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Welcome to Insider Healthcare. I'm healthcare editor Leah Rosenbaum, and today in healthcare news:
- COVID-19 booster shots are finally here for a huge portion of US adults;
- 4 people who have already gotten COVID-19 booster shots share their experiences;
- 3 top VCs share what they look for when investing in psychedelic startups.
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A pharmacist administers the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to a patient in a pharmacy in Roubaix as part of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination campaign in France, March 15, 2021.
REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
Welcome to open season for COVID-19 booster shots
- The US is entering "open season" for booster shots, a drug industry analyst said Friday.
- The majority of adults who got Pfizer's vaccine are now eligible for a booster.
- There's still no guidance for people who got J&J or Moderna shots.
A Thai healthcare worker receives a booster dose of Pfizer's vaccine in Bangkok on August 9, 2021.
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4 people who got COVID-19 booster shots share what it felt like to get an extra vaccine dose
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- The US has authorized third doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to adults over 65, and others at high risk of developing severe disease.
- Already, more than two million Americans know what it feels like to get a booster shot.
- The side effects, they say, are much like after a second shot, with some arm pain and fatigue.
Psilocybin found in magic mushrooms is a type of psychedelic
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The 3 most powerful psychedelics VCs dish on what they look for - and avoid - when investing in new companies
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- Psychedelic VCs have a big say in who makes it and who doesn't.
- Noetic Fund, Neo Kuma, and Palo Santo are among the top of the group.
- Heads at the funds told Insider what they look for when choosing whether to invest in a company.
More stories we're reading:
- Anti-vaccine Facebook groups are encouraging COVID-19 patients to leave the hospital (NBC News)
- Leaders at Moderna and AstraZeneca are offering new, rosy predictions about the pandemic's end (Insider)
- Biden's COVID-19 boosters communication pits the White House against top scientific advisors at the CDC and FDA (STAT)
- Doctors Without Borders saves lives every day. Some insiders say it is also a racist workplace where non-white workers get worse pay, less security, and inferior medical care. (Insider)
- Leah
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