More details on the new COVID vaccine approved yesterday by the CDC

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The new vaccine is targeting subtypes of the omicron variant that not all of us have been exposed to yet ... so it’s not quite a booster. This is trying to give us immunity against a different version of the virus,” Dr. Priya Sampathkumar, infectious disease specialist at the Mayo Clinic, tells TODAY.com. ...

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One in 4 COVID survivors had impaired lung function 1 year on-- study

A quarter of COVID-19 survivors had impaired lung function 1 year after infection, and older patients, those with more than three chronic conditions, and those with severe cases improved slower than other patients over time, a Dutch study published yesterday in PLOS One reveals.

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U.S. COVID hospitalizations have risen for 2 months but the recent increase is lower

U.S. CDC panel recommends updated COVID vaccines. Shots could be ready this week

Disinformation issue: As Covid-19 Cases Tick Higher, Conspiracy Theorists Stoke New Fears

As Covid-19 cases have climbed as part of a late-summer uptick, right-wing influencers and conspiracy theorists have responded by stoking fears about mass lockdowns and spreading unsubstantiated new ideas about Covid-19’s links to world events.

“Do they want Covid measures back to put us on war footing in preparation for the war with Russia?” Jack Posobiec, a right-wing personality, said to more than 150,000 followers on his Telegram channel.

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On-line searches about Covid-19 are being temporarily blocked on Meta's Threads.

US sets record for billion-dollar weather disasters in a year — with 4 months still to go

EU's disaster response fund needs more funding due to mounting climate crises

U.S. CDC's New Chief Plans to Rebuild Trust in the Agency

New CDC Director Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, wants to rebuild trust in the agency -- both internally and with the general public -- through improving communication, focusing on data collection, and translating that data into rapid responses to public health crises.

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FDA approves updated Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines as hospitalizations rise

U.S. CDC launches ad campaign to explain how flu vaccinations reduce infection impacts

Analysis: Covid's "new normal" has set in but there are issues in coping with it.

Group of 20 agree to increase clean energy but no deal on phasing out fossil fuels

UK reports nursing home COVID outbreak; U.S. shows slow but steady increase

In a technical briefing on SARS-CoV-2 variants today, the UK Health Security Agency (HSA) revealed that, of 34 confirmed involving the highly mutated BA.2.86 variant, 28 were from a single outbreak at a nursing home, an early sign that it can spread in close-contact settings.

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Hopeful signs for Northern Hemisphere: Flu vaccine shows strong protection against hospitalization in South America, CDC report shows

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