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Novovax COVID-19 vaccine's incubate in flasks at the company research laboratory in Gaithersburg, Md., on May 24, 2022. The company is hoping to find a niche among some of the unvaccinated millions who might agree to their more traditional protein vaccine as a shot. (AP Photo/Angie Wang)

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Novavax hopes its COVID shot wins over FDA, vaccine holdouts
By LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP Medical Writer
Thu,06/02/22-11:31AM , 330 Reads
GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) — Americans may soon get a new COVID-19 vaccine option -- shots made with a more tried-and-true technology than today’s versions. The big question: Why should they care?
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This photo provided by the Providence Cancer Institute of Oregon in May 2022 shows Kathy Wilkes of Ormond Beach, Fla. Wilkes, with advanced pancreatic cancer, saw her tumors dramatically shrink after researchers in Oregon turbocharged her own immune cells, highlighting a possible new way to someday treat a variety of cancers. (Providence Cancer Institute of Oregon via AP)

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Novel genetic experiment shrinks tough-to-treat cancer
By LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP Medical Writer
Wed,06/01/22-4:00PM , 456 Reads
In a novel experiment, a woman with advanced pancreatic cancer saw her tumors dramatically shrink after researchers in Oregon turbocharged her own immune cells, highlighting a possible new way to someday treat a variety of cancers.
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Syringes and colorful bandages are prepared as children from local schools prepare to get COVID-19 vaccines in Pittsfield, Mass., on Monday Dec. 13, 2021. Three doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine offer strong protection for children younger than 5, the company announced Monday, May 23, 2022. Pfizer plans to give the data to U.S. regulators later this week in a step toward letting the littlest kids get the shots. (Ben Garver/The Berkshire Eagle via AP, File)

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Pfizer says 3 COVID shots protect children under 5
By LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP Medical Writer
Mon,05/23/22-5:46AM , 522 Reads
Three doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine offer strong protection for children younger than 5, the company announced Monday, another step toward shots for the littlest kids possibly beginning in early summer.
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A vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 to 12 years old sits ready for use at a vaccination site in Fort Worth, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. Kids ages 5 to 11 should get a booster dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, advisers to the U.S. government said Thursday, May 19, 2022. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

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CDC urges Pfizer booster for children ages 5 to 11
By LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP Medical Writer
Thu,05/19/22-3:43PM , 507 Reads
Kids ages 5 to 11 should get a booster dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, advisers to the U.S. government said Thursday.
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