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Best to get new booster before Halloween, White House COVID coordinator Dr. Jha says

Mon, 2022-09-19 09:56 — mike kraft

Best to get new booster before Halloween, White House COVID coordinator Dr. Jha says Ideal to get the updated COVID vaccine between mid-September and mid-October, Dr. Ashish Jha said, and no later than the end of October. ABC News ABC News

To optimize protection ahead of another pandemic winter, White House COVID coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said Friday people should consider getting the newly-updated COVID-19 booster before Halloween.

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Few U.S. children have received Covid shots despite being available since June

Mon, 2022-09-19 09:35 — mike kraft

Covid shots for young kids arrived in June. Few have received them. Health officials worry that the lackluster vaccination uptake might leave the nation vulnerable to coronavirus clusters in the fall and winter. Sabrina Malhi Washington Post

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Biden says 'the pandemic is over' even as cases, death toll continue

Mon, 2022-09-19 09:17 — mike kraft

Biden says 'the pandemic is over' even as death toll, costs mount U.S. President Joe Biden said in an interview aired on Sunday that "the pandemic is over," even though the country continues to grapple with coronavirus infections that kill hundreds of Americans daily. Trevor Hunnicutt Reuters

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Opinion: Some scientists say Covid is now less risky than flu

Fri, 2022-09-16 17:41 — mike kraft

Scientists debate how lethal COVID is. Some say it's now less risky than flu They argue the threat posed by COVID has lessened because of preexisting immunity and access to treatment. Plus, some deaths may be incorrectly blamed on COVID. Others caution it's too soon to tell. NPR.org

...there's still plenty of differing views on this topic. While the threat from COVID-19 may be approaching the peril the flu poses, skeptics doubt it's hit that point yet.

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French warned of resurgence of COVID virus in the country

Fri, 2022-09-16 10:34 — mike kraft

France's health body warns of resurgence of COVID virus in the country France's national health body warned on Friday of a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the country, and urged people to continue to get vaccinated to protect themselves against the virus. Reuters Reuters

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U.S.National COVID-19 wastewater levels signal viral uptick ahead of fall

Fri, 2022-09-16 09:38 — mike kraft

National COVID-19 wastewater levels signal viral uptick ahead of fall Although reported COVID-19 case levels in the U.S. are still falling after a viral resurgence over the summer, there are preliminary indicators that infection rates may be back on the rise across the country. In recent weeks, federal data has shown that the number of U.S. wastewater sites reporting increases in the presence of COVID-19 in their samples appears to be back on the rise, following declines seen throughout the latter part of the summer.

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U.S. seeing decline in monkeypox new case growth, CDC says

Thu, 2022-09-15 18:09 — mike kraft

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Nearly 23,000 cases of monkeypox have been identified across the United States as of Sept. 14, Walensky told reporters.

"Over the last several weeks, we've been pleased to see a decline in the growth of new cases here and abroad. There are areas of the U.S. where the rate of rise in new cases is still increasing," she said. "We approach this news with cautious optimism."

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Concerns that hundreds of Americans still dying daily of COVID-19, with colder weather still coming

Thu, 2022-09-15 10:38 — mike kraft

Hundreds of Americans still dying of COVID-19 each day ahead of the fall "The seven-day average daily deaths are still too high, about 375 per day — well above the around 200 deaths a day we saw earlier this spring and, in my mind, far too high for a vaccine-preventable disease," Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said during a White House press briefing with the COVID-19 response team last week.

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Experts warn U.S. to brace for a difficult flu season

Thu, 2022-09-15 10:28 — mike kraft

Nation warned to brace for a difficult flu season Health experts are warning the nation to brace for what could be an exceptionally severe flu season this fall and winter, as more people who have not built up immunity over the last few years mix a… vmorris The Hill

Health experts are warning the nation to brace for what could be an exceptionally severe flu season this fall and winter, as more people who have not built up immunity over the last few years mix and mingle. There are two big reasons why more people could be vulnerable to the flu this year.

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