Donuts and hangouts: US kicks off Covid vaccination for teens
Harrison Hunger, 14, received his COVID shot at a clinic in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, on Thursday and now has pastries on his mind.
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COVID-19 pandemic sees increased consults for alcohol-related GI and liver diseases
Inpatient consults for alcohol-related gastrointestinal (GI) and liver diseases have surged since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and remained elevated, according to research selected for...
Immunocompromised pediatric patients showed T-cell activity and humoral immunity against SARS-CoV-2
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Epigenetic changes drive the fate of a B cell
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