Articles filed under Influenza
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China reports human case of H10N3 bird flu, a possible firstJun 01, 2021 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - A man in eastern China has contracted what might be the world's first human case of the H10N3 strain of bird flu, but the risk of large-scale spread is lo...
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Amid COVID-19 pandemic, flu has disappeared in the USFeb 25, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - February is usually the peak of flu season, with doctors' offices and hospitals packed with suffering patients. But not this year. Flu has virtually disa...
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Montgomery, defense come up big in Bears' victoryDec 20, 2020 12:00 am - For 57 minutes, David Montgomery was the slam-dunk MVP of the Bears' pivotal 33-27 victory at Minnesota on Sunday. The second-year tailback ran like a man possessed, bar...
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Fewer Black kids getting flu shots, worrying CDC officialsDec 09, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - More Americans have been getting flu shots this year, apparently heeding the advice of health officials fearful of a flu and coronavirus double pandemic,...
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Asia Today: South Korea OKs single test for COVID-19 and fluNov 04, 2020 6:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Health officials in South Korea have approved a new test that's designed to detect both COVID-19 and seasonal influenza from the same samples, ...
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End-of-half drive comes back to haunt BearsNov 01, 2020 12:00 am - There were many reasons why the Bears dropped a 26-23 overtime decision to the Saints at Soldier Field on Sunday. Chief among them: • Saints RB Alvin Kamara racked up 16...
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Chickens to be culled after bird flu found on Dutch farmOct 29, 2020 7:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - More than 35,000 chickens are to be culled at a Dutch farm after a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu was discovered there, the agricultu...
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Bird flu fears: Dutch farms ordered to keep poultry indoorsOct 22, 2020 7:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The Dutch government said Thursday it is ordering poultry farms to keep their birds indoors after six wild swans were found recently dead a...
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Does the flu vaccine affect my chances of getting COVID-19?Oct 15, 2020 7:00 am - Does the flu vaccine affect my chances of getting COVID-19? The flu vaccine protects you from seasonal influenza, not the coronavirus - but avoiding the flu is especiall...
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France launches flu vaccine campaign amid COVID-19 crisisOct 13, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - France launched a flu vaccine campaign Tuesday in an effort to avoid facing another epidemic peak as the coronavirus is spreading rapidly in the country. F...