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Children and COVID: Decline in new cases reaches 7th week
Study shows that the COVID-19 vaccine is effective against the Omicron variant.
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Children and COVID: Weekly cases at lowest level since August
Florida’s surgeon general drops a bomb on vaccination.
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Children and COVID: New cases down to pre-Omicron level
New admissions are down by 75% since mid-January; declines in ED visits are even greater.
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Legionnaires’ disease shows steady increase in U.S. over 15+ years
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FDA OKs first condom for anal sex
Though the CDC has long encouraged the use of a condom during anal intercourse, the FDA had not until now deemed this practice safe.
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Children and COVID: The Omicron surge has become a retreat
New cases dropped 42% in just the last week, as admissions and vaccinations continue to decline.
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Babies better protected from COVID if mother vaccinated during pregnancy: study
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Children and COVID: Weekly cases down by more than half
As the effects of Omicron diminish, so does interest in vaccination.
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FDA okays new monoclonal antibody that’s effective against Omicron
Bebtelovimab should be used when alternative COVID-19 treatment options approved or authorized by the FDA are not accessible or clinically...
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Children and COVID: New cases down again, but still ‘extremely high’
After 3 months, the vaccination of 5- to 11-year-olds is falling behind that of older children.
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Children and COVID-19: The Omicron tide may have turned
New pediatric cases down by 30% as admissions, ED visits, and vaccinations follow suit.