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Beijing to conduct COVID-19 antibody survey to optimize measures
Tourists visit the Palace Museum, or the Forbidden City, in Beijing, capital of China, January 31, 2023. /CFP
Tourists visit the Palace Museum, or the Forbidden…
Hospitalization Risk in a Sample of COVID-19 Patients with & without COPD
The following is a summary of “Risk of hospitalization in a sample of COVID-19 patients with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,” published in the January 2023 issue of Pulmonology by Myers, et al.
The effects of the…
Under-funded WHO seeks ‘reinforced’ role in global health at key meeting
WHO's executive board meets from Jan. 30-Feb. 7WHO seeking $6.86 bln for 2024-2025 budgetBody seen pushing for bigger role in global health crisesGENEVA, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization will push at its board meeting…
CDC offers advice to those with weakened immune systems avoid COVID
Why the XBB.1.5 COVID variant is spreading across the US so quicklyWhy are we still seeing new COVID-19 variants like XBB.1.5? Here's what we know.Just the FAQs, USA TODAYPeople whose immune systems don't work well because of disease or…
What will change when Japan reclassifies COVID-19?
Japan is planning to downgrade the categorization of COVID-19 on May 8 from a level similar to the strict Class II category, which includes tuberculosis, to something closer to Class V, which includes the seasonal flu.
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Juror’s COVID-19 halts ex-Ohio House speaker’s corruption trial – The Tribune
Juror’s COVID-19 halts ex-Ohio House speaker’s corruption trial
Published 12:00 am Saturday, January 28, 2023…
COVID-19 Drops Down to ‘Low Risk’ Across Chicago, Cook County: Federal Officials
(Patty Wetli / WTTW News)
The threat of COVID-19 eased across Chicago and Cook County Thursday, as federal officials moved the warning level to “low” after just nine weeks at “medium,” according to Centers for Disease Control data.
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Do bivalent boosters work against XBB.1.5? Vaccine questions, answered.
Coronavirus boosters are sparking confusion and questions again as the United States confronts the growth of a new variant adept at evading immunity, while federal officials consider switching to an annual shot model.The XBB.1.5 variant…
Big Jump in Cardiovascular-Related Deaths Reported by American Heart Association
The number of deaths from cardiovascular disease in the US increased during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, from 874,613 in 2019 to 928,741 in 2020. This represents the largest single-year increase since 2015 and is higher than…