Moderna yesterday announced that it has submitted an application to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for emergency use of its bivalent (two-strain) COVID booster vaccine that targets the BA.4/BA.5 Omicron subvariants, following a similar move this week from Pfizer and BioNTech.In other developments, global COVID-19 cases and deaths declined again last week, according to the latest weekly update from the World Health Organization (WHO).Moderna on track to deliver in SeptemberIn a statement, Moderna said its application is for a 50-microgram booster dose for adults ages 18 and older.

It targets the original SARS-CoV-2 strain, plus the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants.BA.5 is still the dominant subvariant, and with circulation still at high levels in many parts of the country, US health officials are looking toward more finely-tuned boosters as a way to blunt possible surges in the fall as schools resume and as more people gather indoors.The Biden administration has signaled that it will offer updated boosters to people ages 12 and older soon after Labor Day, according to the New York Times.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is slated to meet on Sep 1 and Sep 2 to review the data and make recommendations.As with Pfizer-BioNTech's bivalent booster, which the companies submitted for emergency use authorization (EUA) consideration on Aug 22, Moderna submitted preclinical and manufacturing data, as well as clinical data for the bivalent BA.1 booster that it began developing earlier.The company said a phase 2/3 trial of the BA.4/BA.5 targeted booster is already under way and that it has rapidly scaled up manufacturing to be ready, if authorized, to deliver

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New Jersey allots $6.5 million for digital school blueprints to help first responders

TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey is using $6.5 million of federal aid to help collect and digitize school blueprints for first responders. Democratic Gov.

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Missing New Jersey boater located safely, US Coast Guard says

CAPE MAY VILLAS, N.J. - The search for a missing boater on the coast of New Jersey has been suspended after the boater was located safely. The U.S. Coast Guard and New Jersey State Police were searching for 33-year-old Christian Johnathon Hosford, Jr., the overdue boater who was last seen near Cape May Villas, New Jersey on Monday.

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Health ministry concerned over low booster dose coverage, 12% in 18 to 59 age group, 35% in 60 plus population

NEW DELHI : The Central government is still concerned over low coverage of booster dose despite making it free for all the eligible population. Nearly 12% coverage is being reported in the 18-59 years of age group with the target population of over 77.10 crore while 35% people above 60 years of age including healthcare & frontline workers have received the booster jabs with a target population of 16.80 crore, two senior health ministry officials said on Tuesday. Under the nationwide covid-19 vaccination drive, the total coverage of precaution dose is around 15.66 crore with India’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeding to over 212.17 crore doses. “The coverage of booster dose is very low despite making it free for all eligible individuals under the celebration of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav at all the government vaccination centers.

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Biden heads to swing state Pennsylvania to talk crime, gun laws

President Joe Biden is ready to talk up his crime prevention plans during a visit to Pennsylvania, where Democrats and Republicans are looking for ways to gain leverage on the issue ahead of November's midterm elections.The White House said Biden will use his Tuesday visit to call out Republicans for opposing his proposal to restore a ban on assault-style weapons.Both parties worked together in a rare effort to pass bipartisan gun safety legislation earlier this year after massacres in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, but Biden has repeatedly said more needs to be done.As a U.S. senator, Biden played a leading role in temporarily banning assault-style weapons, including firearms similar to the AR-15 that have exploded in popularity in recent years, and he wants to put the law back into place."A majority of Americans support this ...

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Covishield usage as Covid booster dose highest compared to other vaccines

Corbevax as a precaution dose after completion of six months from the date of administration of the second dose of either Covaxin or Covishield vaccines for the population aged above 18 years. "Corbevax will be available as a precaution dose after completion of six months or 26 weeks from the date of administration of second dose either Covaxin or Covishield for population above 18 years.

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COVID-19 lockdown, mass testing in China despite minor cases - here’s why

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Russia facing ‘numerous failures’ with Iran-supplied drones for Ukraine war: U.S.

Russia has faced technical problems with Iranian-made drones acquired from Tehran this month for use in its war with Ukraine, according to Biden administration officials.

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US Open spotlight shines on Serena Williams as career nears end

FILE - Rennae Stubbs coaches Serena Williams during practice in preparation for the 2022 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 28, 2022, in the Queens borough of New York City. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)They came to the U.S.

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Enbridge Line 5: Canada invokes 1977 treaty again over dispute

The Canadian government is invoking for the second time in less than a year a 1977 treaty that will force the American government to negotiate over the fate of Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline through Michigan.

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COVID-19 Scan for Aug 29, 2022

Children aged 4 to 14 years can accurately self-collect nasal swabs for COVID-19 testing after viewing simple instructions, suggests a study late last week in JAMA.Emory University researchers led the study of 197 symptomatic children

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Survey: Most clinicians treating low-income COVID patients morally distressed

Constrained by a lack of sufficient resources and faced with difficult decisions amid COVID-19 surges in the first year of the pandemic, nearly 72% of US primary care, dental, and behavioral health clinicians working in safety-net clinics report experiencing mild to intense moral distress, finds a study published late last week in BMJ Open.

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Employers can use ‘quiet quitting’ to reshape the workplace: advocate

Conversations about so-called quiet quitting are everywhere these days, and one expert says it’s a “profound opportunity” for Canadian companies to both get it right with employees and improve the work landscape for the future.

You can get paid $1,300 to watch 13 Stephen King movies — how to apply

FILE - American actors Jack Nicholson, Danny Lloyd, and Shelley Duvall on the set of The Shining, based on the novel by Stephen King, and directed by Stanley Kubrick. (Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images) Dish is looking for someone to watch 13 classic horror movies based on Stephen King novels and earn $1,300, just in time for the Halloween season.No degree is necessary, but the selected candidate must have an affinity for both King’s hair-raising novels and the horror genre in general.

