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Flu shots for kids protect everybody, study shows
(HealthDay)—When elementary school students get their annual flu shot, everyone benefits, a new study shows.
Aug 21, 2020
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Tobacco-style health campaigns needed to spell out ultra processed food harms
Tobacco-style public health campaigns are needed to spell out the full extent of the harms of ultra processed foods, argue public health experts in the open access journal BMJ Global Health.
Dec 21, 2021
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Omicron: What the next few weeks will look like
Omicron, the latest variant of concern, was discovered in samples collected on November 8 in South Africa. It rapidly replaced delta as the dominant variant in the country and now accounts for nearly 100% of cases in South ...
Dec 22, 2021
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One in three parents plan to skip flu shots for their kids during COVID-19 pandemic
The pandemic doesn't seem to be changing parents' minds about the importance of the flu vaccine.
Sep 28, 2020
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The best protection against COVID-19 could be a vaccine delivered through the nose, according to new paper
As public health experts cautiously anticipate how COVID-19 will play out this fall, a University at Buffalo scientist is reiterating that substantial immunity against the SARS-CoV-2 virus will only happen with a vaccine ...
Sep 13, 2022
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Kids aren't skipping just COVID vaccines
There are thousands of children across Maryland who not only haven't been vaccinated against COVID-19, but also lack protection from influenza and the kinds of diseases that routine shots long ago made scarce, such as measles ...
May 27, 2022
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COVID-19 antibody testing needn't be perfect to guide public health and policy decisions
While it's too soon to use COVID-19 antibody testing to issue "immunity passports", antibody tests that are available today are good enough to inform decisions about public health and relaxing social distancing interventions, ...
May 19, 2020
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Rapid $5 coronavirus test doesn't need specialty equipment
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized the first rapid coronavirus test that doesn't need any special computer equipment to get results.
Aug 27, 2020
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Air pollution 'likely' to cut COVID19 survival: experts
Air pollution from petrol and diesel vehicles is likely to increase mortality from the novel coronavirus in cities, public health experts told AFP Monday.
Mar 16, 2020
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Coronavirus time bomb: America's uninsured and brutal work culture
Like many Americans, bartender Danjale Williams is worried about the growing threat of the novel coronavirus.
Mar 1, 2020
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