The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging travelers to wear masks as a new variant of COVID-19 has been spreading rapidly. The WHO is recommending that individuals wear masks in public spaces, practice physical distancing, and follow other public health measures to help slow the spread of the!-->…
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Provincial official Kan Quancheng for China’s third most populous province, Henan, announced at a press conference that 90% of people in the province are infected with COVID-19. The Chinese government decided to abandon their zero-Covid policies in December due to pressure caused by an increase in!-->…
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The White House chief medical advisor, Dr. Anthony Fauci told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday that the United States is “certainly” still in a COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Fauci said there are still 300 to 400 daily COVID-19 deaths in the United States. He also mentioned the low vaccination rate for the!-->…
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Twitter has announced that they will stop flagging tweets and suspending twitter accounts for COVID-19 misinformation. Twitter previously had a COVID-19 specific “five-strike” system for accounts spreading"demonstrably false or misleading" content that could potentially "lead to significant risk of!-->…
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The National Science Foundation, which operates McMurdo Station on the southern tip of Antarctica’s Ross Island, announced new measures over the weekend to help control a COVID-19 outbreak at an American scientific research station in Antarctica. U.S. officials have been forced to temporarily halt!-->…
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Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of the World Health Organization has reported that COVID-19 deaths have dropped by 90% globally since February. This can be celebrated as a success for vaccines and boosters and a cause for optimism for the future of the virus. Cases, as well as!-->…
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Privatization of COVID-19 response measures like tests, treatments, and vaccines as federal funding is beginning to run out. This will create a financial barrier for the most vulnerable Americans at a time where cases are expected to rise going into the winter. This comes in response to Covid-19!-->…
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According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau and National Center for Health Statistics published this month, Covid is more common among women than men. Over 17% of women have had long Covid during the pandemic compared to 11% men. A JAMA study looked at more than 16,000 adults who tested positive!-->…
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President Biden has warned of a potential winter rise in COVID-19 cases, deaths, andhospitalizations if more Americans do not receive an updated booster shot. “We've seen casesand hospitalizations rise in Europe in recent weeks, and the weather is getting colder,” Biden saidfrom the White House.!-->…
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White house COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha has said the US might face a “tripledemic” in the winter. This would include a rise in cases of COVID-19, the flu, and RSV. The last 2 winters have had large Covid spikes which is expected to happen again this winter, especially with the!-->…
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A new study by the Commonwealth Fund has predicted that up to 90,000 COVID-19-caused deaths, 936,000 hospitalizations, and $56 billion spent in 6 months could be avoided during the fall and winter if 80% of Americans receive their updated booster. Currently, only 33% of all Americans and!-->…
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On Tuesday the White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci warned Tuesday that should not be surprised if a new COVID-19 variant appears in winter. At an event with the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism, he said although hospitalizations, cases, and deaths are down across the!-->…
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For the first time in 7 months California is loosening COVID-19 mask wearingrecommendations. The state has voided the recommendation that was made in mid-February forall people regardless of vaccination status to stay masked when in indoor public settings. Thiscomes in response to the decrease in!-->…
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President Biden has declared the COVID-19 pandemic is over in an interview with Scott Pelleyon 60 Minutes that aired Sunday night. The President said “If you notice, no one’s wearingmasks. Everybody seems to be in pretty good shape. And so I think it’s changing. And I thinkthis is a perfect example!-->…
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