The nation’s flu positivity test rate reached nearly 10 percent in mid-April, making it the first time such an increase has occurred so late in the flu season since 1982, according to an NBC News analysis of CDC flu data from the past seven years.
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BA.2’s prevalence in US falls for 3rd week
The omicron subvariant BA.2 accounts for a fewer proportion of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. as the prevalence of another omicron sublineage — BA.2.12.1 — grows, according to the CDC’s latest variant proportion estimates.
US may limit access to next-gen COVID-19 shots if funding falls short, official says
The next generation of COVID-19 shots may only be available this fall to those at high risk of severe illness if Congress does not approve more emergency funding to buy the shots, a senior administration official told NBC News.
Rural California Hatches Plan for Engineered Mosquitoes to Battle Stealthy Predator
Tulare County officials hope the region will soon be a testing ground for a new generation of technology in a centuries-old war: Human vs. Mosquito.
COVID-19 hospitalizations to rise through late May, CDC predicts
Hospitals will likely see new COVID-19 admissions increase through the end of the month, federal modeling suggests.
Researchers turn attention to those who’ve dodged COVID-19
Researchers around the world are working to understand how a shrinking number of people have managed to avoid contracting the coronavirus for more than two years in hopes of uncovering better preventive measures and more effective treatments, The Washi…
We are not defined by what we eat [PODCAST]
“I propose that we look at what each choice in food does for us: How does it make my body feel? How am I able to sleep and move and focus when I eat this food? How am I giving my body what it needs right now and what will keep it strong over time…
CDC investigating 109 severe hepatitis cases in children, 5 deaths
The CDC is investigating “hepatitis of unknown cause” in 109 children, including five deaths, agency officials said in a May 5 update.
US may see ‘pretty sizable’ fall COVID-19 surge, Dr. Ashish Jha warns
The U.S. may see a “pretty sizable wave” of COVID-19 infections this fall and winter as the virus continues to evolve and immunity wanes, White House Covid-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha, MD, said May 8 on ABC News’ “This Week.”
US flu hospitalizations fall for 1st time in months
A total of 3,070 people in the U.S. were admitted to hospitals for the flu for the week ending April 30, marking the first time flu hospitalizations have dropped since January, according to the CDC’s latest FluView report.
