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US life expectancy rose in 2022 as deaths due to COVID dropped: CDC: COVID fell from the third- to fourth-leading cause of death.
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US life expectancy rose in 2022 as deaths due to COVID dropped: CDC
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The United States of America needs a 9/11 Commission for COVID: During the third week of March 2020, with little public debate and less warning ...
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The United States of America needs a 9/11 Commission for COVID
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CDC relaxes COVID-19 isolation recommendations: Americans who contract COVID-19 will no longer have to stay home for five days.
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CDC relaxes COVID-19 isolation recommendations
Quick Glance: CDC Ends Five-Day COVID Isolation Guidance
  • The CDC is no longer recommending Americans stay home for five days after a positive COVID-19 test.

  • The new guidance advises symptomatic individuals to stay home and resume normal activities as symptoms improve.

  • While COVID-19 remains a health threat, the CDC acknowledges it is no longer an emergency.

  • The updated guidelines do not apply to health settings, the CDC stated.
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Older adults should get another COVID shot this spring, CDC says: A second shot could provide additional protection for an age group that remains at high risk.
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Older adults should get another COVID shot this spring, CDC says
Quick Glance: Why Older Adults Require an Additional COVID-19 Vaccine
  • According to new guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), older adults should receive the COVID-19 vaccine more frequently than previously recommended. Individuals aged 65 and older are urged to get another vaccine dose in the spring or at least four months after their last dose.

  • The decision is based on data presented by CDC scientists showing current high hospitalization rates for COVID-19 among seniors, with the biggest spikes occurring in those aged 75 and older. A significant portion of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 are among people over 65 years old.
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Entering the Fifth Year of the Coronavirus, Where Does Long COVID Stand?: Tens of millions of Americans have had long COVID, and the number will keep growing.
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Entering the Fifth Year of the Coronavirus, Where Does Long COVID Stand?
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The CDC Says You No Longer Have to Isolate for 5 Days if You Have COVID, Here's Why
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What The CDC's New COVID Isolation Rules Mean For You: There's been a big shift in the CDC's recommendation for people who are sick — and infectious disease ...
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What The CDC's New COVID Isolation Rules Mean For You
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COVID patients 4 times more likely to develop chronic fatigue: CDC research: COVID-19 patients are at least four times more likely to develop chronic fatigue ...
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COVID patients 4 times more likely to develop chronic fatigue: CDC ...
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CDC may recommend some people get a new Covid booster this spring: People who are most vulnerable to Covid complications, such as older people and those with ...
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CDC may recommend some people get a new Covid booster this spring
Quick Glance: CDC Considering Spring Covid Booster for Vulnerable
  • CDC may recommend a spring Covid booster for vulnerable populations.

  • The spring booster would target the XBB.1.5 subvariant approved last fall.

  • The vaccine is effective against the JN.1 subvariant causing most US Covid cases.

  • Experts stress importance of making booster available despite low current vaccination rate.
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Newest COVID shots are 54 percent effective in preventing symptoms, CDC finds: Studies coming out later this year will assess how effective the shot was at ...
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Newest COVID shots are 54 percent effective in preventing symptoms ...
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JN.1 variant makes up a majority of COVID cases in the US. Here's what to know: JN.1 makes up an estimated 61.6% of COVID cases, CDC data shows.
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Quick Glance: Experts Warn of Covid Resurgence
  • Experts recommend increased mask usage and vaccination rates.

  • Covid infection rates are rising similarly to previous winters.

  • The low number of masks and low vaccination rate among vulnerable individuals are concerning.

  • Dr. Rivers notes that weekly hospitalizations are increasing more slowly than in previous years.
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The Latest Covid Guidance: Symptoms, Treatment and More: Rest, fluids and medications are your friends.
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The Latest Covid Guidance: Symptoms, Treatment and More
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It’s Official: We Can Pretty Much Treat Covid Like the Flu Now. Here’s a Guide.: A reasonable person’s decision-making guide for Covid-19 precautions in 2024.
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US sees COVID resurgence as JN.1 variant becomes dominant: The U.S. is riding another wave of rising COVID-19 infections, as holiday gatherings and a new variant ...
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US sees COVID resurgence as JN.1 variant becomes dominant
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Is it too late to get a flu or COVID shot?: After weeks of mounting respiratory illnesses, things are finally showing signs of trending in the right direction ...
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Is it too late to get a flu or COVID shot?
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Alcohol-Related Deaths Surge to Nearly 500 a Day, CDC Says: Spikes of fatalities linked to drinking that began with the Covid pandemic were not an anomaly ...
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Alcohol-Related Deaths Surge to Nearly 500 a Day, CDC Says
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Here’s how to get free COVID tests as cases are expected to rise with holidays: Also, how to tell the difference among COVID, the flu and RSV based on your ...
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If you need to stock up on COVID-19 test kits, March 8 is the last day you can get them for free through the U.S. government to be delivered by the U ... Show more
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CDC says JN.1 variant accounts for 39%-50% of COVID cases in US: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday that COVID subvariant ...
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CDC says JN.1 variant accounts for 39%-50% of COVID cases in US
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Another COVID variant spreads ahead of the holidays. Are you protected?: JN.1, a variant of omicron, accounts for an estimated 21% of new infections in the ...
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Another COVID variant spreads ahead of the holidays. Are you protected?
Quick Glance: JN.1 Variant: Latest on Covid Developments
  • The JN.1 variant may be more transmissible, but does not cause more severe Covid cases.

