The shot, named mFlusiva, is intended for adults age 50 or older.
The vote came one week after Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination 100+ times when he appeared before the panel.Â
Nationally, the CDC estimates at least 4.6 million cases, 49,000 hospitalizations, and 1,900 deaths from flu so far this season.
The vaccines are available for everyone six months and older.
Votes are expected in the afternoon on this vaccine and a hepatitis B shot given to newborns shortly after birth.
the update comes in a statement from Governor Joe Lombardo's office.
Northern Nevada Public Health is pausing the use of the current COVID-19 vaccine while it awaits federal guidance on the newer version.
New guidelines that could be coming to Nevada are creating confusion over how to get the updated COVID-19 vaccine.
They say they've seen cases go up recently, but they are still lower than last year.
They say they've seen cases spiking at urgent care locations around the region.Â
Moderna is also expected to receive approval for its updated vaccine.Â
Alabama said a skyrocketing number of unemployment claims overwhelmed the understaffed agency.
Appointments are not required but recommended. Those who walk-in are not guaranteed to be seen the same day.
The tests will begin shipping, via the United States Postal Service, as soon as next week.
U.S. households will be able to order up to four COVID-19 nasal swab tests when the federal program reopens.Â
With the Food and Drug Administration’s clearance, Pfizer and Moderna are set to begin shipping millions of doses.
The IRS is also cracking down on fraudulent COVID-era claims.
Doctors are researching how COVID impacts people long-term.
Medical professionals at Renown say COVID-19 cases are on the rise, with a new variant called FLRT stemming from the Omicron variant.
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Around the nation scientists are finding more traces of SARS-CoV-2 in the wastewater, including here at home. Scientists are using wastewater to determine the spread of the disease.
There are reports of high-level Democrats making a push for the commander-in-chief to reconsider his reelection bid.
A Republican-led subcommittee has spent over a year probing the nation’s response to the pandemic.
According to the CDC, COVID-19 cases are likely growing in at least 12 states, including Nevada.
Biden officials are seeking to get 100 countries signed onto the program by the end of the year.
The change comes at a time when COVID-19 is no longer the public health menace it once was.
The CDC has not confirmed isolation guidelines are changing, and says "we will continue to make decisions based on the best evidence and science to keep communities healthy and safe."
Flu and COVID-19 infections have been increasing for weeks, with high levels of flu-like illness reported in 31 states just before Christmas.
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