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Long Covid: The virus in the bedroom: Ludwig is 24, freshly in love - and suddenly suffers from erectile dysfunction. After an odyssey through various doctors' ...
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Long Covid: The virus in the bedroom
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COVID Levels Decline, but Other Viruses Remain High: COVID-19 may be headed toward a springtime retreat. The indication comes from declining levels of the virus ...
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COVID Levels Decline, but Other Viruses Remain High
Quick Glance: COVID Levels Decline, but High Presence of Other Viruses
  • The decline in SARS-CoV-2 suggests a potential retreat of COVID-19, especially in the western U.S.

  • While COVID levels are decreasing, other viruses causing stomach and respiratory illnesses remain high.

  • The influenza positive rate is increasing again, with 116 children and an estimated 20,000 adults having died so far in this flu season.

  • While RSV levels in wastewater are high, positive test results are at the lowest point of the 2023 to 2024 season according to the CDC.
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COVID Levels Decline, but Other Viruses Remain High: COVID-19 may be headed toward a springtime retreat. The indication comes from declining levels of the virus ...
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COVID Levels Decline, but Other Viruses Remain High
Quick Glance: Decline in COVID Levels, Persistent High Activity of Other Viruses
  • COVID-19 levels are declining, but other viruses remain high, as indicated by recent data.

  • While SARS-CoV-2 levels are decreasing in the U.S., other viruses like flu and RSV continue to circulate widely.

  • Flu test rates are on the rise again, with 116 children and 20,000 adults reported dead from the flu this season.

  • Despite high RSV levels, positive test results are declining, and norovirus is showing an upward trend as well.
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Severe Flu Confers Higher Risk for Neuro Disorders vs COVID: Hospitalization for influenza raises the risk for future neurologic conditions more than ...
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Severe Flu Confers Higher Risk for Neuro Disorders vs COVID
Quick Glance: Hospitalization for Influenza Associated with Higher Risk of Neurological Disorders
  • An analysis of 77,300 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 compared to 77,300 hospitalized with influenza revealed that those with influenza had a greater risk of subsequent neurologic disorders such as migraine, stroke, or epilepsy.

  • Participants hospitalized with COVID-19 were significantly less likely in the following year to require medical care for migraine, epilepsy, neuropathy, movement disorders, stroke, and dementia compared to influenza patients.

  • After considering age, sex, and other health conditions, individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 had a lower risk of needing medical care for migraine, epilepsy, and neuropathy than those with influenza.

  • "The results were surprising as they indicate that hospitalization due to COVID does not lead to increased care for common neurologic conditions compared to hospitalization due to influenza," stated lead researcher Brian C. Callaghan, MD, from the University of Michigan.
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One step closer to the causes: Neurological Covid-19 symptoms may be a side effect of the immune response with which the body defends itself against the virus.
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One step closer to the causes
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We humans are the bigger virus throwers: Sars, Mers, Ebola - There is often talk of zoonoses: diseases that spread from animals to people ...
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We humans are the bigger virus throwers
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COVID Virus Can Remain in the Body Over a Year: New research shows that remnants of the COVID-19 virus can linger in blood and tissue for more than a year after ...
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COVID Virus Can Remain in the Body Over a Year
Quick Glance: Prolonged Presence of COVID Virus in the Body
  • Researchers at the University of California in San Francisco have determined that remnants of the COVID-19 virus can persist in blood and tissue for more than a year after the initial infection.

  • During their examination of long-lasting COVID, scientists identified COVID antigens in the blood up to 14 months post-infection and in tissue samples for over 2 years after the infection.

  • These research findings offer compelling evidence that COVID antigens may endure in certain individuals even following regular immune responses.

  • The UCSF research team is actively engaged in clinical trials to assess the potential of monoclonal antibodies or antiviral medications in eliminating the virus.
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CDC Officially Shortens Recommended COVID Isolation Period: Previously, the CDC had urged people with COVID to stay home for at least five days ...
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CDC Officially Shortens Recommended COVID Isolation Period
Quick Glance: CDC Updates COVID Isolation Guidelines
  • The CDC has updated its guidance for COVID-19 isolation duration to align with other viruses like the flu.

  • New instructions recommend staying home until at least 24 hours after fever and symptoms subside.

  • Experts express concerns over the impact of shortened isolation on COVID seriousness and at-risk populations.

