FDA clears Moderna, Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for all US adults

Boosters can be used in all individuals ages 18 and older who have completed a primary vaccination The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved requests by COVID-19 vaccine makers Moderna and Pfizer to expand the administration of their booster … Read More

Dept Of Defense Orders Crisis Response Force To Southern Border

More troops are heading for the southern border. The Department of Defense is sending members of a Crisis Response Force to two ports of entry in preparation for a deadline fast approaching. The Trump administration is waiting for the Supreme … Read More

US braces for coronavirus spread as outbreaks worsen in Italy, Iran

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The United States told Americans on Tuesday to begin preparing for coronavirus to spread within the country as outbreaks in Iran, South Korea, and Italy escalated and fears that the epidemic would hurt global growth rattled markets. Iran’s coronavirus death … Read More

CDC: Mumps Spread in US Migrant Detention Centers

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FILE – A photo of a unit of the Tacoma Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Wash. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed nearly 900 cases of mumps among people at adult migration detention facilities across the United States in the last … Read More

Dangerous outbreak of E. coli illness from romaine lettuce expands, with 19 states affected

An additional 31 people have fallen ill from E. coli-contaminated romaine lettuce, bringing the tally to 84 cases across 19 states from an outbreak whose source is still under investigation. Of those sickened, 42 have been hospitalized, a higher rate … Read More