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When Will It Be Time For Another COVID Booster? Here's What Experts Think. Experts discuss the next round of booster shots and the variant-specific vaccines now being tested. YahooNews

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FDA authorizes Covid-19 vaccines for younger children The Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines are now authorized for emergency use in young children, but they can't be given until the CDC director signs off. Jacqueline Howard, CNN CNN

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Moderna's vaccine is now authorized for use in children 6 months through 17 years and Pfizer/BioNTech's for children 6 months through 4 years. About 17 million kids under the age of 5 are now are eligible for Covid-19 vaccines...

Paxlovid Misses in Standard-Risk COVID-19 Trend toward advantage in secondary endpoint of hospitalization or death, but not significant Kristina Fiore medpagetoday

Updated findings from a nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) trial in standard-risk COVID-19 suggest the antiviral's benefits are less clear for those not at high risk of severe outcomes.

Report dives into Latinos’ trust in science, representation in STEM A Pew Research survey reveals what many Hispanics think about health care and Covid, and how Latinos in science and math think they're perceived by non-Latinos. NBC News

Although Hispanics hold “largely trusting” views about scientists, about 6 in 10 feel Latino scientists aren’t visible enough in successful STEM jobs, according to survey results released Tuesday by the Pew Research Center...