Plus: The Covid-19 headlines you need to know, a distraction, and something to read.
By Eve Sneider | 08.15.22 |
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| The UK approves a new booster, the FDA updates guidelines for testing after an exposure, and Shanghai announces plans to resume in-person classes. Here's what you should know: | |
Headlines The UK approves Moderna's Omicron-specific booster (The Guardian) The UK's drug regulator approved a new booster from Moderna for people over 18 that's designed to target both the original strain of Covid and the BA.1 iteration of Omicron. The agency said that the vaccine was shown to generate an immune response against the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants as well. Next, the UK's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization will weigh in on whether to use the shot in a booster campaign this fall. The FDA changes guidance for detecting asymptomatic cases (NBC) The FDA recently updated its recommendations for people who have been exposed to Covid but don't have any symptoms. The agency now suggests that these people take three at-home rapid tests over multiple days before considering themselves negative, as opposed to earlier guidance that they test negative twice over three days. The CDC also updated Covid protocols late last week, loosening many restrictions for quarantining and social distancing. Shanghai schools will fully reopen next month (Reuters) Shanghai officials announced yesterday that the city will reopen all of its schools on September 1. Schools were closed in mid-March during the city's two-month lockdown, and while some students were permitted to return to in-person classes in June, most continued to learn remotely through the end of the school year. All teachers and students will need to test daily, and they are being asked to do "self health management" for two weeks before returning to school. | |
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| In recent years, Hollywood depictions of abortion have gradually gotten more realistic and less alarmist. Now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned, there's a new sense of urgency for creators in film and TV to be thoughtful about reproductive health care, both on- and off-screen. | |
| When new technologies are constantly proliferating, what is the best way for a society to weigh their consequences and benefits? Democracies seem like they should be up to the task, but they may need an update to do so. | |
| In a few weeks, college campuses will be swarmed with new and returning students. If you're preparing for moving day, check out our list of dorm essentials. | |
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