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India records eight new Covid cases
India has logged eight new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have been recorded at 194…
PTI
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Expanding citywide green cover could also lead to an increase in zoonotic diseases: study
The concept of urban greening has gained momentum as a means to mitigate the adverse effects of urb…
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Importance of wastewater surveillance higher than individualised COVID screening in preventing future outbreaks: experts
Conventional detection methods testing each and every citizen for individual testing is a highly co…
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Future zoonotic disease pandemics set to turn deadlier, kill 12 times as many people by 2050 due to climate change
The team found that from 1963 to 2019, 3,150 outbreaks had claimed a staggering 17,232 lives in 24 …
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SIMPLY PUT: All you need to know to keep yourself safe from the newly emerging diseases
A new infection named Tomato flu has been reported from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, and…
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COVID-19 vaccine can slash risk of post-infection heart failure by half, study finds
Research has shown that COVID-19 infections have the capability to cause unusual blood clots in mul…
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Orange juice prices are up 270% since the pandemic hit, as crop diseases and hurricanes hammer supply
Two hurricanes hitting Florida and a devastating crop disease have sparked a massive surge in OJ pr…
George Glover
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Fauci says he will step down by the end of Biden's first term
Fauci recently told the Washington Post that he feels older and said his retirement would come "soo…
Kimberly Leonard
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The CDC is considering telling people to upgrade from cloth face coverings to N95 or KN95 masks in light of Omicron, report says
The agency is "actively looking" at beefing up its recommendation to combat the spread of the Omicr…
Sinéad Baker
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The CDC recommends a booster shot for 5-11s as new Omicron subvariants emerge
Most kids haven't even had their first COVID-19 shot yet. Public health experts are concerned they'…
Hilary Brueck
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3 reasons Biden managed to avoid getting COVID until now, according to infectious disease experts
The White House said 79-year-old Biden, who is fully vaccinated and boosted, tested positive during…
Jake Epstein,Hilary Brueck
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The CDC finally has a simple interactive tool that tells you when to test yourself and how long to quarantine if you're exposed to COVID. Here's how it works.
The tool is long overdue, but it's a great way to quickly assess how long you could be contagious, …
Hilary Brueck
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Anthony Fauci, the disease expert who helped lead America's pandemic response, tests positive for COVID-19
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said Fauci, who is vaccinated, tested pos…
Jake Epstein,Charles R. Davis
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Sen. Marco Rubio blasts 'irrational hysteria' over Omicron coronavirus variant
"Record numbers testing positive for a sore throat isn't a crisis. And people in the hospital for c…
John L. Dorman
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The Omicron variant is now the most common coronavirus variant in the US, the CDC says
Federal officials said the variant, which is highly transmissible, accounts for 73% of all confirme…
Lauren Frias
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CDC says 'green' and 'yellow' counties can take off their masks. A color-coded map shows where your county stands.
The CDC relaxed mask recommendations on Friday for counties with low and medium levels of COVID-19 …
Aria Bendix
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An aggressive HIV variant silently spread in the Netherlands for 2 decades — a cautionary tale for the current pandemic
European researchers identified 109 people in the Netherlands with an aggressive HIV variant dating…
Aria Bendix
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CDC director Rochelle Walensky told us 3 big things she considers before changing COVID advice, as she acknowledges the guidance is confusing
The CDC has struggled to communicate simply, accurately, and thoughtfully, while also delivering in…
Hilary Brueck
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The CDC's director says she and Fauci are 'easy targets' for pandemic anger and frustration: 'People want somebody to blame'
During an interview with Insider, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said she was an easy target for th…
Hilary Brueck
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A year with the CDC: Director Rochelle Walensky's honest review of the challenges she's faced as a leader and what the agency could do better
One year into the job, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky spoke with Insider about the agency's shiftin…