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What to know about children and COVID-19 vaccines
simon2579/iStockBy DR. LILY NEDDADASTMALCHIN and RAMIE FATHY, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- As companies race to create vaccines to alleviate the devastation caused by COVID-19, two companies -- Pfizer and Moderna -- say their vaccines are more than 90% ... Read More
Prisons should be COVID-19 vaccine priority: Health experts
MivPiv/iStockBy ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- After a federal advisory committee recommended this week that health care workers, nursing home residents and staff be the first to receive COVID-19 vaccines, discussions turned to who should be next ... Read More
New data shows people who got Moderna vaccine still had antibodies three months later
Meyer & Meyer/iStockBy SONY SALZMAN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- People who were vaccinated with the Moderna vaccine still had elevated antibodies three months after their second dose, according to new data published Thursday as a letter to the ... Read More
Researchers hunt for clues in our blood to discover COVID-19 vaccines of the future
vchal/iStockBy DR. SHIELA BEROUKHIM AFRAHIMI, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Although front-runner COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna boast efficacy rates of greater than 90%, scientists say it is crucial to continue to study new vaccines, which could be ... Read More
Health experts on COVID-19 vaccine: Americans have ‘a lot of distrust’
MarsBars/iStockBy CELIA DARROUGH and DESIREE ADIB, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The man who is leading Operation Warp Speed said there is one thing that keeps him up at night: the possibility of making coronavirus vaccines available to people ... Read More
COVID-19 vaccines not expected for pregnant people for some time
Blue Planet Studio/iStockBy KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- With two COVID-19 vaccines possibly being authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this month, the question remains when pregnant people will be able to access a ... Read More
CDC shortening recommended COVID-19 quarantine period from 14 to 7-10 days
2k Studio/iStockBy SOPHIE TATUM, ABC News(ATLANTA) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced alternatives to its two-week recommended quarantine period for individuals who have been exposed to COVID-19.
The CDC's 14-day guidance has been one ... Read More
Keke Palmer shares she has PCOS: Here’s what to know about it
STEVEN FERDMAN/AFP via Getty ImagesBy MEGAN STONE, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Keke Palmer has been struggling to control her acne for her entire adult life and, only now, found out what was triggering her persistent breakouts.
After a ... Read More
TikTok mom fires back at comments criticizing how she feeds her baby
Aiselin82/iStockBy GENEVIEVE SHAW BROWN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Baby-led weaning is a method of parents allowing babies to feed themselves hand-held food starting at six months old, as defined by one research report. The method made sense ... Read More
Dermatologists share ways to treat and prevent ‘maskne’
Rattankun Thongbun/iStockBy DR. STEPHANIE E. FARBER, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to plague society, many have noticed that it is also plaguing their skin.'Maskne,' the nickname given to the many skin plights arising ... Read More
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