Reports of respiratory illness have now reached “high” or “very high” levels across at least 16 state or big city health departments, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, as trends of COVID-19 and influenza have accelerated in many parts of the country. And while a fast-growing new COVID variant called JN.1 is estimated […]
Democrats say it’s time for the President Joe Biden to lay out his second-term plans. Violent threats for the judges that kicked Trump off the Colorado ballot. And we’re nowhere near winter’s peak of flu and Covid cases, the CDC director warns. Here’s what to know today. Do you regularly read our newsletter? We would […]
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The World Health Organization is keeping an eye on a new COVID variant—one that, in some countries, is sending wastewater levels of the virus skyrocketing to the highest point ever seen. The global health watchdog on Tuesday promoted JN.1—an Omicron spawn experts flagged this summer for its unusually large number of mutations—to a “variant of […]
It’s been nearly four years since the COVID-19 pandemic caused life around the world to grind to a halt. Since then, a lot has changed. There are now widely available vaccines to lower the risk of getting seriously ill from COVID-19, the virus has morphed over time to create new variants and most people are […]
Experts share the most common COVID-19 issues that they are seeing in their patients. Experts share the most common COVID-19 issues that they are seeing in their patients. In unfortunate news, cases of COVID-19 are increasing just in time for the holidays. Behind this uptick is a new strain called JN.1, which accounted for 21.4% […]
Less than half of U.S. adults say they have gotten the annual flu shot this year and even less received the most recent COVID-19 booster shot, according to a new survey. The Gallup survey, published Wednesday, found that 47 percent of adults said they got the flu shot and 29 percent received the newest COVID-19 […]
Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Better newsletter for information and tools designed to improve your well-being. The coronavirus subvariant JN.1 is now the fastest growing strain of the virus in the United States. The strain now constitutes about 20% of new Covid-19 infections, according […]
By Sriparna Roy (Reuters) -The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday classified the JN.1 coronavirus strain as a “variant of interest” and said current evidence shows risk to public health was low from the strain. At least two experts told Reuters that while the strain can evade the immune system and transmit more easily than […]
Fact checked by Nick Blackmer A new CDC health alert is warning of increases in RSV, COVID, and flu activity, while vaccination rates are lagging. There’s still time and reason to get vaccinated, the CDC Director told Health, since the country is early into flu season and still nearing a COVID peak. In addition to […]
You’ve wrapped up the presents and those last-minute holiday errands when all of a sudden you start to feel some not-so-merry symptoms like a cough, sore throat or fever. With respiratory virus season in full swing, Yahoo Life spoke with Dr. Mandy Cohen, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), for the […]
The World Health Organization announced Tuesday it would step up its classification of the new COVID-19 variant JN.1 to a standalone “variant of interest,” after tracking the strain’s rapid ascent around the world. Health officials have been careful to say that JN.1 has so far not been found to lead to different or more severe […]