“If you are eligible, there is no bad time to get your COVID-19 booster,” CDC Director Rochelle Walensky told NPR.
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PHOTOS: A third of Pakistan is under water in catastrophic floods
One-third of the country is under water, the result of what U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called a “monsoon on steroids.” He referred to the flooding as a “climate catastrophe.”
The Charlottesville rally 5 years later: ‘It’s what you’re still trying to forget’
The rally by white supremacists protesting the removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee left one counter-protester dead and several injured.
Proposals would ease standards, raise retirement age to address pilot shortage
The pilot shortage has forced airlines, especially regional carriers, to reduce the number of flights they offer, particularly to smaller cities.
A ‘staggering’ number of people couldn’t get care during the pandemic, poll finds
Among households that had a serious illness in the past year, one in five respondents said they had trouble accessing care during the pandemic.
White House declares monkeypox a public health emergency
Critics say vaccine availability has been limited and slow to come online.