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New COVID-19 vaccine for fall should target JN.1 lineage, not variant, FDA panel
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe vote comes as the U.S., like the rest of the world, is seeing a decline in the vaccination rate...
New ‘FLiRT’ COVID Variants Could Be Driving an Uptick in Cases. Here’s How to Avoid Them
Scientific American· 4 days agoCOVID infections in the U.S. have declined since this past winter. The Centers for Disease Control...
Excess death rates due to pandemic persisted in Western countries
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy· 4 days agoIn 2020, 1,033,122 excess deaths were recorded, and that number rose in 2021 to 1,256, 942.
Maternal mortality rates in U.S. exceed those in other high-income nations, report shows
Dallas Morning News· 3 days agoMore than 80% of maternal deaths...continues to impact North Texas families. Healthy Start programs...
Letters: Congress should be thanking Dr. Anthony Fauci for saving lives
Chicago Tribune· 13 hours agoAs a physician who worked in several Chicago-area hospitals throughout the pandemic, I can attest to...
Charen: Trump’s response to COVID was worse than we remember
Provo Daily Herald· 16 hours agoA serious country would look back at Trump’s greatest challenge during his presidency and remember...
Kentucky drug overdose deaths dropped 10% last year, outpacing the national rate
Lexington Herald-Leader· 2 days agoKentucky’s rate of drug overdose deaths dropped by nearly 10% in 2023 compared to the year before, outpacing the national rate, according to the state’s ...
Opinion | Paxlovid Trial Flops for COVID Pneumonia
MedPage Today· 3 days agoIn 2021, nirmatrelvir/ritonavir clearly decreased hospitalization and death among COVID-19 patients who had high risks of severe disease and who had not...
Positive test not needed for long COVID diagnosis, experts conclude
San Jose Mercury News· 2 days agoPeople do not need to have tested positive for the coronavirus to be considered for a diagnosis of...
COVID Is Still Rising Again in Bay Area Wastewater. Why? | KQED
KQED· 3 days agoLevels of COVID-19 in the Bay Area’s wastewater are on the rise again — and this likely summer...