Pandemics
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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Pfizer says omicron booster is better against new subvariants like BQ.1.1 than old shots
A staff member draws up a syringe with the Comirnaty vaccine from Biontech and Pfizer adapted to the Omicron-BA.1 variant at the Mainz vaccination center. Sebastian Christoph Gollnow | dpa | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Pfizer said its omicron booster triggers a stronger immune response against a number of emerging Covid subvariants circulating in […]
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Kid’s hospitals call on Biden to declare emergency in reaction to ‘unprecedented’ RSV surge
Kazuma Seki | Istock | Getty Images Medical practitioners are calling on the Biden administration to declare an emergency in reaction to an “alarming surge” of young children hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus and flu this time. The Kid’s Medical center Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics warned President Joe Biden and Health Secretary […]
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FDA could approve over-the-counter nasal spray, autoinjectors to treat opioid overdoses
Naloxone, packaged with instructions, is one of the items given out by the Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition outreach workers. Amy Davis | Baltimore Sun | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday indicated it might approve over-the-counter nasal sprays and autoinjectors that prevent opioid overdoses, part of its efforts to expand access to […]
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World population reaches 8 billion people, with India expected to surpass China as most populous nation
Indian passengers stand and hang onto a train as it departs from a station on the outskirts of New Delhi. Money Sharma | AFP | Getty Images The world population reached 8 billion people on Tuesday, and India is expected to surpass China as the most populous country in the next year, according to projections […]
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