Aria Bendix

5 days ago | nbcnews.com | Aria Bendix

Moderna announced this weekend that the Food and Drug Administration approved its lower-dose Covid-19 vaccine for adults 65 and older, as well as people ages 12 to 64 with at least one medical condition that increases their risk for severe Covid. The approval, which is limited to individuals who have previously received a Covid vaccine, was granted by the FDA on Friday.

5 days ago | nbcnews.com | Aria Bendix

Smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to blanket parts of the Midwest and Great Plains, leading to air quality alerts across several states. More than 90 fires scattered across Canada are burning out of control, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, a nonprofit that supports the government's wildfire response. Active fires in the central Canadian province of Manitoba have forced roughly 17,000 people to evacuate.

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Aria Bendix |Brandy Zadrozny

May 30, 2025, 11:32 AM EDTThe Trump administration on Thursday corrected several citations in its “Make America Healthy Again” report, adding to scrutiny of its scientific rigor. The report, led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., paints a dire picture of children’s health in the United States. The corrections came after the nonprofit news outlet NOTUS identified several citations referencing papers that did not exist.

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Aria Bendix

May 29, 2025, 2:16 PM EDTA new Covid variant that’s gaining momentum globally has landed in the U.S.The World Health Organization announced last week that it was monitoring the variant, NB.1.8.1, following a rise in cases in several parts of the world, including Europe, Southeast Asia and North and South America. The variant appears to be more transmissible than the dominant strain worldwide, LP.8.1, meaning it has the potential to drive up cases this summer.

2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Aria Bendix

May 22, 2025, 4:19 PM EDTThe federal government’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program is not operating, despite Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claims that it's being funded. The program’s 26 staffers were placed on administrative leave in April, with terminations set for June 2, as part of a broader restructuring of federal agencies within HHS.