Disease outbreaks
Omicron boosters most likely are not pretty efficient from moderate Covid disease, but will likely prevent hospitalizations, gurus say
A health care employee administers a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in the Peabody Institute Library in Peabody, Massachusetts, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. Vanessa Leroy | Bloomberg | Getty Pictures The new omicron Covid boosters likely usually are not incredibly efficient at protecting against Covid infections and moderate […]
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Omicron BQ Covid variants that threaten people with compromised immune systems are now dominant in U.S.
A person receives a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 22, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The omicron BQ coronavirus subvariants have risen to dominance in the U.S. as people gather and travel for the Thanksgiving holiday, putting people with compromised immune […]
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Measles poses growing threat to kids as vaccinations decline globally, CDC and WHO warn
A growing number of children around the world are vulnerable to measles as vaccination rates have declined to the lowest levels since 2008, global health leaders warned on Wednesday. The Covid-19 pandemic badly disrupted routine vaccination services which resulted in millions of kids missing their measles shots, according to a report from the World Health […]
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Abortion pill is the most common method to end a pregnancy in the U.S., CDC finds
Boxes of the medication Mifepristone used to induce a medical abortion are prepared for patients at Planned Parenthood health center in Birmingham, Alabama, March 14, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The abortion pill is the most common method to terminate a pregnancy in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The […]
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Anthony Fauci says he will cooperate fully with possible House Republican investigation into Covid origins
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks about the coronavirus during the White House press briefing on Tuesday, November 22, 2022. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images CNBC Health & Science Read CNBC’s latest global health coverage: U.S. intelligence agencies under the Biden administration, in […]
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Anthony Fauci says he will cooperate fully with possible House Republican investigation into Covid origins
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks about the coronavirus during the White House press briefing on Tuesday, November 22, 2022. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that he will fully cooperate with House Republicans […]
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Fauci says he never imagined Covid would kill a million Americans
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing about the federal response to monkeypox, on Capitol Hill September 14, 2022 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Dr. Anthony Fauci on Tuesday reflected on the U.S. response […]
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Watch live: Dr. Anthony Fauci gives expected last Covid briefing as top health official
[The stream is slated to start at 11:30 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Dr. Anthony Fauci on Tuesday will give what is expected to be his last public briefing on the Covid-19 pandemic as White House chief medical advisor. Fauci is leaving the […]
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Dr. Anthony Fauci to give likely final Covid briefing as top White House health official
NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci addresses the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, January 21, 2021. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Dr. Anthony Fauci on Tuesday will give what is expected to be his last public briefing on the Covid-19 pandemic as the White House chief medical […]
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Flu variant that hits kids and seniors harder than other strains is dominant in U.S. right now
A sign advertising flu shots is displayed at a Walgreens pharmacy on January 22, 2018 in San Francisco, California. A strong strain of H3N2 influenza has claimed the lives of 74 Californians under the age of 65 since the flu season began in October of last year. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images A variant of […]
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