COVID-like bat virus discovered by researchers in same Chinese lab accused of leaking deadly 2020 outbreak: study
The virus, unearthed at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission, though the ...
CDC layoffs strike deeply at its ability to respond to current flu, norovirus and measles outbreaks
Trump administration has taken actions to dismantle established public health infrastructure as part of its second-term ...
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1. Americans’ views on COVID-19 risk and the country’s response to health emergencies
Eileen Yam and Giancarlo Pasquini contributed to this chapter. Five years after the pandemic began, Americans largely see ...
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Another Pandemic: Flu Cases Surge In US, Over 29M Infected; Has Flu Deaths Surpassed COVID-19 Victims?
Another pandemic? Seasonal flu surpasses COVID-19 in U.S. deaths for the first time in 5 years. Experts urge flu vaccinations ...
Drug overdose deaths fall in 2023 for 1st time since pandemic began: CDC
Rates of drug overdose deaths decreased in the U.S. for the first time since the pandemic began, according to new federal data published Thursday.
Flu deaths may have surpassed COVID deaths nationwide for first time since start of pandemic, early CDC data suggests
Partial CDC data suggest that influenza deaths may have already reached as high as 2% of deaths for the week ending on Feb. 1 ...
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Learn COVID pandemic lessons — before it’s too late
Five years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, public weariness and irresponsible politics are hampering an effective ...
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Former CDC director: Two programs reportedly on the chopping block must be saved
Former CDC Director Tom Frieden warns that cutting the Public Health Associate Program and Laboratory Leadership Service ...
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Everyone's sick this winter. What’s up with flu, norovirus, RSV and COVID?
The CDC estimates that there have been at least ... than during the same timeframe in 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, the CDC estimated that the flu caused a total ...
US winter flu deaths outpace Covid-19 for first time in five years
The CDC estimates the flu has made at least 29 million people sick and resulted in 16,000 deaths since October 2024. Read ...
Seasonal flu is now deadlier than even Covid-19 in the US for the first time in five years. Here's why
Influenza has surpassed Covid-19 as the deadlier virus in the US this winter, with the CDC reporting over 16,000 flu-related ...
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Drug overdose deaths fall for 1st time since pandemic: CDC
Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. declined from 2022 to 2023, the first decrease since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data from the CDC. The age-adjusted rate of overdose deaths fell 4.0% from ...