China eases coronavirus restrictions, causing confusion and angst
Lockdown arrived in Shijiazhuang with little warning this month. At the time, the northern Chinese city had only a handful...
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Gov. Greg Abbott drills down on COVID-19 school vaccine requirement ban
Gov. Greg Abbott told state and local education officials Thursday that Texas school districts couldn't mandate a COVID-19 vaccine for...
RSV Surge in Children Likely Caused by ‘Immunity Gap,’ Not COVID-19 Vaccine
SciCheck Digest Hospitals across the country are seeing a spike of respiratory syncytial virus infections among children. Experts say the...
Flu rises to high levels across most of US
Flu activity is at high or very high levels in 30 states as the nation approaches the Thanksgiving holiday, with...
Parental doubt may be driving low COVID vaccine uptake in US kids
As of July, less than 4% of US children 6 months to 4 years old had received at least one...
COVID in California: U.S. virus levels remain stagnant as surge fears mount
New coronavirus subvariants are rapidly spreading across California, overtaking the strain that led to a U.S. summer wave and fueling...
State’s top health officials encourage Mainers to stock up on at-home COVID tests ahead of holidays
The state’s top public health officials are reminding Mainers that every household can order free, rapid COVID-19 tests and are...
CDC COVID data tracker: IL reports 1,797 new cases, 10 new deaths; booster vaccine encouraged amid COVID 19 omicron variant
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois reported 1,797 new COVID cases and 10 new deaths Friday.The Illinois Dept. of Public Health says...
Children’s hospitals call on Biden to declare emergency in response to ‘unprecedented’ RSV surge
Kazuma Seki | Istock | Getty ImagesDoctors are calling on the Biden administration to declare an emergency in response to...
Will Sutton: Don’t be silly. Protect yourself, family from flu, COVID.
Like most of us, I really love Thanksgiving with all the trimmings and the gathering of family and friends. Not...