  • CDC advises precautions like mask-wearing and increased hygiene for 5 days after isolation ends.
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We humans are the bigger virus throwers: Sars, Mers, Ebola - There is often talk of zoonoses: diseases that spread from animals to people ...
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We humans are the bigger virus throwers
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Trump asked if U.S. was better off in his last year. In many ways, the answer is no.
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Trump asked if U.S. was better off in his last year. In many ways ...
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Corona mutation found with almost "100 percent mortality rate": Study on GX_P2V in China
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Corona mutation found with almost
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CDC Says Second Tripledemic Season May Have Peaked: Raging rates of the flu, COVID-19, and RSV may have peaked during the holidays and appear to be on a downward ...
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CDC Says Second Tripledemic Season May Have Peaked
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Biden opens the door to revisiting the early days of the pandemic : The campaign has searched for ways to puncture the sense of nostalgia for the Trump era.
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Biden opens the door to revisiting the early days of the pandemic
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COVID Rapid Tests Reliably Detect New Variants: Researchers who “test the tests” say that COVID rapid tests have kept up with new variants
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COVID Rapid Tests Reliably Detect New Variants
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Vaccination, mask, no Christmas parties: Lauterbach warns of Corona in Advent: Federal Health Minister Lauterbach (SPD) has called for special precautions to be ...
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Quick Glance: COVID Protection During Advent
  • Lauterbach urges special precautions before Christmas.

  • Recommendation to work from home to reduce infection risk.
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Can At-Home Tests Still Detect Covid? And Other Testing Questions: Here’s what you need to know about when to take a test for accurate results ...
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Can At-Home Tests Still Detect Covid? And Other Testing Questions
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COVID fatalities last month neared 10,000: WHO: Nearly 10,000 people died of COVID-19 last month, the World Health Organization warned Wednesday ...
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COVID fatalities last month neared 10,000: WHO
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Kate Garraway to return to TV role after husband Derek Draper's funeral: She will return to Good Morning Britain next week following the death of her husband ...
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Kate Garraway to return to TV role after husband Derek Draper's funeral
Quick Glance: Support for Kate Garraway at Derek Draper's Farewell
  • Kate Garraway mourns her husband, political lobbyist and psychologist Derek Draper, at his funeral.

  • Sir Elton John, Sir Tony Blair, and Susanna Reid were among the guests who came to a London church, where Garraway and Draper were also married.

  • Draper fell seriously ill with Covid in March 2020 and spent 13 months in hospital before being discharged.

