COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths will remain stable through late July, while cases will continue to rise as the highly transmissible omicron subvariant BA.5 spreads nationwide, according to the CDC’s latest disease forecasting models.
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Biden weighs declaring abortion access a public health emergency
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Vaccine and Testing Delays for Monkeypox Echo Failures in Early Covid Response
Public health officials say monkeypox is not as dangerous as covid and can be handled well with current treatments and if those at risk use caution. But the rollout of vaccines has been slow and led to angst among some at-risk people.
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