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[ad_1] CNN  —  A rough respiratory virus season in the US appears to be easing, as three major respiratory viruses that have battered the country for the past few months are finally all trending down at the same time. A new dataset from the US Centers for Disease Control and …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Just when you thought it was safe for a holiday visit with your Auntie Mary and her fragile health, RSV and the flu reared their heads – and now Covid-19 numbers are creeping up again. Health officials are emphasizing the availability of the protective measures, tests and …

[ad_1] Healthcare workers treat a Covid-19 patient on the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) floor at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S., on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. Allison Dinner | Bloomberg | Getty Images Covid and flu hospitalizations are increasing, while respiratory syncytial virus appears to be retreating in some states, …

[ad_1] People line up to get a monkeypox vaccination at a new walk-up monkeypox vaccination site at Barnsdall Art Park on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022 in Hollywood, CA.  Brian Van Der Brug | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images The Biden administration will end the public health emergency declared in …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Deaths caused by alcohol use in the United States spiked during the Covid-19 pandemic, killing more than 49,000 people in 2020, according to data published Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The alcohol-induced death rate has been steadily increasing in recent decades, but …

[ad_1] CNN  —  RSV hospitalizations were significantly higher than normal again last week amid a respiratory virus season that’s hitting the United States earlier and harder than usual, according to new data published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cumulative RSV hospitalization rates have already reached …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday. Walensky is experiencing mild symptoms and is up to date on her Covid-19 vaccines, according to a statement released by the agency. Walensky received an updated Covid-19 …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine is now available in the United States for use as a first booster dose for people 18 and older. The US Food and Drug Administration authorized the booster shot Wednesday for adults who are at least six months past a primary Covid-19 vaccine series, …

[ad_1] The Food and Drug Administration has authorized Novavax‘s Covid boosters for adults in the U.S., including for people who received Pfizer’s or Moderna’s shots as their primary series. The authorization of Novavax’s booster could significantly increase the role that its shot plays in U.S. vaccination efforts. Up until now, …

[ad_1] Covid vaccines prevented at least 330,000 deaths and nearly 700,000 hospitalizations among adult Medicare recipients in 2021, the Health and Human Services Department said in a new report published Friday. The reduction in hospitalizations due to vaccination saved more than $16 billion in medical costs, according to the HHS …