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The new COVID booster could be the last you’ll need for a year, federal officials say
By: Rob Stein | Jane Greenhalgh | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The U.S. has reached an important milestone in the pandemic, according to federal health officials. Going forward, COVID-19 could be treated more like the flu, with… Read More
![FILE — In this March 31, 2021 file photo, a nurse fills a syringe with a dose of the Johnson & Johnson's one-dose COVID-19 vaccine at the Vaxmobile, at the Uniondale Hempstead Senior Center, in Uniondale, N.Y. The U.S. is recommending a “pause” in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots. In a joint statement Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration said it was investigating clots in six women in the days after vaccination, in combination with reduced platelet counts.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/AP21103419810167-e1618347292257-900x422.jpg)
Booster Shots Are Coming. Here’s How To Figure Out If You Need One
By: Michaeleen Doucleff | Carmel Wroth | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — For the past several weeks, Dr. Boghuma Titanji has been swamped with questions about COVID-19 vaccine boosters. Even the experts seem confused, she says. “I’m even… Read More