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CDC data shows Omicron BA.5 falling in the U.S. while new variants gain ground.
As the United States goes into winter, when health experts anticipate a new wave of viral infections, it must contend…
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WHO urges for additional foreign aid to contain Ebola in Uganda.
On Wednesday, the head of the World Health Organization announced that his organisation was collaborating with Uganda in an effort…
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White House Covid czar: Boosted, treated patients have essentially no risk of Covid mortality.
The danger of dying from Covid-19 is extremely low for people who maintain vaccination schedules and get treatment for breakthrough…
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White House: New boosters should defend against omicron subvariants.
The US is tracking several coronavirus omicron subvariants that evade immunity more easily, but the new booster shots should protect…
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FDA approves shot during pregnancy to prevent whooping cough in babies
The FDA headquarters sign in White Oak, Maryland, on August 29, 2020. By Andrew Kelly, Reuters On Friday, the Food…
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The United States will screen people arriving from Uganda for Ebola as the East African country battles an outbreak.
On Thursday, federal officials announced that the United States will begin screening passengers at five airports for Ebola if they…
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Ohio reports the third death in the United States of a person with monkeypox who had underlying health problems.
Vaccinations against monkeypox were given at Cherry Grove on Fire Island, New York, on July 14, 2022, held in the…
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The CDC believes that eradicating monkeypox in the United States is unlikely because the virus could spread indefinitely.
According to a report released by the CDC this week, the eradication of the monkeypox virus in the United States…
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NIH study confirms that covid vaccination causes a slight increase in menstrual cycle.
On January 26, 2022, a healthcare worker at a vaccination clinic in the Peabody Institute Library in Peabody, Massachusetts, United…
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According to the CDC, a single dose of monkeypox vaccine provides some protection against infection.
On August 10, 2022, a registered nurse named Luis Garcia is shown in Los Angeles, California preparing a vaccination against…
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