Public Health

Pfizer ready to launch RSV vaccines for older adults, pregnant women in US, Europe U.S. drugmaker Pfizer is ready to launch its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for both older adults and pregnant women in the United States and Europe later this year, executives said on Thursday. Maggie Fick Reuters

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How to help friends and employees living with long Covid | CNN Three years after the World Health Organization declared the Covid-19 pandemic, life has not returned to normal for millions still struggling after their initial infection. For those with long Covid, health challenges are only part of the battle as they endure social stigma and endless bureaucracy in their quest to get better. Julia Chan CNN

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Patients, survivors, and advocates say there are ways you can support the long Covid community, whether you choose to lend your time, voice, or wallet.

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The latest sign the White House Covid operations are winding down? Its proposed budget It’s the latest sign the administration is moving to a new phase of the pandemic fight and uninterested in battling House Republicans on this front. POLITICO

...The White House proposal, which is scheduled for release Thursday, is expected to drop a call Biden made last year for tens of billions of dollars to fuel the ongoing crisis response, including purchasing more vaccines and treatments, three people familiar with the matter told POLITICO.

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Revealed: the 10 worst places to live in US for air pollution A Guardian analysis using cutting-edge modelling developed by researchers tracks deadly PM2.5 levels the Guardian

America’s top spot is not a traffic-clogged metropolis or renowned heavy industry zone but a small town surrounded by farmland and mountains.