Everyone in the U.S. 6 months or older is now eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine, after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) authorized the shots in June for very young children, from 6 months to 5 years old. They’re the last age demographic in the U.S. to become eligible to get vaccinated during the pandemic.
Despite the regulatory green light, many parents of young children are wondering whether it’s even necessary to get their kids vaccinated at this point in the pandemic, since infections have become so common and, in general, the virus causes relatively mild symptoms in most kids.
But while studies that follow kids for longer periods of time are ongoing, the current evidence points to more benefits …
When high-end car enthusiasts and collectors gathered for the U.S.’s swankiest car show in Monterey, Calif., last week, there was an unusual addition to the typical lineup of classic coupes and trucks. On the outside, the vehicle, an electric-blue early 1990s-era Porsche 911 sports car, wouldn’t stand out in these surroundings—it was far from being the rarest or most expensive vehicle zipping down 17 Mile Drive that week. But look under engine cover at the back of the 911 and you would find something exceedingly incongruous: the batteries, power electronics, and electric motors of an electric vehicle where a gasoline motor should be.
The idea of converting gasoline-powered cars into electric vehicles (EVs) is nothing new. The modern EV movement, to a large extent, was born …
Puerto Rico declared a public health emergency over dengue, a mosquito-borne illness that has surged throughout the Americas this year.
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Health officials in Puerto Rico have identified 549 cases of dengue across the U.S. territory of 3.2 million people, with almost half the cases concentrated in the capital of San Juan. Also known as “breakbone fever,” dengue can cause headaches, soreness, fever and rashes—and, in extreme cases, death. คำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง
“This year, cases of dengue have surpassed historical records,” Hea…