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Updated COVID-19 vaccines are arriving for the fall and winter season. Experts say you should get vaccinated, but you may not need to rush to receive the shot.

Why you might not want to rush to get the new COVID vaccine

LiveScience

The CDC has clarified and narrowed its recommendations for which older adults should get an RSV vaccine.

CDC issues new guidelines for RSV vaccines, citing side-effect concerns

USA TODAY

The KP.3.1.1 subvariant appears to dominate latest estimates of virus circulating in the U.S.

COVID-19 vaccines are updated and ready for fall, FDA says

(Precision Vaccinations News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved and granted emergency use authorization for updated mRNA COVID-19 vaccines (2024-2025 formula) to include a monovalent component that corresponds to the Omicron variant KP.2 strain of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Announced on August 22, 2024, the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines...

Updated mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Approved

TheConversationAU

You wake with a sore throat and realise you are sick. Is this going to be a two-day or a two-week illness? Should you go to a doctor or just go to bed? 

Most respiratory illnesses have very similar symptoms at the start: sore throat, congested or runny nose, headache, fatigue and fever. This may progress to a dry cough. 

Best case scenario is that you have “a cold” (which can be any one of hundreds of viruses, most commonly rhinovirus), which is short-lived and self-limiting. 

But some respiratory illnesses can be much more serious. Here is a brief guide...

I feel sick. How do I know if I have the flu, COVID, RSV or something else?

The Independent

 A California hospital is being sued for allegedly taking 361 days to alert a woman’s family that she had died, leading them to launch a statewide search for her recovery.Jessie Peterson, 31, checked herself into Mercy San Juan Medical Center in Carmichael — about 14 miles from Sacramento — on 6 April 2023 after suffering a diabetic episode. She had been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 10.On 8 April 2023, she called her mother, Ginger Congi, asking her to pick her up from the hospital. About two hours later, Peterson would be dead. The next day, hospital...

A hospital told family their daughter had checked out. They found out a year later her body was in storage

Minnesota State

MAGAworld has gone into meltdown over a conspiracy theory involving Tim Walz’s pet dog Scout. Animal lover Walz regularly posts photos and videos with his beloved labrador on social media, with his very first foray into TikTok featuring the family pet. But now, in the latest bizarre Republican attack...

MAGAworld goes into meltdown over Tim Walz’s pet dog Scout

Mohamed Bassyouni has helped develop vaccines. He also has felt the pernicious effects of vaccine hesitancy, he writes.

Opinion: I’m a vaccine scientist. The devastating impacts of vaccine hesitancy have touched my life too

24/7 Wall St.

Fried Chicken is a cuisine that shows up in many different cultures and areas of the world. Each corner of the world has its own twist, and that has resulted in a plethora of choices in the US and internationally. So, enjoy this list of the best fried chicken chains. #1 Pollo Campero Pollo Campero […]
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Avoid All Fried Chicken Chains, Except These 10

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 The parents of 20-year-old Thomas Crooks who shot Donald Trump last month have retained a lawyer as the FBI investigates the attempted assassination, according to a new report.An unnamed family member told The Daily Mail that Crooks’s parents have sought the services of Pittsburgh-based law firm Quinn Logue. The move comes as the FBI continues to question how much Matthew and Mary Crooks knew about their son’s plan to assassinate Trump, the Mail reports.Matthew Crooks is interested in guns and has sold firearms to family members in the past, the source told the Mail. “The FBI still very much...

Parents of Trump shooter lawyer up as FBI investigates how much family knew ahead of assassination attempt

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued a health advisory as the parvovirus B19 respiratory disease is spreading across the United States. In an August 13 press release, the CDC said it was issuing a Health Alert Network Health Advisory to “notify healthcare providers, public health authorities, and the public about current increases in human parvovirus B19 activity in the United States.”

Pic: Highly contagious disease spreading in the US, CDC warns

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Fact checked by Nick BlackmerFact checked by Nick Blackmer      In an NPR interview on August 9, a CDC official said that COVID is "endemic" worldwide.Endemic means that a virus continues to circulate and has become more predictable.The description comes amid a surge in COVID cases, which experts say tends to happen in the summer.
At this point, you might view COVID as a manageable but pesky threat that just won't disappear. If so, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) appears to agree with you—in an August 9 interview with NPR, Aron Hall, DVM, MSPH, deputy...

CDC Official Says That COVID Is Endemic. What Does That Mean?

The New York Times

Jason Moyer was days away from a family road trip to visit his parents when his 10-year-old son woke up with a fever and cough. The prospect threatened to upend the family’s plans.

On the COVID ‘Off-Ramp’: No Tests, Isolation or Masks

Everyday Health

People who got a Shingrix vaccine were nearly 20 percent less likely to develop dementia compared to people who got an older, less effective shot, according to a new study.

Getting This Vaccine May Ward Off Dementia

The Guardian

Fewer that 1.5% of drugs trials between 1960 and 2013 included expectant women. Now, campaigners and doctors are aiming to change that

‘I wasn’t sure I’d make it’: how a new mother’s brush with TB could mean better treatment for pregnant women

Dengue is a viral infection that’s on the rise, with many countries reporting a record number of cases this year. “Dengue is the most prevalent mosquito-transmitted pathogen in the world, with 400 million infections globally each year,” says Bobby Brooke Herrera, Ph.D., assistant professor, Rutgers Global Health Institute, and assistant professor, department of medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. “It’s most localized to the tropics and subtropics around the equatorial belt.”

7 Symptoms of Dengue to Watch For, According to Experts

C. diff infection can cause diarrhea. While it may lead your poop to change color, there are no specific colors that are definitive evidence of having C. diff. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) accounts for. 15% to 25%. of all cases...

What to Know About Yellow C. diff Diarrhea

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At a recent rally in Pennsylvania, supporters left before Trump finished his speech and they expressed frustration with his message.

Trump supporters walk out on MAGA rally before it ends

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The US Sun

LUDACRIS has sparked concern by drinking glacier water in Alaska. Fans immediately warned the Atlanta-based rapper about the potential hazards of consuming the unfiltered water, including bacteria, parasites, and viruses. On Monday, Ludacris, whose real name is Christopher Bridges, shared a video of himself sampling glacier water in Alaska on Instagram. It seemed that he […]

Ludacris sparks concern by drinking glacier water in Alaska as fans warn him about dangerous ‘bacteria and viruses’

A CONCERNING infection has started to infect young children and adults, sparking concern at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The parvovirus B19 infection, commonly known as “slapped cheek” rash or Fifth Disease, is a seasonal respiratory virus that has started to be detected in a select age group of children. The Centers for […]

‘Slapped cheek’ disease spreading among children who break out in agonizing rash – and adults suffer weeks of pain

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A new Covid vaccine is available. Here’s why some people might not want it right away

New Covid vaccines were approved by U.S. regulators last week amid a continuing surge of the virus. The updated shots are designed to target the latest...

A new Covid vaccine is available. Here’s why some people might not want it right away

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