  • Covid cases are on the rise, driven by the JN.1 variant, according to Dr. Mandy Cohen of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  • JN.1 accounts for about 21% of Covid cases in the US, up from 8% just two weeks ago, according to the CDC.

  • The World Health Organization has designated JN.1 as a 'variant of interest', indicating genetic changes that could enhance its spread.
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New COVID strain quickly becomes most dominant in U.S.: Cases of the fast-spreading JN.1 variant have doubled in two weeks.
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New COVID strain quickly becomes most dominant in U.S.
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CDC Issues New Covid Guidelines for Return to Work: Testing positive for Covid-19 will no longer mean prolonged isolation for most people under new US guidelines ...
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CDC Issues New Covid Guidelines for Return to Work
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Cases of this COVID variant tripled in just two weeks, CDC estimates: The World Health Organization recently reclassified BA.2.86 as a "variant of interest" amid ...
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Cases of this COVID variant tripled in just two weeks, CDC estimates
Quick Glance: Surge in COVID Variant Cases
  • Cases of a COVID-19 variant have tripled in the U.S. in recent weeks, according to federal tracking.

  • The BA.2.86 variant, previously considered uncommon, is projected to make up nearly one-tenth of circulating viruses.

  • Health officials estimate the variant likely accounts for 5% to 15% of circulating variants in the U.S.

  • Updated COVID-19 vaccines are expected to increase protection against BA.2.86, the CDC stated.
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What is ‘Disease X’ and why are experts worried?: Researchers are monitoring for the agent that could cause the next pandemic, known as ‘Disease X’
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What is ‘Disease X’ and why are experts worried?
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Covid Variant JN.1 Now Accounts for Nearly Half of U.S. Cases: Here’s what to know about the coronavirus variant, which was first detected in the United States ...
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Covid Variant JN.1 Now Accounts for Nearly Half of U.S. Cases
Quick Glance: New Covid Strain JN.1 Dominates US Cases
  • The JN.1 strain accounts for almost half of Covid cases in the US and is rapidly spreading.

  • It's unclear whether the increase in Covid cases is driven by the JN.1 strain or other factors like holiday travel.

  • Experts continue to recommend protective measures such as wearing masks, improved indoor ventilation, and the latest Covid vaccine as preliminary research shows the updated vaccines are effective against JN.1.
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A variant that has been circulating in the U.S. for the last couple of months currently makes up a majority of COVID-19 cases in the United States. JN.1 ... Show more
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What are Americans catching this winter? It's not just flu and COVID-19 anymore.: The best defense against severe disease from COVID-19, flu and RSV is to get ...
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What are Americans catching this winter? It's not just flu and COVID-19 ...
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COVID variant JN.1 listed as ‘variant of interest’ by World Health Organization: The CDC says current tests and treatments remain effective against it.
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As winter virus activity picks up, CDC warns of 'urgent need' to boost vaccine coverage
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CDC Tracks New Variant as COVID Winter Wave Recedes: The new version of the virus has only been found in South Africa so far, but is highly mutated.
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CDC Tracks New Variant as COVID Winter Wave Recedes
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COVID-19 Variant JN.1 Responsible for Nearly All U.S. Infections: Meanwhile, several coronavirus metrics in the U.S. are on the decline as it appears the U.S ...
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COVID-19 Variant JN.1 Responsible for Nearly All U.S. Infections
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While officials consider new Covid isolation guidance, here's what an immunologist recommends you do if you test positive
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While officials consider new Covid isolation guidance, here's what an ...
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High-risk patients alarmed by CDC’s plan to ease covid isolation guidance: Activists worry the planned changes could jeopardize paid covid leave policies ...
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High-risk patients alarmed by CDC’s plan to ease covid isolation guidance
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Latest COVID shots are 54% effective against symptomatic infection in adults, CDC says
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Excessive alcohol deaths surged 29% during COVID pandemic, CDC data reveals: The number of deaths related to excessive alcohol surged amid the stress and ...
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Excessive alcohol deaths surged 29% during COVID pandemic ...
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COVID-19 levels high ahead of holiday travel season: As of early December, 22 states had "very high" COVID-19 wastewater levels.
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COVID-19 levels high ahead of holiday travel season
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Should You Take Paxlovid? What to Know About the Covid Treatment: We asked experts about who should take the antiviral medication, how well it works and where to ...
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Should you get COVID, flu and RSV shots this season? California doctors explain: California infectious disease doctors explains the three vaccines adults and ...
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Quick Glance: CDC director emphasizes importance of updated COVID booster shot amid increasing cases
  • The CDC recommended updated COVID booster shots for Americans aged 6 months and older due to rising cases and hospitalizations across the country.

