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Fauci quits: Right wins war on science

The right's attack on science is the most dangerous of its cynical power plays. Fauci is just collateral damage

Salon · Aug 31, 2022

US life expectancy plunged again in 2021, down nearly a year

U.S. life expectancy dropped for the second consecutive year in 2021, falling by nearly a year from 2020

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022

Texas confirms first Monkeypox death

Texas Department of State Health Services says the unidentified man had been ‘severely immunocompromised’

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022

Do you need a polio booster shot? Everything you need to know about polio vaccines

Adults who doubt they have been fully vaccinated against polio should talk to their doctors about getting additional shots, experts say.

Tribune News Service · Aug 30, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2022

CDC to suspend coronavirus home-delivery test program for lack of funding

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will soon stop mailing free at-home COVID tests due to lack of congressional funding, the agency said Sunday.

Tribune News Service · Aug 29, 2022

Should you get a Covid-19 booster now, or wait until the fall?

As we gear up for another wave of Covid-19 this fall, experts say you should definitely be prepared to get a booster shot. Here's when you should get it.

Inverse · Aug 29, 2022

‘It took everything’: the disease that can be contracted by breathing California’s air

Valley fever, derived from a fungus that lives in the US south-west’s soil, is on the rise as climate crisis dries out the landscape

The Guardian - US · Aug 29, 2022

Omicron COVID-19 booster shots are coming: What you need to know

The next generation of COVID-19 booster shots — tailored specifically to combat the highly infectious family of omicron subvariants — could roll out early next month.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 28, 2022

Omicron booster shots are right around the corner

They're expected to become available right after Labor Day.

Axios · Aug 28, 2022