Bill Chappell
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National
FDA OKs Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine For 12-15 Age Group
Pfizer said in late March that clinical trials found "100% efficacy and robust antibody responses" to the coronavirus in 12- to 15-year-olds.
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World
20 Reported Killed In Israeli Airstrikes On Gaza After Hamas Fires Rockets At Israel
The violent exchange followed intense clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians in Jerusalem, prompting Jewish organizers to cancel the annual Jerusalem Day march.
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Health
Nonuplets: Woman From Mali Gives Birth To 9 Babies
Doctors were surprised to find nine babies; scans had shown only seven. "The newborns (five girls and four boys) and the mother are all doing well," Mali's health minister says.
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National
U.S. Birth Rate Fell By 4% In 2020, Hitting Another Record Low
For the sixth year in a row, the number of U.S. births fell in 2020, reaching the lowest level since 1979. The fertility rate remains "below replacement" — the level needed to compensate for deaths.
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National
Pfizer Says FDA Will Soon Authorize COVID-19 Vaccine For 12-15 Age Group
The company said in late March that clinical trials showed the vaccine elicits "100% efficacy and robust antibody responses" in adolescents.
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Health
India Crosses 20 Million COVID-19 Cases As Critical Shortages Worsen
In just the past week, India has seen its COVID-19 cases jump by 2,646,526 — a figure that, if it stood alone, would make India the 14th worst-hit nation in the world.
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National
Children Now Account For 22% of New U.S. COVID Cases. Why Is That?
A year ago, COVID-19 cases in children made up less than 3% of the U.S. total. On Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics said children represented 22.4% of new cases.
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Politics
U.S. Will Impose New Ban On Travel From India As Coronavirus Rages
The travel ban is being imposed due to "extraordinarily high COVID-19 caseloads and multiple variants circulating" in India, the White House says.
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National
Return For Mickey, Stay For The Churros: Disneyland Reopens After 13 Months
"I can't wait to just be there and feel it and listen to the music and smell the churros," says Robert Laird, a Disney megafan.
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National
New York City, Former COVID-19 Epicenter, To 'Fully Reopen' On July 1
"This is going to be the summer of New York City," Mayor Bill de Blasio said, because people "want to live again." He cited the city's success in hitting or trending toward its reopening targets.