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Vaccines for youngest kids a step closer in US

COVID-19 vaccinations for the youngest children just might be a step closer. Moderna intends to seek U.S. authorization for kid-sized shots, releasing early study results Wednesday that suggest the two small doses work in tots younger than 6. Within weeks, competitor Pfizer hopes to learn if three of its even lower-dose shots do, too. Here’s what is known so far, and what’s next before the nation’s 18 million children under 5 can become eligible for vaccination. MODERNA’S RESULTS Moderna says tots as young as 6 months developed high levels of virus-fighting antibodies ...

Scientists worry COVID-19 variant may push up cases

With coronavirus cases rising in parts of Europe and Asia, scientists worry that an extra-contagious version of the omicron variant may soon push cases up in the United States too. Experts are also keeping their eyes on another mutant: a rare delta-omicron hybrid that they say doesn't pose much of a threat right now but shows how wily the coronavirus can be. The U.S. will likely see an uptick in cases caused by the omicron descendant BA.2 starting in the next few weeks, according to Dr. Eric Topol, head of Scripps Research Translational Institute. “It’s inevitable we will see a ...

State: Only 1 new case of COVID in Dickinson, Iron in 3 days

State data Monday showed only one new confirmed COVID-19 positive both in Dickinson and Iron counties since Friday, as the region continues to see low levels of COVID-19 activity. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services coronavirus website Monday had 47 new confirmed positives ...

Administration seeks more COVID-19 aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress should provide the $22.5 billion President Joe Biden wants for continuing the battle against COVID-19 without cutting other programs to pay for it, senior administration officials said Monday. And if Republicans continue to insist that additional federal efforts to combat the pandemic must be paid for by culling spending elsewhere, the GOP should specify what it wants to cut, the officials said. The remarks came nearly two weeks after a new round of COVID-19 funding was pulled out of a $1.5 trillion government-wide measure after rank-and-file Democrats ...

State: Only one more virus case in Dickinson, none in Iron

State data Friday showed Iron County with no new confirmed COVID-19 positives since Wednesday and Dickinson County with only one. Menominee County had a jump of 28 cases, but the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services coronavirus website explained it was adding 825 confirmed ...

Local data shows no new virus cases in Dickinson in 6 days

Dickinson County has had no new confirmed or probable COVID-19 positives in nearly a week, local health officials reported Thursday. The county did add a death attributed to the virus since its last update March 11, according to figures posted Thursday morning on the Dickinson-Iron District ...