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New COVID combo-variant XE found in U.K.
A World Health Organization update notes XE’s high transmissibility and says it may have a growth advantage of 10%...
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CDC preparing to update mask guidance
“Omicron cases are declining, and we are all cautiously optimistic about the trajectory we’re on.”
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Scientists see hope in new therapy for COVID-19 brain fog patients
“There’s not a week that goes by that I don’t see someone recovering from COVID-19.”
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CDC to update mask recommendations as Omicron spreads
“The best mask that you wear is the one you will wear and the one you can keep on all day long,” said Dr. Rochelle Walensky.
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CDC: More kids hospitalized with COVID since pandemic began
“[It] very well may be that there are just more cases out there, and our children are more vulnerable when they have more cases surrounding them...
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COVID cases spike as questions remain about Omicron’s threat
The Omicron variant has been detected in at least 39 states and 75 countries, according to CDC director Rochelle Walensky, MD.
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Fauci: Omicron ‘very different from other variants’
“Although partial immune escape may occur, vaccines, particularly boosters, give a level of antibodies that even with variants like Delta give you...
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CDC: Urgency remains to vaccinate children
"There's urgency because we're seeing disease in children, we've seen deaths in children, we've seen long COVID," CDC Director Rochelle Walensky,...
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CDC: Children just as vulnerable to COVID as adults
There were 113 COVID-19 outbreaks in schools without mask requirements, in a study of 1,000 schools in Arizona.
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Texas doctor admits to violating abortion ban
“I understand that by providing an abortion beyond the new legal limit, I am taking a personal risk, but it’s something I believe in strongly.”
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Want to see what COVID strain you have? The government says no
“There would have to be some clinical significance for there to be a good reason to give this information.”
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FDA authorizes booster shot for immunocompromised Americans
Those eligible for a third dose include solid organ transplant recipients, those undergoing cancer treatments, and people with autoimmune diseases...
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Health anxiety common as COVID restrictions loosen
“There are still people out there not wanting to leave home,” said Reese Druckenmiller of the Mayo Clinic Health System.
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Supreme Court upholds Affordable Care Act
The court voted 7-2 to block the GOP-led suit saying the plaintiffs did not have the right to bring the case.