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NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics is substantially diverging from U.S. government vaccine recommendations. The group’s new COVID-19 recommendations — released Tuesday — come amid a tumultuous year for public health, as vaccine skeptics have come into power in the new Trump administration and government guidance has become increasingly confusing. …

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COVID-19 rates in the Southwestern United States reached 12.5% — the highest in the nation — according to new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released this week. Meanwhile, Los Angeles County recorded the highest COVID levels in its wastewater since February. The spike, thanks to the new highly contagious “Stratus” variant, comes as students across …

A new COVID-19 variant, XFG or “Stratus,” has become the dominant strain in U.S. The stratus variant has been detected in wastewater in 30 U.S. states, the CDC reports. While viral activity level remains ‘moderate’, several states have showed high levels. A new COVID-19 variant, XFG — nicknamed “Stratus” — is now the dominant strain in the U.S. And the …

Summer heat, outdoor fun … and cold and flu symptoms? The three may not go together in many people’s minds: partly owing to common myths about germs and partly because many viruses really do have lower activity levels in the summer. But it is possible to get the sniffles — or worse — in the summer. Federal data released Friday, …

Groundbreaking research led by a Swansea University academic has revealed a synthetic glycosystem – a sugar-coated polymer nanoparticle – that can block Covid-19 from infecting human cells, reducing infection rates by nearly 99%. The glycosystem is a specially designed particle that mimics natural sugars found on human cells. These sugars, known as polysialosides, are made of repeating units of sialic …

Jennifer Oosthuizen / CDC A study in Israel confirms antibiotic use as a major risk factor for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in hospital patients, particularly for those who don’t carry the bacterium, researchers reported last week in JAMA Network Open. For the study, which was conducted from June 2017 through June 2023, researchers analyzed data on patients admitted to a …

A Georgia man who had blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal has been identified as the shooter who opened fire late Friday on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, killing a police officer. The 30-year-old suspect, who died during the incident, had also tried to get into the CDC’s headquarters in Atlanta but …

Bay Area COVID-19 levels surge 32% just before school starts  SFGATE COVID is rising again in California — just as school and festival season start  San Francisco Chronicle New COVID surge emerges as Bay Area students head back to school, doctors warn about possible increase in cases  ABC7 San Francisco COVID-19 and cold-like virus cases rise as school year begins  WKRC Summer surge of …

COVID-19 cases boom as ‘Stratus’ variant breaks out  Axios West coast sees highest Covid-19 levels as cases rise across US, CDC data says  The Guardian US COVID activity gains more steam  CIDRAP COVID levels rising in much of U.S., with highest in West, CDC says  CBS News A ‘razor blade throat’ COVID variant is spreading. Will NC see a fall spike?  Charlotte Observer Source link