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Omicron boosters are 84% effective at keeping seniors from being hospitalized with Covid, CDC says
The new COVID-19 booster which includes protection for Omicron at AltaMed Health Services in South Gate on Thursday, October 6,…
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Inflation dampens otherwise bright small biz holiday season
NEW YORK — The free-wheeling holiday shopper of 2021, happy to spend money to relieve some pent-up pandemic demand, has…
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China reports 2 new COVID deaths as some restrictions eased
HONG KONG — China on Sunday reported two additional deaths from COVID-19 as some cities move cautiously to ease anti-pandemic…
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Biden administration will end monkeypox public health emergency
People line up to get a monkeypox vaccination at a new walk-up monkeypox vaccination site at Barnsdall Art Park on…
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WHO pleased to see China ease harsh zero COVID policies
LONDON — A top official at the World Health Organization said the U.N. agency was “pleased” to see China loosening…
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Doctors alarmed as surge in RSV cases fills German hospitals
BERLIN — Intensive care doctors in Germany warned Thursday that hospital pediatric units in the country are stretched to breaking…
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Drug overdose deaths among seniors have more than tripled in two decades
Deaths from drug and alcohol use are rising among America’s seniors. Drug overdose deaths more than tripled among people age…
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EXPLAINER: Why are China’s COVID rules so strict?
BEIJING — At the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, China set out its “zero-COVID” measures that were harsh, but not…
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U.S. criticizes China’s zero Covid strategy, says Beijing needs to boost vaccination among elderly
People hold white sheets of paper and flowers in a row as police check their IDs during a protest over…
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China’s ‘zero-COVID’ limits saved lives but no clear exit
China’s strategy of controlling the coronavirus with lockdowns, mass testing and quarantines has provoked the greatest show of public dissent…
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