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It’s yes to masks and no to mandates as Covid cases rise.
US’ head of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Rochelle Walensky, has said, “The most protection against the triple threat is to get an annual flu shot.” She added, “If you have any symptoms and you’re not feeling well, we will ask you to stay home.” According to the World Health Organization, there are currently…
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There are early indications that a new U.S. COVID surge may be on its way.
Respiratory syncytial virus infection in the US has risen for the third year in a row, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, RSV cases are lower in pre-pandemic years and came in the summer of 2021, an epidemiologist from Yale University said. “We have a lot of immunity in our population…
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It’s not a mandated thing as Covid cases rise.
The US’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued guidelines urging health authorities to provide face masks to everyone, whether they’re at home, work or school. This comes after a Pew Research Center survey found that over half of Americans said they were never wearing a mask outside the home. The report also…
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Side effects from the Covid-19 vaccine have links to higher antibody response.
The COVID-19 variant Omicron B.4 accounted for almost one in three new infections in the US last week. The variant BA.5 also accounted for 49.6% of new infections in the country, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. Co-circulating Omicron B.4 has been linked to an increased risk of neurological problems…
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It is more than justRSV that is filling hospital beds.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said, “Rates are ashigh as 25% of those [who have] tested positive for RSV.” It further said, “In the advisory…hospitals were instructed to keep heightened awareness for these more severe infections…and parents were told to keep an eye out for specific symptoms, like difficulty breathing…
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Children’s hospitals are overwhelmed by the high levels of RSV.
The US government said that COVID-19 vaccinations led to nearly 700,000 fewer hospitalizations and up to 370,000 fewer deaths from coronavirus last year. Almost all children get RSV infection by the time they are 2 years old, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly all high-risk people, who are in their 80s,…
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Their homes were destroyed by Hurricane Ian.
Google has launched a flood and fire detection tool in the US’ Florida which will be powered by a mapping tool developed by four machine learning experts who worked with GiveDirectly for over six months. The tool uses satellite imagery and other data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to show the need for…