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China launches a COVID-19 vaccine inhaled through the mouth

China launches a COVID-19 vaccine inhaled through the mouth

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China launches a COVID-19 vaccine inhaled through the mouth

About a dozen nasal vaccines are being tested worldwide, but this appears to be the first oral vaccine for COVID in the world.

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Who decides when a pandemic is over?

President Biden said in an interview that the COVID-19 pandemic is "over." But world health leaders say "we're not there yet."
GMJ

Are we post-pandemic? First Coast News asks health experts amid booster release

A Duval County Health Department spokesperson says the new bivalent booster shots should be in pharmacies in Jacksonville this week.
Vaccine

US clears updated COVID boosters targeting newest variants

One more step before a fall vaccine campaign can begin: The CDC must recommend who should get the additional shot.

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Weather

Tracking The Tropics: Out-of-season tropical wave in the Atlantic

The NHC is watching a tropical wave southeast of Bermuda.
Health

Florida sees steep decline in childhood vaccinations; Duval County leading the way

State report shows immunization rates among schoolkids dropping, with more parents than ever claiming religious and medical exemptions.

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Travel

No, your driver’s license does not need to be a REAL ID to get you on a domestic flight yet

In 2021 DHS said only 43% of driver’s licenses were REAL IDs. If you want to use your license to fly in the U.S. after May 2025, it will need to be a REAL ID.
Science

No, the ‘zombie’ virus revived from Siberian permafrost can’t infect humans

Scientists did revive a long-frozen zombie virus in Russia’s Siberian region. But it only infects a specific type of amoeba, not people.