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U.S. committee recommends COVID shot for CDC's free vaccine program An expert committee on Wednesday recommended that COVID-19 shots become part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) vaccine program for children, which provides many types of free inoculations to millions of kids each year. Reuters Reuters

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Opinion: Paxlovid coverage wrongly suggests the experts blew it again on Covid-19 | CNN The tone of reports about Paxlovid's interactions with other drugs is alarming, says Kent Sepkowitz. It seems to imply experts have exposed the world to another of their mistakes -- a view describing much of the criticism to the pandemic response. Kent Sepkowitz CNN

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Moderna says Omicron booster response stays high through 3 months Moderna Inc said on Wednesday its COVID-19 vaccine booster targeting the BA.1 subvariant of Omicron generated a strong immune response against that variant, with antibody levels staying high for at least three months. Reuters Reuters

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It's 'not helpful' to view pandemic through political lens: White House COVID coordinator The White House's COVID-19 Response Team Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha reflects on how politics hampered the country's pandemic response. YahooNews

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"It's going to be very hard to manage our health-care system if we don't make some important changes," Jha said.