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What is a breakthrough infection? 6 questions answered about catching COVID-19 after vaccination
First human hantavirus case recorded in Michigan
The first human case of the fatal rat-borne hantavirus was confirmed in Michigan, health officials said on Monday. Patients are infected with the illness when
The next pandemic is already happening – targeted disease surveillance can help prevent it
Maureen Miller, Columbia University As more and more people around the world are getting vaccinated, one can almost hear the collective sigh of relief. But
I’m fully vaccinated but feel sick – should I get tested for COVID-19?
Arif R. Sarwari, West Virginia University Imagine last night you developed a little runny nose and a sore throat. When you woke up this morning
Biden announces strategy on sending 80m vaccines overseas
US President Joe Biden has laid down his country’s plan to impart some 80 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines overseas, allocating the first 25 million
US remarkably logs below 20, 000 new infections in seven-day average
For the first time since March this year, the US has logged lower than 20, 000 new daily virus cases in a week’s average. The
Think like a virus to understand why the pandemic isn’t over yet – and what the US needs to do to help other countries
Karen Levy, University of Washington Kill every human on the planet. This is the first assignment I give students in my public health classes, filled
How to ‘build back better’ health habits after the pandemic year
Claudia Finkelstein, Michigan State University The U.S. is in far different shape today than it was last Memorial Day, and many Americans are, too. According
Visitors flood vaccine website after CDC says fully vaccinated people can interact without masks
The announcement made by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that vaccinated individuals are allowed to take their masks off resulted in a
Should my child get the COVID-19 vaccine? 7 questions answered by a pediatric infectious disease expert
Debbie-Ann Shirley, University of Virginia The Food and Drug Administration expanded emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to include adolescents 12 to 15