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Sometime today, the global population is forecast to hit 8 billion. The U.N. calls it a milestone for humanity, made possible by advances in public health and medicine. But there are also challenges.
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Here we go again. The virus is starting to surge in many European countries and there are early signs a wave may be starting in the U.S. too.
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Vaccinations and residual immunity are among the reasons, President Biden's chief medical adviser, Anthony Fauci, said Tuesday, as the number of deaths drop and hospitalizations rise only slightly.
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Texas Republicans said Biden's decision to end what’s known as Title 42 will lead to chaos at the border. There had been mounting pressure on Biden to end the policy since he took office more than a year ago.
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If approved, this would be the second booster shot Moderna has issued for people ages 18 and up.
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Two years ago yesterday, Austin officials canceled the festival, making it one of the first major events in the country called off because of what would become the coronavirus pandemic.
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The CDC is using a new community-level measurement to determine the impact of COVID on health and health care systems in each county. It now is recommending universal masking in schools only in counties at the highest level.
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It's a sibling of the first omicron variant that swept the world. Is it more contagious? Does it cause severe disease? Will it keep current omicron surges going? Researchers are looking for answers.
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There are more patients and, in some places, not enough health care workers to go around. Research shows the crowding will impact care and increase mortality for all patients.
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In the face of rising COVID-19 cases, Dr. Bob Wachter of the University of California, San Francisco, offers reasons to be hopeful about the pandemic's outlook in the months ahead.