vaccines
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Vaccines Cut Risk of Long COVID in Half, UK Scientists Find
Vaccines seem to significantly reduce the risk of long COVID, UK health officials say. In a recent review of the evidence, they concluded that vaccinated people who developed COVID-19 were much less likely to experience long-term symptoms than those unvaccinated. Vaccines may also show some promise in reducing symptoms among those already experiencing long COVID,…
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FBI, CDC Investigating Vials Labelled ‘Smallpox’ Found in Lab Freezer
A scenario ripe for a zombie-horror movie has just happened. The U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention revealed Tuesday that vials labelled “smallpox” — an extremely deadly virus that was eradicated in the 1970s — were found at a vaccine research facility in Pennsylvania. Despite the scary find, officials say there is no evidence…
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White House May Be Clashing With CDC and FDA Experts Over Covid-19 Booster Shots
There appears to be growing tension between the Biden administration and at least some people affiliated with public health agencies over recommending covid-19 booster shots for all next month. Two senior officials with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are leaving, reportedly in part due to the White House’s decision to promise boosters to the…
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The Government Made Australia’s Vaccine Certificates Way Too Easy To Forge
A software engineer has found a big security issue with Australia’s digital vaccine certificate, which is scarily easy to forge.