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How Pfizer Won The Pandemic, Reaping Outsize Profit And Influence

Pfizer's success in developing COVID medicines has given the drugmaker unusual weight in determining U.S. health policy.

Jul 5, 2022

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A PROVIDER CONSULTS WITH A BOY AND HIS MOTHER AT ITS VANCOUVER LOCATION./KAREN VITT, KAISER PERMANENTE/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

FDA Advisers Recommend Pfizer, Moderna Covid Vaccines For Kids Under 5

Shots could begin next week if the FDA authorizes the vaccines and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends them as well.

Jun 16, 2022

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COVID-19 Hospitalizations Drop Slightly In Oregon

Case counts remain steady in Oregon, but symptoms are typically not as severe as they were earlier in the pandemic.

Jun 16, 2022

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COVID-19 Hospitalizations Drop Slightly In Oregon

Case counts remain steady in Oregon, but symptoms are typically not as severe as they were earlier in the pandemic.

Jun 16, 2022

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Volunteer Jim Jackson of Portland cleans tables on May 2, 2022, as Blanchet House reopened for indoor dining following more than two years of closure due to the pandemic./Kristyna Wentz-Graff/OPB

Lessons From Oregon’s 7th Wave Of COVID-19

Is SARS-CoV-2 on a path to behaving more like other cold viruses?

Jun 7, 2022

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A NOVAVAX RESEARCHER SHOWN IN 2020/MARYLAND GOVPICS/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Novavax Missed Its Global Moonshot But Is Angling To Win Over mRNA Defectors

The Novavax vaccine appears to cause fewer unpleasant reactions — fever, chills, and exhaustion — associated with mRNA vaccines produced by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech.

May 26, 2022

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NINA FELDMAN, A REPORTER FOR WHYY IN PHILADELPHIA, HAD COVID-19 SYMPTOMS THAT PERSISTED INTO WHAT SHE CALLS MEDIUM COVID./HAZEL LEZAH/KHN

When Symptoms Linger For Weeks, Is It Long Covid?

Recovery from COVID-19 can take much longer than expected, but that's not necessarily "long COVID."

Apr 14, 2022

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The NFL Has Been Using An Unproven Measure To Get Players With Covid Back On The Field Fast

The National Football League in December quietly made a small but meaningful change to its rules for allowing players to return after testing positive for covid, one that hinges on an arcane and hotly debated measurement called a cycle threshold, or Ct value.

Mar 8, 2022

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COVID Still Threatens Millions Of Americans. Why Are We So Eager To Move On?

As many relax their vigilance, millions of people are living with chronic illnesses or disabilities that make them especially susceptible to COVID-19. For some, catching it is a risk they cannot take.

Feb 22, 2022

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Covid-19 testing tents located across New York City./ELISABETH ROSENTHAL / KHN

Officials Struggle To Regulate Pop-Up COVID Testing Sites — And Warn Patients To Beware

Mobile COVID-19 testing tents and vans have sprouted on urban sidewalks and street curbs, sparking concerns about risks.

Jan 20, 2022