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1 Jun 2022
NEW: Pfizer-BioNTech says it has asked the FDA to authorize its Covid-19 vaccine in children ages 6 months to 4 years — the only group that remains ineligible for vaccination. trib.al/E0w0QbX
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26 Jan 2022
NEW: Moderna announces it has begun a clinical trial testing an omicron-specific Covid-19 vaccine booster. trib.al/nLsMxvz
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21 Dec 2021
JUST IN: FDA approves the first long-acting injectable medication for use as pre-exposure prevention against HIV. trib.al/Mkdh1hC
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3 Nov 2021
US had the second-steepest decline in life expectancy among high-income countries last year, according to a study of death data spanning several continents.
The findings suggest the US did a relatively poor job protecting young people during the pandemic. trib.al/AMMLvSf
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23 Oct 2021
Hockey players will skate on frozen rainwater, the Zambonis are electric, and the cutlery is bamboo — Seattle’s new Climate Pledge Arena is hardly subtle with its message. trib.al/ib6MYI9
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15 Oct 2021
The Biden administration is taking steps to address the economic risks from climate change. trib.al/7fNIHO9
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29 Sep 2021
Pope Francis encourages young climate change activists to continue their efforts “for the good of humanity,” adding that their vision “is capable of challenging the adult world.”
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22 Sep 2021
BREAKING: FDA authorizes Pfizer Covid booster for emergency use in American ages 65 and over, as well as those at high risk of exposure to the coronavirus or severe illness, according to a senior administration official. trib.al/qXOApVw
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17 Aug 2021
BREAKING: Biden administration to recommend Covid booster shot eight months after second dose, two sources familiar with the discussions tell @NBCNews. trib.al/zysQKfJ
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13 Aug 2021
JUST IN: FDA amends emergency use authorizations for the Moderna and the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines to allow some people with compromised immune systems to get a third dose. trib.al/X8F0hP5
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1 Aug 2021
Researchers studying Earth's absorption of the sun's energy found a less than 1% probability that recent changes in climate stability occurred naturally. trib.al/C6GK8CI
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7 Jul 2021
LATEST: Elsa strengthens to hurricane as it barrels toward Florida coast. trib.al/FhNGPN1
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7 Jun 2021
JUST IN: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will fly to space next month on first crewed flight of a rocket made by his company, Blue Origin. trib.al/OLbS45S
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NBC News Science retweeted
15 May 2021
Veteran space journalist Jay Barbree, who covered more than 160 missions, dies at 87
An absolute legend. nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/…
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BREAKING: Veteran space journalist and NBC News correspondent Jay Barbree, who covered more than 160 missions over a storied 61-year career, has died at age 87. nbcnews.to/2SINNES
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15 May 2021
BREAKING: Veteran space journalist and NBC News correspondent Jay Barbree, who covered more than 160 missions over a storied 61-year career, has died at age 87. trib.al/Aswe6tb
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15 May 2021
JUST IN: After several months orbiting Mars, a Chinese rover successfully touched down on the Martian surface Friday, making China the second nation, after the U.S., to achieve a soft landing on the red planet. trib.al/I4DcIvY
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NBC News Science retweeted
22 Apr 2021
2 degrees Celsius.
The goal of the Paris Climate Agreement: To keep global temperatures from warming 2 degrees above preindustrial levels.
But we're accelerating towards that milestone.
This #EarthDay, @alroker has the data - and explains the impacts.
nbcnews.com/NOW
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