Studies suggest current vaccines boost immune response against Omicron
Despite being developed to fight the original COVID-19 strain, a third dose of mRNA vaccine boosts the immune system substantially...
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Study reveals COVID-19 death rate 3 times higher than for flu in adultsAdults hospitalized early in the pandemic with COVID-19...
New COVID surge hits Skagway the week before this year’s first cruise ship visit – KTOO
Quiet streets in Skagway in September, 2020. (Photo by Claire Stremple/KHNS)Less than a week before the scheduled start of the...
Covid-19 was third leading cause of death in the United States in 2021, CDC reports – CNN
CNN — Covid-19 was the third leading cause of death in the United States in 2021, following heart disease and...
COVID-19 Was Third Leading Cause of Death in US | CDC Online Newsroom – cdc.gov
Two reports released in today’s MMWR use CDC’s National Vital Statistics System to look at death rates in the United...
When will the US have a Covid-19 vaccine for the youngest children? – CNN
CNN — It’s been more than a year since adults first got Covid-19 vaccines, but about 18 million children under...
Hospitalizations of Children Aged 5–11 Years with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 — COVID-NET, 14 States, March 2020–February 2022 | MMWR – cdc.gov
On April 19, 2022, this report was posted online as an MMWR Early Release.Dallas S. Shi, MD, PhD1,2; Michael Whitaker,...
San Mateo: Nearly 90 students test positive for COVID-19 after prom – The Mercury News
SAN MATEO – Nearly 90 San Mateo High School students have tested positive for COVID-19 after attending prom earlier this...
UK patient had COVID-19 for 505 days straight, study shows – The Associated Press – en Español
A U.K. patient with a severely weakened immune system had COVID-19 for almost a year and a half, scientists reported,...
Global COVID cases drop as pandemic disrupts routine US kids’ vaccines
In its weekly snapshot of the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday that global cases dropped for the...