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Talking with the first person to receive a new kind of pig kidney transplant

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Talking with the first person to receive a new kind of pig kidney transplant NPR visits first person to get a new kind of genetically modified pig kidney two weeks after undergoing the historic procedure. ROB STEIN, BYLINE: It's been two weeks since I spent the day inside an OR at NYU Langone Health in New York City, watching surgeons …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

An update on fall respiratory viruses

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An update on fall respiratory viruses Health officials are planning another fall campaign designed to encourage everyone six months and older to get updated COVID and flu vaccines, but are scaling back the recommendation for RSV vaccines. And the CDC is recommending that everyone age 6 months and older get one of the new shots, you know, basically as soon …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Moderna and Johnson & Johnson release documents about COVID vaccine boosters

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Moderna and Johnson & Johnson release documents about COVID vaccine boosters Moderna and Johnson & Johnson say people who got COVID-19 vaccines should get additional doses to boost their protection against the delta variant. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: Moderna and Johnson & Johnson say people who got their COVID-19 vaccine should get additional doses of both vaccines to boost their protection …

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3 years, 3 months ago

CDC Director Walensky Overrules Advisers On Boosters For At-Risk Workers

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CDC Director Walensky Overrules Advisers On Boosters For At-Risk Workers Walensky made a recommendation that CDC advisers rejected — giving a third shot to at-risk workers such as those in the health care industry. Yesterday, the CDC advisory committee voted unanimously to endorse boosters for anyone age 65 and older who had received the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine beginning six months after …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Winter Could Usher In Some Normalcy If Delta Surge Projections Are Correct

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Winter Could Usher In Some Normalcy If Delta Surge Projections Are Correct If the latest projections about the delta surge are correct, life may finally start returning to normal again in coming months. But if none of that happens, this analysis concludes enough people now have enough immunity, you know, from getting vaccinated or getting infected to stave off another …

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3 years, 5 months ago

The Delta Variant Forces The Trajectory Of The Pandemic Up Sharply

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The Delta Variant Forces The Trajectory Of The Pandemic Up Sharply The latest coronavirus surge is ratcheting up fears about the toll, and intensifying pressure to get more people vaccinated, wearing masks and perhaps start offering booster shots. STEIN: So, you know, we're seeing a flurry of new mask mandates in places like Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Nevada, and even vaccine …

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4 years ago

As COVID-19 Cases Surge, Critics Say Vaccinations Must Speed Up

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As COVID-19 Cases Surge, Critics Say Vaccinations Must Speed Up Critics say the vaccine rollout suffers from the same problems that have plagued the response to the pandemic for testing and other responses: lack of aggressive and coordinated federal leadership. STEIN: You know, and Dr. Jha and others say the country needs to vaccinate as many people as fast as …

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4 years, 1 month ago

U.S. Surpasses 250,000 COVID-19 Deaths

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U.S. Surpasses 250,000 COVID-19 Deaths ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: COVID-19 has now killed more than a quarter million people in the U.S., according to Johns Hopkins University. Put a little differently, it is equivalent to wiping out the entire population of Reno, Nev., or Buffalo, N.Y., or Madison, Wis. NPR health correspondent Rob Stein is here with more. SHAPIRO: At the …

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4 years, 9 months ago

To Slow The Spread Of Coronavirus, Experts Turn To Mitigation

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To Slow The Spread Of Coronavirus, Experts Turn To Mitigation The nation's battle against the coronavirus has entered a new phase, with health officials increasingly abandoning efforts to track down every case and instead turning to more drastic measures. There's a big shift in strategy going on right now towards what experts called mitigation, which is actually basically keeping people …

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5 years, 5 months ago

Doctors In The U.S. Use CRISPR Technique To Treat A Genetic Disorder For The 1st Time

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Doctors In The U.S. Use CRISPR Technique To Treat A Genetic Disorder For The 1st Time For the first time, doctors have used the gene-editing technique CRISPR to treat a genetic disorder in the U.S. STEIN: Yeah, so Victoria has sickle cell disease, and it's a terrible genetic disease that primarily affects African Americans in the United States. And instead …

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5 years, 10 months ago

Your Questions About Italy's GMO Mosquito Experiment, Answered

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Your Questions About Italy's GMO Mosquito Experiment, Answered Enlarge this image toggle caption Pierre Kattar for NPR Pierre Kattar for NPR In February, scientists started releasing genetically engineered mosquitoes in a high-security laboratory in Terni, Italy. Correspondent Rob Stein reported on the start of the experiment: "Scientists Release Controversial Genetically Modified Mosquitoes In High-Security Lab." Goats and Soda Scientists Release …

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