COVID-19 vaccine - Vaccines are widely available. In many cases, you do not need an appointment.
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A study released Tuesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that infants are less likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 if their mothers are vaccinated during their pregnancy.
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Two years into the pandemic, health systems are still facing significant challenges in providing essential health services
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It’s being claimed that the true number of deaths caused by COVID-19 in England and Wales is ‘only’ around 17,000 people
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Over the past two years, the media, politicians, public health authorities, and others have paid close attention to the number of lives lost to COVID-19: more than 800,000 Americans so far. Yet we hear much less about a second number: the Americans who have lost their health to COVID-19.
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Several countries in Europe and Central Asia are reporting an explosion in coronavirus cases amid warnings from the World Health Organization (WHO) that a new "west-to-east tidal wave" of the super-contagious Omicron variant could lead to more than half the population of Europe catching COVID-19 within the next two months.
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On November 24, 2021, South Africa reported the identification of a new SARS-CoV-2 variant, B.1.1.529, to the World Health Organization (WHO).
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CDC is working with state and local public health officials to monitor the spread of Omicron. As of December 20, 2021, Omicron has been detected in most states and territories and is rapidly increasing the proportion of COVID-19 cases it is causing.
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Scientists estimate that a one-year increase in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic will result in 8,000 additional deaths from alcohol-related liver disease, 18,700 cases of liver failure, and 1,000 cases of liver cancer by 2040.
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