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Nationwide SNAP, EBT outage left millions unable to make payments at stores, some systems restored

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Tiny oysters play big role in stabilizing eroding shorelines

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Boil water advisory in place for Norristown residents

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Student loan scams: How to protect yourself from loan forgiveness fraud

President Biden’s new plan.More than 40 million Americans could see their student loan debt reduced — and in many cases eliminated — under the forgiveness plan Biden announced Wednesday. Biden is erasing $10,000 in federal student loan debt for those with incomes below $125,000 a year, or households that earn less than $250,000.

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Bodycam video shows unarmed man in crisis die after struggle with police

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NASA’s DART mission will smash spacecraft into a huge asteroid — here’s how to watch

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Jet2 plane makes emergency landing in Greece after passengers told that pilot fainted: report

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Dinosaur tracks from 113 million years ago revealed after severe drought in Texas

In a thrilling new paleontological find, ancient dinosaur footprints have been discovered in Texas as a result of severe drought conditions.

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AMC aims to roll out microwaveable popcorn

An employee gets a bag of popcorn for a customer at the AMC Lincoln Square 13 movie theater in New York (Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images AMC Entertainment wants Americans to snack on its popcorn while sitting at home.CEO Adam Aron tweeted Tuesday that he had "yet another meeting" taste-testing recipes for microwaveable and ready-to-eat AMC Theatres Perfectly Popcorn. The world's largest cinema operator hopes to roll out the new popcorn product nationally in the U.S.

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mRNA COVID vaccines protect against severe Omicron for at least half a year

COVID-19 mRNA booster vaccines offered protection against severe COVID-19 caused by the Omicron variant for at least 6 months, and three doses of China's inactivated vaccines were more protective than two doses but not as protective as three doses of mRNA vaccines, finds a study from Singapore published today in JAMA Network Open.

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US government’s COVID-19 website to suspend free at-home tests

Covid-19 at home self test kit on white background showing negative results on test card. (Photo by: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) The federal government’s COVID-19 website will stop offering free at-home COVID-19 tests for Americans on Sept.

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This is how much money you need to raise a child in the US

FILE - Family running together. (Sam Mooy/Getty Images)How much does it cost to raise a kid in America? The average American household’s median income is nearly $80,000 as of 2021, according to the U. S.

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Former boxing champ George Foreman sued by 2 women accusing him of sexual abuse: report

George Foreman attends the Hublot x WBC "Night of Champions" Gala at the Encore Hotel on May 03, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Roger Kisby/Getty Images for Hublot) LOS ANGELES - Two women have filed lawsuits accusing former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman of sexually abusing them in the 1970s, according to media reports.Separate lawsuits were filed by the women, who are both in their 60s, under the pseudonyms Gwen H.

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plan to erase $10,000-$20,000 in student loan debt for millions of Americans has borrowers racing to find out what kind of student loans they have — and how much, if any, relief they can expect.On the surface, it sounds simple: Biden is eliminating $10,000 in federal student loan debt for those with incomes below $125,000 a year, or households that earn less than $250,000. He’s canceling an additional $10,000 for those who received federal Pell Grants to attend college.But diving into the jargon of student loans? It’s complicated.

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Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech claiming companies violated patents with COVID vaccine

An illustrative image of a person holding a medical syringe and a Covid-19 vaccine vial in front of the Moderna logo displayed on a screen. On Wednesday, January 12, 2021, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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News Scan for Aug 26, 2022

The prevalence of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in the United States declined during the COVID-19 pandemic, but inpatient mortality and treatment costs were higher, according to a paper published yesterday in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.Using data from the Premier Healthcare Database, researcher

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Studies describe patterns of COVID hospital, home deaths in US

Three newly published studies in Open Forum Infectious Diseases detail COVID-19 deaths in 2020 and 2021, including one describing an increase in US hospital deaths during a community surge, one finding a rise in the risk of dying at home in North Carolina, and one showing a reduced risk of hospital death in New York City in the second pandemic wave.

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Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech over vaccine patent

Moderna is suing rival vaccine makers Pfizer and BioNTech, alleging the partners infringed on its patents in developing their shot for Covid-19.

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Moderna suing Pfizer over patent for ‘foundational’ COVID-19 mRNA vaccine

Moderna is suing Pfizer and its biotech partner BioNTech for allegedly infringing on the “foundational” patent for the mRNA technology that forms the foundation of both companies’ COVID-19 vaccines.

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This is how much money you need for a wedding in 2022

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Suit: Allentown School District defamed teacher over Jan. 6 Trump rally

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC.

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Pennsylvania's highest court loosens rules on where malpractice cases can be filed

GAVEL RESTING ON REFLECTIVE BENCH SURFACE WITH AMERICAN FLAG IN BACKGROUND (Photo by ClassicStock/Getty Images) HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania's highest court on Thursday reversed its own two-decade-old rule that required medical malpractice cases to be filed in the county where the alleged harm occurred, a win for civil plaintiffs and the lawyers who represent them but a potentially costly change for health care providers.The decision by the state Supreme Court is likely to mean the number of such lawsuits will increase in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, where jurors are considered to be more sympathetic to patients and more likely to produce larger verdicts.The justices sided with a recommendation from their own Civil Procedural Rules Committee. In a report issued by the committee, its majority argued that medical malpractice cases should be subject to the same rules as other types of civil litigation."There appears to be a misconception that patients harmed by the negligent actions of healthcare providers somehow enjoy a windfall verdict in more populous counties," the committee majority wrote in its report.

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Long Covid costs Australia millions of working days

Long Covid has already cost the Australian economy three million working days this year, according to a government analysis seen by AFP, significantly worsening the country's acute labour shortages.

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Moderna files for emergency use of BA.4/BA.5 Omicron booster

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