On Tuesday, the FDA authorized a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID booster shot for children ages 5 to 11, the first booster for that age group. But maybe don’t expect long lines: less than one third of 5 to 11’s across the country have been fully vaccinated, meaning most haven’t received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine. While children generally have milder symptoms than adults, omicron has seen more kids become sick, and require hospital stays. Here are the arguments for – and against – boosting young kids now.
The medications that can safely terminate a pregnancy up to 10 to 12 weeks, are now available via telehealth, saving women a trip to the doctor’s office. As a result, abortion has become easier to access in many states. But other states have laws banning telehealth abortions, and that legal picture will likely get murkier if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. "We're in uncharted territory," says Alina Salganicoff, director of women's health policy at the Kaiser Family. Foundation. "The lawyers will be busy." Here's telehealth abortion battle lines are shaping up.
After a warning from her doctors, Linda Munson knewshe needed to start exercising, but like many of us, she hated going to the gym. "I am very socially awkward. I get anxious going out," she says. She started using a virtual reality workout program and it changed her life. Millions of Americans adopted fitness apps and virtual reality workouts during the pandemic, when going to the gym wasn't an option. Here's why many of people now say they won't go back.
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