FDA says Pfizer COVID vaccine apparently safe and works in kids under 5
Finding is key step in process that could see vaccinations starting soon for that age group. Evaluation of Moderna's vaccine for the youngest kids is also underway.
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U.S. to drop COVID test requirement for international air travelers
The requirement will be dropped Sunday, June 12.
Women face another product shortage: tampons
Feminine care products are in short supply in some stores, with manufacturers acknowledging consumers are frustrated.
Need a new car? Expect to pay above sticker price
If you can find a vehicle for the manufacturer's suggested retail price, that's considered a good deal right now.
WHO "remains open" to COVID lab leak theory as "key" data still missing
A WHO advisor laments China "still refusing to share essential raw data" and grant access to Wuhan labs. Beijing calls the lab leak theory "a lie," but says U.S. labs should be probed.
Here's when COVID vaccines for kids under 5 should finally roll out
The White House says doses will be available everywhere from pediatricians' offices to children's museums, if health authorities sign off on the shots later this month.
White House official credits Paxlovid for low rate of COVID hospitalizations
Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House COVID-19 response coordinator, joined "CBS Mornings" to discuss the state of the pandemic.
Moderna says updated COVID booster is superior to original
The FDA's vaccine advisers meet later this month to weigh updating booster shots.
Hospital studying long-term effects of COVID in kids
A 12-year-old patient had trouble walking for several minutes without losing her breath after getting COVID. A 16-year-old had to stop singing.
FDA science committee clears Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine
American biotech company's vaccine would be the fourth COVID-19 shot available to adults in the U.S.
Landlords' profits have surged despite eviction ban fears
Big property owners warned that a federal eviction freeze would hurt them. Instead, they have flourished, one analysis found.
Americans vowed to tip more during the pandemic. They didn't.
Fewer people report leaving a tip now than before the COVID-19 crisis struck, leaving many workers hanging.
Four-day workweek is put to a major test in the U.K.
Thousands of workers in the U.K. will have their workweeks shortened for a trial period lasting six months.
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson survives no-confidence vote
Johnson faced a reckoning and possible end of his premiership over a scandal that revealed illegal, boozy gatherings at his own house during Britain's COVID lockdown.
Why boosted Americans seem to be getting more COVID infections
The rate of COVID-19 infections is still highest among the unvaccinated, according to figures through April.
Airfares in the U.S. jump 50% amid travel surge
Demand for flights this summer is exceeding airline capacity, causing ticket prices to soar.
Elon Musk says remote work is "no longer acceptable"
Tesla CEO says employees who don't show up to the electric car maker's offices will be assumed to have resigned.
Justice Department asks U.S. appeals court to allow transit mask mandate
A federal district judge in April found the CDC's mask mandate to be unlawful.
Federal inspectors ask for authority to go after more COVID fraud
The agencies' watchdogs' authority to prosecute fraudsters is limited to fraud of $150,000 or less, and the Department of Justice is too busy for cases under $1 million.
Shanghai lifting two-month COVID lockdown
"This is a day that we dreamed of for a very long time," Shanghai government spokeswoman Yin Xin told reporters.
CDC warns of COVID "rebound" after taking Paxlovid, says drug still beneficial
Rebound symptoms have been reported to occur two to eight days after a patient initially recovers.
Beijing man breaks COVID rules, lands thousands of neighbors in quarantine
It came even as virus restrictions began to be eased in city, with authorities re-opening parks, museums and cinemas and declaring the outbreak under control.
39 million Americans expected to travel for Memorial Day
Gas prices and hotel rates are up, but that won't stop Americans from traveling this Memorial Day weekend.
White House touts efforts to expand COVID test-to-treat sites amid latest wave
The moves come in the midst of a surge of COVID hospitalizations among the oldest Americans.
One legacy of COVID-19: More cash for Americans in need
Guaranteed income programs are sprouting up around the U.S. One mayor calls them "a form of economic resilience."
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