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New COVID variant NB.1.8.1 could be more than 1 in 3 cases, CDC says
The NB.1.8.1 COVID-19 variant was linked to a large surge of hospitalizations in parts of Asia earlier this year.
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Epidemiologist fired from Harvard after refusing COVID shot named to CDC vaccine panel
World-renowned infectious-disease epidemiologist Martin Kulldorff — who was fired from Harvard Medical School last year after ...
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Ex-HMS Professor Who Refused Covid-19 Vaccine Named to CDC Immunization Panel
A former Harvard Medical School professor who claims he was fired for refusing to receive the Covid-19 vaccine was appointed ...
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New COVID strain jumps to over 1 in 3 US cases: 4 notes
NB.1.8.1 — a new COVID-19 variant tied to a surge in China — now accounts for around 37% of cases in the U.S., according to variant proportion estimates from the CDC. Four notes: ...
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CDC: COVID-19 Outbreak May Be Past Peak as Medical Visits Slow
The CDC says Taiwan's COVID-19 outbreak may have peaked and could wind down by late July as the number of medical visits ...
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Nimbus COVID variant is spreading across the US. It's likely in CT, health experts say.
Over the past few months, a new COVID-19 variant has been spreading across the United States. It's called NB.1.8.1, nicknamed "Nimbus," and as of the first week of June, it's the second most common ...
Confused about the COVID-19 booster? Here's what children, pregnant women in Kentucky need to know
The CDC's recommendation for the COVID-19 vaccine is changing for pregnant women and children. Here's what Kentucky experts ...
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Six Questions About Covid-19 Vaccines, Answered
Since the first Covid-19 vaccines were authorized in December 2020, more than 672 million doses have been administered in the ...