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People wearing masks walk next to COVID-19 testing site in New York

Health Jan 17

What to know about XBB.1.5, a new and highly transmissible COVID-19 subvariant

By Sameer Elsayed, The Conversation

Health Jan 06

A worker in a protective suit walks near a plane of Air China airlines at Beijing Capital International Airport as coronav...
What we know about the COVID-19 data China is — and isn’t — sharing

As COVID-19 rips through China, other countries and the World Health Organization are calling on its government to share more comprehensive data on the outbreak. Some even say many of the numbers it’s reporting are meaningless. Here's a look at…

By Huizhong Wu, Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press

World Nov 27

NIH's Fauci joins White House Press Secretary Jean-Pierre for the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington
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News Wrap: 2 new COVID subvariants driving majority of U.S. cases

In our news wrap Sunday, Dr. Anthony Fauci called attention to two new subvariants of COVID-19 that now represent more than half of all U.S. cases, protestors in Shanghai clashed with police over China's restrictive COVID lockdowns, intense Russian shelling…

Health Nov 27

Covid
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How scientists use wastewater to track the spread of COVID

As the newest dominant COVID subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 emerge, scientists are looking beyond traditional methods to track its spread. One important tool in their arsenal is wastewater surveillance. Special correspondent Cat Wise reports from California, one of the first…

By Cat Wise, Layla Quran

Health Oct 10

People receive their second COVID-19 boosters in Waterford, Michigan
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Health experts worry effort to vaccinate against COVID variants moving too slowly

The number of confirmed and reported COVID cases in the U.S. is at its lowest point since last spring. But the average number of deaths associated with COVID remains at more than 350 a day. Public health experts are increasingly…

By John Yang

Jul 28

Watch 7:43
An epidemiologist answers viewers’ questions about COVID-19

More than two years into the pandemic, most Americans have returned to a sense of some normalcy. But the virus is still disrupting daily life in the U.S. with more than 130,000 per day and deaths on the rise. We…

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Jul 19

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News Wrap: Russia’s assault on Ukraine’s cities kills scores of civilians

In our news wrap Tuesday, Russia targets Ukraine's cities killing scores of civilians, Russian President Putin meets with Iran's leaders amid sanctions, the WHO issued new warnings about super-infectious COVID subvariants, a CDC panel is considering who should receive a…

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Jul 18

Boost now or wait? Steady stream of new variants sow confusion

By Sam Whitehead, Arthur Allen, Kaiser Health News

About 70% of people 50 and older who got a first COVID-19 booster shot haven’t received a secondary dose recommended by the CDC. Inconsistent public health messaging has been a hurdle.

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Jul 13

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New COVID variant BA.5 prompts higher infections and reinfections

A new coronavirus variant called BA.5 is fueling yet another wave of COVID infections across the globe. This week, the CDC said BA.5 is now the dominant strain in the U.S. accounting for more than 60 percent of cases. It…

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Jul 12

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News Wrap: Ukrainian forces strike ammunition depot in Russian-occupied Kherson

In our news wrap Tuesday, Ukraine's military said it destroyed a Russian ammunition depot in outside the occupied city of Kherson, the U.S. military killed the leader of the Islamic State group in Syria, Mexico's president calls for end to…

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