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New COVID-19 variants, nicknamed FLiRT, found in wastewater, says CDC The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning the public of ...
Why China’s top Covid expert is studying climate change to prepare for the next global pandemic
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In 2020, Zhang was appointed leader of Shanghai’s clinical expert team for Covid-19, becoming a household name and central figure in the ...
How COVID Vaccines Stand Up to New FLiRT Variants
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Scientists have warned of a “summer wave” of COVID-19 infections after a highly transmissible new group of omicron subvariants was detected in ...
COVID “likely growing” in D.C. and 12 states, CDC estimates
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COVID-19 infections are now likely growing in at least 12 states and the District of Columbia, the Centers for Disease Control and ...
Kensington Metropark police warn of alligator sighting in Kent Lake
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MILFORD — An alligator may still be loose in a Kensington Metropark lake, despite a massive search effort. After an initial reported ...
Bill to ban most public mask wearing, including for health reasons, advances in North Carolina
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Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are pushing forward with their plan to repeal a pandemic-era law that allowed the wearing of masks ...
FLiRT COVID Variants: What Are the Symptoms?
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Scientists are warning of a “summer wave” of COVID-19 cases after a new group of Omicron subvariants was detected circulating in the ...
What to know about spread, symptoms
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CDC director Mandy Cohen on COVID response Mandy Cohen, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, talks about their role ...
Landmark WHO paper suggests sharing your glass with a sick person WON’T always give you a cold or Covid
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New WHO report said cold and flu viruses spread through air, not on surfaces The guidance means mitigation measures like handwashing are ...
First cancer vaccine trial finds jabs ‘weaponise immune system to attack killer tumours in 48 hours’
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A NEW mRNA cancer vaccine can reprogram the immune system to attack tumours within 48 hours, a study shows. The first-ever human ...