  • Reid and Ben Shephard, who work with Garraway at Good Morning Britain on ITV, wore black at the funeral at the Church of St Mary The Virgin in Primrose Hill.
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WHO sees 'incredibly low' COVID, flu vaccination rates as cases surge: Low vaccination rates against the latest versions of COVID-19 and influenza are putting ...
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WHO sees 'incredibly low' COVID, flu vaccination rates as cases surge
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GPs on a wave of colds: We're at the limit: Various viruses and an immune system weakened by the Covid protective measures - GPs are battling a wave of illness ...
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GPs on a wave of colds: We're at the limit
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Spain brings back mandatory mask wearing in hospitals as Covid cases spike: Spain’s hospitals have come under immense pressure in recent weeks following a spike ...
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Spain brings back mandatory mask wearing in hospitals as Covid cases spike
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We Are in a Big Covid Wave. But Just How Big?: Wastewater data has become perhaps the best metric to track the spread of the virus in the U.S. ...
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We Are in a Big Covid Wave. But Just How Big?
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Flu, gastrointestinal, infections: NRW is experiencing a high number of carnival infections
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Flu, gastrointestinal, infections: NRW is experiencing a high number of ...
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Coronavirus subvariant JN.1 growing fast in US, already dominant in the Northeast
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Coronavirus subvariant JN.1 growing fast in US, already dominant in the ...
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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Got COVID? CDC says stay home while you're sick, but drops its 5-day isolation rule
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Got COVID? CDC says stay home while you're sick, but drops its 5-day ...
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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How to stay safe with COVID, flu and other viruses rising over holidays: The number of respiratory illnesses typically increases around the holidays ...
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How to stay safe with COVID, flu and other viruses rising over holidays
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Rage, waste and corruption: how Covid changed politics: The long read: Four years on from the start of the pandemic, the drama may have subsided but the ...
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Rage, waste and corruption: how Covid changed politics
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Brain itself not infected: Charité is on the trail of the cause of Long Covid: What are the causes of Long Covid? A new study based on autopsy results from ...
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Brain itself not infected: Charité is on the trail of the cause of Long ...
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Influenza activity on the rise:Covid wave may have peaked: No Covid wave has ever been higher, but according to wastewater analyses, it now seems to be slowly ...
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Influenza activity on the rise:Covid wave may have peaked
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XBB.1.5, BA.2.86, JN.1: How to understand the Covid-19 alphabet soup: The virus that causes Covid-19 has more letters to describe its many derivatives than a ...
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XBB.1.5, BA.2.86, JN.1: How to understand the Covid-19 alphabet soup
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Symptoms of RSV, strep, flu, COVID: How to tell them apart: We asked a doctor to run through some of the most common symptoms and treatments for each virus and ...
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Symptoms of RSV, strep, flu, COVID: How to tell them apart
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COVID: Almost 40% of over-65s not yet taken booster jab for Christmas: The NHS is urging eligible people to come forward for their COVID and flu jabs in time for ...
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COVID: Almost 40% of over-65s not yet taken booster jab for Christmas
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Can At-Home Tests Still Detect Covid? And Other Testing Questions: Here’s what you need to know about when to take a test for accurate results ...
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Can At-Home Tests Still Detect Covid? And Other Testing Questions
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Get used to it: COVID is a part of the holidays. Here's how to think about risks now
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Get used to it: COVID is a part of the holidays. Here's how to think about ...
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'Very steep' rise in flu and Covid cases: The HSE has said a 'very steep' rise in flu and Covid cases has caused a jump in hospital ...
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'Very steep' rise in flu and Covid cases
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Corona vaccination: Was the public really lied to?: The FPÖ and other right-wing parties claim that the world was deceived about the benefits and effects of ...
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Corona vaccination: Was the public really lied to?
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Genetic sequence of coronavirus was submitted to US database two weeks before China’s official disclosure, documents show
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Genetic sequence of coronavirus was submitted to US database two weeks ...
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Covid and flu rising ahead of holidays, increasing ER visits: Combined covid, influenza and RSV emergency room visits are the highest since February.
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Covid and flu rising ahead of holidays, increasing ER visits
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Flu and Covid levels are rising: what does it mean for Christmas in the UK?: Figures show a sharp rise in flu infections and hospital admissions in England in ...
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Flu and Covid levels are rising: what does it mean for Christmas in the ...
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Testing negative but still feeling sick? Doctors explain why: You’ve got the sore throat, runny nose and cough (or any of the other common COVID-19 ...
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Testing negative but still feeling sick? Doctors explain why
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New Covid subvariant, flu and RSV cases are rising. A doctor explains how to stay healthy this holiday
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New Covid subvariant, flu and RSV cases are rising. A doctor explains how ...
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Threatening trend? Corona numbers higher again in Bavaria - but not only them: The health authorities in Bavaria recorded an increase in coronavirus infections ...
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Threatening trend? Corona numbers higher again in Bavaria - but not only ...
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How to stay safe this holiday with new Covid sub-variant cases on the rise: The CDC recommends that Americans get vaccines for flu, Covid-19 and RSV for the ...
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How to stay safe this holiday with new Covid sub-variant cases on the rise
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Wave of colds: What good are the Corona-RSV flu rapid tests?: Combined tests can detect not only the coronavirus, but also influenza and RSV ...
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Wave of colds: What good are the Corona-RSV flu rapid tests?
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Covid-19 variant maintains threat, says WHO: One of six variants that were being monitored - BA.2.86 - is now a variant of interest.
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Covid-19 variant maintains threat, says WHO
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Flu cases won't peak until mid-January, says HSE: Ireland's current flu outbreak will not peak until the middle of January, when up to 800 people could ...
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Flu cases won't peak until mid-January, says HSE
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JN.1: Should we be worried about the COVID variant in the run-up to Christmas?: Although virus levels have been decreasing week on week, positivity rates are ...
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JN.1: Should we be worried about the COVID variant in the run-up to ...
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How to restart your fitness routine after Covid-19, RSV or influenza: Covid, RSV and influenza require a thoughtful approach to rebooting exercise because they ...
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How to restart your fitness routine after Covid-19, RSV or influenza
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Another covid wave hits U.S. as JN.1 becomes dominant variant: The JN.1 variant, covid hospitalizations and wastewater levels are rising heading into 2024 ...
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Another covid wave hits U.S. as JN.1 becomes dominant variant
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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Are cold or flu symptoms lingering longer this winter? Doctors explain.: Are the symptoms of a cold, flu or other respiratory illness lingering longer this ...
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Are cold or flu symptoms lingering longer this winter? Doctors explain.
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Your questions answered about staying safe from COVID, RSV and flu this winter: As we head into the winter holidays, John Yang speaks with epidemiologist Katelyn ...
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Your questions answered about staying safe from COVID, RSV and flu this ...
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The threat of respiratory illnesses is underway, CDC director says, and hospitalizations are on the rise
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The threat of respiratory illnesses is underway, CDC director says ...
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7 Covid Mysteries Scientists Are Starting to Unravel: Are superdodgers real? Is Covid seasonal? And what’s behind its strangest symptoms? Here’s what we’ve ...
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7 Covid Mysteries Scientists Are Starting to Unravel
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Commentary: Better COVID-19 booster vaccines are needed if we want people to take them
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Commentary: Better COVID-19 booster vaccines are needed if we want people ...
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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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CDC director says U.S. isn't yet near peak Covid or flu levels for the ...