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Next on FDA's agenda: Booster shots of Moderna, J and J vaccines
With many Americans who got Pfizer vaccinations already rolling up their sleeves for a booster shot, millions of others who received the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine wait anxiously to learn when it's their turn.
A Wisconsin brewery is helping parents sue school districts that don't require masks
A school board “threw students into a COVID-19 'snake pit'“ when it axed mask requirements and other measures, a federal lawsuit says. A Minocqua, Wis., brewery is helping fund parents' legal fight.
NPR poll: The delta surge pushed Americans further behind in all walks of life
Many families are under financial stress, parents see kids seriously behind in school, huge rent bills and looming evictions and delayed medical care has negative consequences, to name a few.
For kids in school, COVID-19 testing can be elusive
Minnesota schools can tap $70 million in federal funding this fall to launch their own testing programs. But testing availability depends a lot on where students live and how much extra work schools can take on.
Merck asks FDA to authorize promising anti-COVID pill
If cleared by the Food and Drug Administration — a decision that could come in a matter of weeks — it would be the first pill shown to treat COVID-19. All other FDA-backed treatments against the disease require an IV or injection.