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COVID-19: All you need to know about the coronavirus
How COVID-19 is affecting the globeConfirmed cases of COVID-19 have passed 549.1 million globally, according to Johns Hopkins University. The number of confirmed deaths has now passed 6.33 million. More than 12.09 billion vaccination doses have been administered...
Ireland prepares for fourth round of vaccinations as COVID rates climb
A fourth-round of COVID-19 vaccinations will likely be rolled out in Ireland in the autumn, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said, as cases in the country continue to rise. The rollout would be dependent on advice from the National Immunisation Advisory Council. Still, a...
Bay Area doctor stresses need for new COVID vaccine as experts set expectations for efficacy rate
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Breakthrough infections are becoming more commonplace in the community, mostly due to COVID's ability to mutate and change. As a result, experts across the country are setting a lower expectation of vaccine efficacy. As the Bay Area...
Another 6,529 COVID Cases Reported in LA County
Another 6,529 COVID-19 infections were reported in Los Angeles County in the lastest data, along with nine more deaths. Meanwhile, the number of COVID-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals increased by 32 people to 779, according to the latest state...
CDC: Listeria outbreak linked to Florida – CBS Miami
MIAMI - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said a specific food item has not yet been identified as the source of a listeria outbreak. They said that most of the sick people in this outbreak live in or traveled to Florida about a month before...
Experts predict an omicron wave this summer. Here are the symptoms to look out for
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that people wear masks indoors and in public spaces if the COVID-19 community levels are high as two new omicron variants gain momentum and are on the path to becoming the dominant strains. Driving the news:...
New Omicron subvariant swamping the U.S. escapes immunity from vaccination and previous infections, new studies say
Scientists have found that the newly dominant Omicron subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5, are evading vaccine and infection-acquired immunity. The subvariants recently caused a fresh wave of infections in South Africa and are pushing the U.K. to the brink of another wave of...
Most long-COVID sufferers battle neurological symptoms, including some cognitive issues never seen before
People continue to experience neurological problems six months after recovering from a COVID-19 infection, finds a recent study from the University of California San Diego. In fact, scientists say most coronavirus long-haulers battle brain-related issues. The findings...
COVID-19: Singapore reports 6,393 new cases
Jun 21, 2022 Singapore has reported 6,393 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases. This is more than a two-fold increase from Jun 20's tally. The Health Ministry said community infections have risen 23 per...
COVID vaccine under 5: Families camp out in suburbs, Chicago offering clinics
BLOOMINGDALE, Ill. (WLS) -- As the first round of COVID-19 vaccinations for the last group to get approval, infants, toddlers and preschoolers, began in the Chicago area, locations in the suburbs and the city are helping get shots into little arms. Tears from a little...
Covid causing other viruses like the flu to behave in troubling ways
Jun 17, 2022 Dr. Vin Gupta joins 'The News with Shepard Smith' to discuss the impact Covid has had on flu and other viruses, which are now behaving differently. For access to live and exclusive...
The Senate Health committee holds hearing on the federal response to COVID-19
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