  • In an interview with ABC News Live on Tuesday night, CDC Director Mandy Cohen stressed the importance of getting the updated shot and addressed safety concerns, stating that the shots have been studied 'more than any vaccine in history.'

  • The CDC recommends that everyone should get the updated COVID vaccine, and it will be available in doctor's offices and pharmacies across the country in the coming days.

  • The CDC director expressed concern that fewer than half of adults over 65 and only 1 in 5 Americans received the booster shot last fall.
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Respiratory virus season in the US isn’t over yet: After a few weeks of decline, some measures show that flu activity is starting to pick up again and ...
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Respiratory virus season in the US isn’t over yet
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Premature births rose between 2014 and 2022. Here's what we know about the increase.
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Premature births rose between 2014 and 2022. Here's what we know about the ...
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CDC map shows dramatic increase in illness nationwide: See where it’s worst: What a difference a week can make. Now, according to the CDC, 21 states and New York ...
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CDC map shows dramatic increase in illness nationwide: See where it’s ...
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Where the flu, RSV, and COVID are on the rise ahead of Thanksgiving: One in three Americans say they’re afraid of becoming sick in the coming months.
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Where the flu, RSV, and COVID are on the rise ahead of Thanksgiving
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COVID deaths tick up in some states ahead of holidays: Several states are experiencing increases in deaths related to COVID-19 as the holidays approach and this ...
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COVID deaths tick up in some states ahead of holidays
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New COVID-19 Hospitalizations Increase for 3rd Week in a Row: CDC Director Mandy Cohen this week told Congress that ‘not enough’ Americans have gotten the ...
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New COVID-19 Hospitalizations Increase for 3rd Week in a Row
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US life expectancy rose in 2022 due to fewer deaths linked to COVID-19: CDC: Life expectancy rose from 76.4 in 2021 to 77.5 in 2022, the report found.
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Quick Glance: 2022 Sees Increase in US Life Expectancy
  • Newborns in the US gained roughly a year in life expectancy in 2022 compared to 2021, indicating progress after two consecutive years of decline due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Life expectancy at birth for newborns in 2022 was 77.5 years, an increase from 2021, but still lower than the expected 78.8 years for those born in 2019, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

  • The biggest increase in life expectancy from 2021 was observed for non-Hispanic American Indians, by 2.3 years, followed by an increase of 2.2 years for Hispanic newborns.

  • Previous declines in mortality due to COVID explained more than 80% of the increases in life expectancy in all groups, according to the report.
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Still haven’t gotten flu shot, COVID booster, RSV vaccine? Now is the time, CDC says
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Mask policies return in US as respiratory viruses threaten to strain hospitals: Covid, flu and RSV rates creep up as vaccination rates for all three remain low ...
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California deviates from CDC guidelines on Covid isolation: What do experts think, and will more states follow?
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CDC director says U.S. isn't yet near peak Covid or flu levels for the season: This winter's pattern is different from that of last year, when Covid ...
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What To Know About Rapidly Spreading ‘Pirola’ Covid Variant BA.2.86—And If Vaccines Offer Protection
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Respiratory viruses increasing as Americans prepare to gather for the holidays: CDC
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The JN.1 variant is now responsible for nearly half of current COVID infections, the CDC said in a Friday estimate. There are symptoms to watch for.
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Even more free home Covid-19 tests are available for order from the US government
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Holiday travelers, here’s how to check COVID and flu levels at your destination: As of mid-December, 17 states were reporting “high” or “very high” levels of ...
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Holiday travelers, here’s how to check COVID and flu levels at your ...