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Pfizer’s booster will be available to everyone 12 and older, while Moderna’s shot will only be offered to adults, according to the New York Times.
 

Since the start of the pandemic, gun deaths have reached record highs. In 2019, there were just over 15,000 gun fatalities. A year later, that number was more than 19,000, not including suicides. Meanwhile, in 2020, Americans bought 22.8 million guns, up 6 million from 2016.
 

Even if your medical records are in a faraway basement gathering dust, there are things you can do to piece together your vaccine history.
 

Public health experts consider this an emergency, because polio paralysis cases represent the tip of an immunological iceberg: For every person paralyzed, at least several hundred more have likely carried asymptomatic infections, providing a refuge for the virus to replicate and transmit itself.
 

Despite growing awareness that children and teenagers can get depressed, substantial gaps remain in diagnosis and treatment.
 

With the emergence of COVID-19 and the recent surge in monkeypox cases, scientists and doctors who specialize in infectious disease are issuing increasingly dire warnings, saying wealthy countries can no longer afford to ignore small outbreaks abroad.

The administration’s newest vaccine Hail Mary may not be enough to fix the U.S.’s monkeypox immunization problems.
 

Having an over-the-counter option will not only help bolster the knowledge base around hearing loss more generally, but it will also dramatically lower the cost of the devices across the board, saving people an estimated $2,800 per pair according to the FDA.
 

The Biden administration’s plan to stretch supplies of monkeypox vaccine by giving people fractional doses of the product is running into problems, with some local health officials saying they are unable to extract the targeted number of doses from vials.
 

The discovery of poliovirus in sewage samples from New York, London and Israel has public-health officials raising alarms and urging people to get vaccinated.
 

Paralytic polio can’t be cured, but it can be prevented with safe and effective vaccination; the polio vaccine has been part of the standard schedule of childhood vaccinations for decades.

The Food and Drug Administration decided last week to create a category of over the counter devices for adults with mild to moderate hearing loss. It's expected to drive down the cost - good news for millions of Americans who need the devices but can't afford them.