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Q&A: The new COVID vaccine booster is coming. Should you get it?

The COVID-19 vaccine is getting an upgrade.

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Are Florida’s public universities prepared for monkeypox?

Florida college students are back on campus just as monkeypox is spreading quickly in the state, including among young adults.

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Long Covid has kept up to four million Americans from the workforce

Lingering effects of virus costing workers around $170bn per year in lost wages, Brookings Institute says

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Early signs suggest monkeypox may be slowing in the U.S.

Rates of new cases are declining in major cities, suggesting public health campaigns are working.

WEKU

Federal officials hopeful about monkeypox trajectory

Federal health officials expressed cautious optimism Friday about the trajectory and spread of the monkeypox outbreak, emphasizing that increased vaccination, harm reduction behaviors and educational and outreach efforts appear to be helping to curb the spread.

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Federal officials hopeful about monkeypox trajectory - Roll Call

The U.S. reported 17,000 cases of monkeypox as of Thursday, of the more than 46,700 cases detected globally.

Roll Call

Biden team aims for omicron-targeted shots in arms by Labor Day

The Biden administration plans to begin offering next-generation COVID-19 booster shots as soon as the Labor Day weekend, according to people familiar with the matter, aiming to stave off a fall surge in cases of the disease.

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USDA scattering rabies vaccines for wildlife in 13 states

The U.S. government has begun scattering millions of packets of oral rabies vaccine from helicopters and planes in 13 states from Maine to Alabama

The Independent UK

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

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Omicron’s mutations impaired vaccine effectiveness, CDC says

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New Survey Data Cast Further Doubt on the FDA's Opposition to Flavored E-Cigarettes

The "epidemic" of adolescent vaping seems to be fading fast, and vaping is replacing smoking among adults, a harm-reducing trend that regulators seem determined to discourage.

Reason

Omicron’s mutations impaired vaccine effectiveness, CDC says

Almost 40% of people hospitalized in the U.S. with the COVID-19 subvariant that circulated this spring were vaccinated and boosted, highlighting how new strains have mutated to more readily escape the immunity offered by current shots.

Tribune News Service

Tweaked COVID boosters close but how much will they help?

COVID-19 vaccines tweaked to better match today’s omicron threat are expected to roll out in a few weeks but how much will they help

The Independent UK

Long Covid keeping 2-4 million Americans out of workforce, report says

About 16 million working-age Americans have long-term Covid, according to a Brookings Institution report

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Wastewater surveillance has become a critical COVID-19 tracking tool, but funding is inconsistent

To look at recent data posted on Clemson University’s COVID-19 dashboard, one might assume that viral activity is low on the upstate South Carolina college campus.

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Expect a different flu season: Why you'll want to be vaccinated for flu

COVID-19 may be the most prominent virus of concern in the U.S. now, but public health officials also are preparing for seasonal influenza. And indications are it could be a different season than what the U.S. experienced the past two years.

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3 Georgia children diagnosed with monkeypox, according to health officials

ATLANTA — Three children in Georgia have been diagnosed with monkeypox, including one child who lives in metro Atlanta, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health.

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New York counties gear up to fight a polio outbreak among the unvaccinated

Polio is spreading in a few New York counties with low vaccination rates. Experts warn that other places in the U.S. could face the same challenge.

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The Independent UK

Monkeypox: How is it different from chickenpox?

Although the two diseases share many symptoms, there are several key differences

The Independent UK

Where did monkeypox come from?

Disease continuing to spread beyond West Africa this summer

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Reforms vital after CDC's fumbling

A North Dakota native has been named to a new and vital health care post. The nation ought to wish her well because the task before her is daunting: overseeing the overhaul of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after its frustrating response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Cynthia M. Allen: CDC finally admits it botched COVID response. But it still hasn’t addressed the cause: politics

FORT WORTH, Texas — It’s been said that admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery.

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Life expectancy in US dropped by nearly 2 years in 2020, CDC says

Salon

How will Fauci be remembered by history?

The chief medical advisor became a household name during the COVID years, while being vilified by many on the right

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Life expectancy in US dropped by nearly 2 years in 2020, CDC says

Life expectancy dropped in 2020 by nearly two years across the United States — mostly due to COVID-19 and drug overdoses, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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