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COVID-19 vaccines get their first update since the pandemic began. Here's what you need to know about them 30 AUG 20223:20 PMBYGRETCHEN VOGEL A version of this story appeared in Science, Vol 377, Issue 6610. Download PDF Update, 31 August, 1:30 p.m.: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today it has granted an emergency use authorization for Moderna’s and Pfizer-BioNTech’s updated booster vaccines, which target the BA.4/BA.5 coronavirus subvariants. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Vaccine Practices is scheduled to discuss recommendations for who should receive the vaccines and when at their meeting on...

What is it about tyrants that gives media types goose flesh? The question came to mind while pondering "60 Minutes" thug Mike Wallace's transformation into Barbara Walters in an interview with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Wallace's reputation is as an ambush interviewer – the tough guy who's not afraid to ask any question of anyone. He's the eternal cynic who won't buy anyone's lies. He's the emotionless inquisitor. He's the media's version of Torquemada. What a matchup! Wallace vs. Ahmadinejad. How many rounds would a bout like this last? Would Wallace ever make it out of Tehran alive? How long...