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COVID-19 booster shots for kids get FDA approval

The tweaked boosters have been modified to target today’s most common and contagious omicron relative of the coronavirus.

CDC endorses updated COVID booster shots

The Centers for Disease Control recommended the shots that target the newest omicron strains of COVID-19, including one for people 12 and older.

COVID boosters targeting newest variants get US approval

The move by the Food and Drug Administration tweaks the recipe of shots made by Pfizer and rival Moderna that already have saved millions of lives.

Sick but ‘negative’: Officials warn of misleading COVID rapid tests

At-home coronavirus screening has become a way of life for many, but some medical experts are now cautioning that one test may not be enough to definitively determine whether someone is infected.

 
COVID-19 reinfections on the rise in Nevada

If you’ve gotten COVID-19 twice, you’re in good — and growing — company. And if you think vaccination necessarily prevents reinfection, think again.

CDC drops COVID-19 quarantine, screening recommendations

The nation’s top public health agency on Thursday relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines, dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person.