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Kennedy Issues Demands for Vaccine Approvals that Could Affect Fall Covid Boosters

The agency suggested that clinical trials in humans may be required for updated Covid shots, raising questions about whether they will be available in the fall.

By Christina Jewett and Sheryl Gay Stolberg

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Paxlovid Improved Long Covid Symptoms in Some Patients, Researchers Report

But the report, on the experiences of 13 patients, found that the drug had no benefit for some people and that some who benefited said the improvement didn’t last.

By Pam Belluck

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What the Polio Vaccine Has Meant for Public Health

A lawyer working with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has asked the F.D.A. to withdraw approval of the current shot because it hasn’t been tested against a placebo. Scientists say such a test would be unethical.

By Sheryl Gay Stolberg

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New Drug Approved for Early Alzheimer’s

The drug, Kisunla, made by Eli Lilly, is the latest in a new class of treatments that could modestly slow cognitive decline in initial stages of the disease but also carry safety risks.

By Pam Belluck