The CDC eased Covid curbs this week after saying vaccines and treatments had slashed the risk of serious Covid-19 for Americans.
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Poliovirus Identified In New York City Sewage, Health Officials Say
The news comes a month after an unvaccinated man developed paralysis from the first case of vaccine-derived polio in almost a decade in New York state.
Google Searches For Extreme Weather Events Peaked This Summer As U.S. Battled Floods And Heatwaves
As various parts of the U.S. reported record high temperatures this summer, search interest in heatwaves and droughts surged to all-time peaks.
Monkeypox: Here’s How Colleges Are Preparing For Possible Outbreaks As Students Return
Schools told Forbes they were training staff to recognize and test for monkeypox on campus, developing online resources, emailing students and staff to raise awareness about the disease and promoting safer sex among students.
Covid mRNA Vaccines Safe For Pregnant People, New Study Reinforces
Pregnant women actually experienced fewer health problems after getting vaccinated compared to non-pregnant women of the same age, a new study published in the Lancet found.
CDC Loosens Covid Guidelines—And Drops Quarantines After Exposure
The CDC says its new, looser guidelines were driven by a reduced risk of Covid-19 and a desire to “limit social and economic impacts.”
Iowa Could Outlaw Abortion As Governor Asks Court To Let 6-Week Ban Take Effect
The Iowa Supreme Court overturned its precedent protecting abortion rights in June, paving the way for the ban to go back into effect.
Covid Split U.S. Along Political Lines More Than Other Countries, Poll Finds
The partisan gap over the importance of getting a Covid-19 vaccine was greater in the U.S. than in any other country Pew surveyed.
Newly Discovered Monkey Antibodies Could Hold Key To Vaccine Against All Coronavirus Strains
Researchers at Scripps Research identified antibodies in rhesus macaques that act against a number of Covid variants like omicron and other coronaviruses, including the one that caused the global SARS outbreak in 2003.
New Monkeypox Dosing Strategy Could Help Stretch Scarce Supplies—But Poses New Challenges For Vaccine Rollout
The new method could effectively quintuple supplies of the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine in the U.S., but experts warn substantial training will be needed to ensure shots are given effectively and data supporting the strategy is limited.
