A federal budget impasse will halt free COVID-19 tests for uninsured Americans, and Moderna seeks federal authorization for a second booster shot.
is rounding up some of the most notable coronavirus news making headlines online. Here’s what you need to know for Friday, March 25.Americans without health insurance will no longer receive free COVID-19 tests and treatments because of the budget impasse in Congress,The program, which reimburses hospitals, clinics, doctors and other service providers for COVID care for uninsured people, is a victim of the budget battle over Biden’s request for an additional $22.
Moderna is seeking an amendment of the FDA’s emergency use authorization to allow a fourth vaccine dose for any adults who’ve gotten one booster of any authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccine, news reports said. In a trial of the vaccine, the shot generated immune defenses equivalent to those that protected young adults before the omicron variant emerged,Against the omicron variant, the immune defenses gained by two doses in adults were less robust, particularly in preventing infections. The same pattern was seen in children, with vaccine efficacy of about 40% against omicron, Moderna said.
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