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‘Much of this suffering can be prevented’: CDC urges parents to vaccinate their teens after report shows rising hospitalization rates
The agency’s surveillance system COVID-NET found hospitalization rates among teens between the ages of 12 and 17 increased from March 1 to April 24 .
A man in China may be the world’s first human to be infected with H10N3 strain of bird flu. What we know now.
While these viruses don’t normally infect humans, the CDC says, human infections can occur if enough virus gets into a person’s eyes, nose, or mouth.
Flu cases were at an all-time low during the 2020-2021 season. What experts say to expect in next season’s vaccine.
Fewer flu cases is unarguably a good thing, but it raises questions about the upcoming flu season and what the flu vaccine will look like in the fall.
The FDA is expected to soon authorize Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for teens. Some parents are excited, others are still undecided
Fifty-eight percent of parents said they would get their kids vaccinated, and 71% said they would get vaccinated themselves, according to a survey in March.
Police in Minnesota round up journalists covering protest, force them on the ground and take pictures of their faces
Protesters gathered Friday evening to protest the death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, and police confronted journalists.
COVID-19 vaccines may reduce transmission, experts say, but vaccinated Americans still need to wear masks in public. Here’s why.
Studies and real-world data suggest vaccinated people can’t easily spread the virus, but health experts say it’s too soon to doff the masks in public.
The pandemic ushered in ‘a new era of medicine’. These telehealth trends are likely here to stay.
While virtual care existed before COVID-19, the practice boomed with stay-at-home orders and remained strong after they were lifted.
‘Most sex addicts are not murderers’: Experts explain sex addiction after Atlanta shootings
Although sex addiction is more common than people think, addiction specialists say, the disorder itself does not lead to violent or criminal behavior.
Vaccinated Americans can gather inside without masks or social distancing in certain circumstances, CDC guidelines say
The CDC says vaccinated Americans may get together with other fully vaccinated individuals in small groups inside their homes without masks.