Articles filed under Health Crises
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US offers more monkeypox vaccine to states and citiesAug 15, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. officials said they are able to ship out more monkeypox vaccine doses than previously planned - because of a strategy shift that allows more shots t...
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British regulator 1st to OK Moderna's updated COVID boosterAug 15, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British drug regulators have become the first in the world to authorize an updated version of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine that includes protection agains...
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WHO plans to rename monkeypox over stigmatization concernsAug 12, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization says it's holding an open forum to rename the disease monkeypox, after some critics raised concerns the name could be derogat...
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EXPLAINER: What to know about polio spreading in New YorkAug 12, 2022 7:00 am - The polio virus has been found in New York City sewage, but officials are stressing that the highest risk is for people who haven't been vaccinated. Polio was once one o...
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State of Illinois adopts new CDC guidelines for schoolsAug 12, 2022 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health and Illinois State Board of Education announced Friday they will both adopt new, less stringent COVID-19 guidelines from the CDC...
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Illinois COVID-19 hospitalizations increase to levels last seen in FebruaryAug 12, 2022 1:00 am - State health officials Friday reported 1,471 COVID-19 patients were being treated in hospitals throughout the state. That's a 4.1% increase from a week ago, when 1,413 p...
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CDC drops quarantine, distancing recommendations for COVIDAug 11, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK - The nation's top public health agency relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines Thursday, dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come ...
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'Disturbing': Experts troubled by Canada's euthanasia lawsAug 11, 2022 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Alan Nichols had a history of depression and other medical issues, but none were life-threatening. When the 61-year-old Canadian was hospitalized in June ...
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FDA: Take 3 home tests if exposed to COVID to boost accuracyAug 11, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - If you were exposed to COVID-19, take three home tests instead of two to make sure you're not infected, according to new U.S. recommendations released ...
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J&J COVID vaccine factory forced to trash even more dosesAug 11, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - About 135 million more doses of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine from a troubled Baltimore factory will have to be destroyed due to quality problem...