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Fact checking claims about vaccines as new COVID-19 variant emerges
In the last month, new COVID-19 variants — known as FLiRT and part of the omicron family — emerged as the dominant strain in the United States. COVID-19 vaccines...
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State House kills bill that would have banned Covid-19 vaccine mandates, after it takes a fast, unusual trip through the Senate
Kentucky Health NewsA bill that would have banned Covid-19 vaccines from being required for employment, student enrollment or activities, or medical treatment and licensing, died a quiet death in the state...
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Physician who treats only seniors endorses CDC recommendation that everyone over 65 should get a Covid-19 booster this spring
By Laurie Archbald-PannoneAssociate professor of medicine and geriatrics, University of Virginia In my mind, the spring season will always be associated with Covid-19. In spring 2020, the federal government...
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Bill giving Kentucky pharmacists more vaccination freedom advances
FRANKFORT — A House bill aimed at addressing what the sponsor says is a “public health crisis” when it comes to routine, childhood vaccines, passed a Senate committee Wednesday...