.
Feds accuse 47 people of stealing cash meant to help feed needy kids in 'staggering' Covid scheme
Prosecutors say the suspects in the $250 million fraud used the money to buy commercial real estate, luxury cars, fancy homes and even coastal property in Kenya.
Covid will be a leading cause of death in the U.S. indefinitely, whether or not the pandemic is 'over'
Disease experts predict that Covid will remain among the top 10 causes of death in the U.S. for the foreseeable future.
