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Launching an effective bird flu vaccine quickly could be tough, scientists warn

Federal health officials say the U.S. has the building blocks to make a vaccine to protect humans from bird flu, if needed. But experts warn we're nowhere near prepared for another pandemic.

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The CDC may be reconsidering its COVID isolation guidance

The current guidance advises five days of isolation. Unnamed health officials have indicated that this guidance may soon go away, a move that troubles public health experts.

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When Should You Get Your Fall Covid-19, Flu, and RSV Vaccines? The Science of Timing it Just Right

The Centers for Disease Control offer guidance on the best way to time your vaccinations against Covid-19, flu, and RSV.

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Should I Get the New Covid Booster? 6 Important Questions Answered

The latest iteration of the Covid vaccine was approved for fall 2023. These are frequently asked questions.

Inverse

New Covid variant Eris is reminder to monitor virus data, US experts say

Variant is anticipated evolution but exact scope of virus is difficult to discern because of limited surveillance, experts say

The Guardian - US

CDC to stop reporting new COVID infections as public health emergency winds down

The CDC says the coming end of the public health emergency means the agency will be scaling back the data it routinely collects and releases about the pandemic.

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Republicans' COVID vaccine tightrope

Experts say there's a fine line between responsibly scrutinizing policy and fueling misinformation.

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Bird flu has been spreading. Though not a worry right now for people, it could become one. Here’s why.

Scientists say another kind of bird flu was likely behind the devastating 1918-1919 flu pandemic, and avian viruses played roles in flu pandemics in 1957, 1968 and 2009.

Chicago Sun-Times

Why sick minks are reigniting worries about bird flu

A recent bird flu outbreak at a mink farm has reignited worries about the virus spreading more broadly to people

The Independent UK

‘We still don’t know it’s over’: will Covid surge after US ends emergency?

Experts remain concerned about virus as Biden administration says it will let the public health emergency expire in May

The Guardian - US

This winter's U.S. COVID surge is fading fast, likely thanks to a 'wall' of immunity

The main reason the surge is ebbing now, pandemic experts suspect, is the significant immunity many people in the U.S. have acquired from prior infections and COVID vaccinations many received.

WEKU

Health experts in conundrum over best way to avoid winter ‘tripledemic’

RSV, Covid-19 and flu cases are exploding, but many health officials aren’t forcing masks or discouraging in-person gatherings

The Guardian - US

Experts are concerned Thanksgiving gatherings could accelerate a 'tripledemic'

As the holiday approaches, infectious disease specialists are bracing for the possibility that big family get-togethers and travel will propel the spread of RSV, flu and COVID-19.

WEKU

Early signs a new U.S. COVID surge could be on its way

Here we go again. The virus is starting to surge in many European countries and there are early signs a wave may be starting in the U.S. too.

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How Biden's declaring the pandemic 'over' complicates efforts to fight COVID

Biden's comments — made as officials try to convince Americans to get a new booster shot and the White House seeks $22 billion in new COVID funding — were "unfortunate," several epidemiologists said.

The Guardian - US

Paxlovid going underused due to doctors’ ‘misperceptions’, experts say

Clinicians are ‘skittish’ about the Covid antiviral, resulting in a failure to treat patients who could greatly benefit

Al Jazeera

US reports first polio case in nearly a decade

Person who tested positive in New York state no longer contagious, but investigators are checking if others exposed.

WEKU

Monkeypox outbreak in U.S. is bigger than the CDC reports. Testing is 'abysmal'

The testing system set up by the CDC actually deters doctors from ordering a monkeypox test, and many physicians aren't familiar with the disease, resulting in too few tests and little tracking.

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America begins rationing COVID resources

The U.S. is raiding its COVID piggybank to ensure new vaccines and treatments remain available to Americans.

The Guardian - US

As the pandemic ebbs, long-haul Covid still drains patients and confounds doctors

Researchers still don’t know precisely how many get long Covid, what causes it or how best to treat it

WEKU

Pro-Trump counties continue to suffer far higher COVID death tolls

As Americans commemorate a million deaths due to COVID-19, the partisan divide of who has gotten sick and died continues to grow, mostly due to disinformation about the vaccines.

Chicago Sun-Times

US deaths from COVID hit 1 million, less than 2 1/2 years in

The U.S. is averaging about 300 COVID-19 deaths per day, compared with a peak of about 3,400 a day in January 2021.

The Independent UK

Experts worry about how US will see next COVID surge coming

Experts are watching for a potential new COVID-19 surge in the U.S. — and wondering how long it will take to detect

The Guardian - US

Experts warn ‘not to get too cocky’ as US contemplates life after Covid

Cases, deaths, and hospitalizations have plummeted – but transmission remains high across the nation

Tribune News Service

‘They’re not forcefields’: Why some experts say term ‘breakthrough COVID-19′ can be misleading

People who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can still test positive for the virus. Health officials have come to refer to that as a “breakthrough case” of the disease.

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