The heavily-mutated omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, was first detected in late 2021.
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(HealthDay) -- The global prevalence of tuberculosis, hepatitis C virus infection, and HIV is high among homeless people, although significant heterogeneity is seen in prevalence estimates, according to a study published ...
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Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins said on Monday that the Baltic state will go into lockdown for a month due to surging coronavirus infections and a poor vaccination rate.
Oct 19, 2021
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Children's hospitals in parts of the U.S. are seeing a surge in a common respiratory illness that can cause severe breathing problems for babies.
Oct 25, 2022
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The University of Valencia and the Biotechvana company of its Science Park have participated in the development and validation of a new pandemic simulator that helps predict their evolution in different epidemiological scenarios. ...
Nov 3, 2021
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Two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine provide more than 95% protection against infection, hospitalisation, severe illness, and death, including among the elderly, according to the first national-level observational ...
May 6, 2021
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After pandemic restrictions eased, cases of respiratory infections surged worldwide. There were record numbers of people infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), flu and even strep A.
Jul 14, 2023
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Each omicron wave so far in Australia has had distinguishing features—the sharp rise and fall of BA.1, the widespread transmission among children and families in BA.2, a shift to more infections in older people with BA.5, ...
Jun 13, 2023
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For the past year, the pandemic has shaped how young people have been forced to consider risk. Masks, social distancing, hand washing, staying home —these are new norms of safety for life as what's popularly been dubbed ...
May 5, 2021
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Aotearoa New Zealand has entered new COVID territory, characterized by high vaccination rates but also the rapid spread of the omicron variant and rising numbers of hospitalizations.
Mar 9, 2022
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