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Congress rejected pleas from the White House to pump more money into programs that ensure COVID tests, treatments and vaccines are free for everyone. Public health experts warn the funding cuts will worsen health disparities and hurt those who are already most vulnerable.
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As the omicron surge continues, health officials in some states have given up trying to trace close contacts in all cases. That shift, combined with recent changes in isolation guidelines, is leaving many confused and unsure what to do.
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As the omicron variant pushes COVID case counts to new highs, we’ve received audience questions about monoclonal antibodies, which are used to prevent and treat infection from the coronavirus. To get answers, Side Effects Public Media spoke with Dr. Myron Cohen, a professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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The first U.S. omicron case was identified Wednesday – about a week after its discovery in South Africa. While there are concerns about the variant’s transmissibility, the number of mutations it possesses make it easier to detect than other strains.
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State health leaders are beginning to release their plans for distributing a COVID-19 vaccine — whenever one becomes available. All states were required…
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Colleges are rolling out a dizzying diversity of COVID-19 containment plans for students and staff. Some have no plans for routine testing, while others aim to test everyone on campus twice a week.
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As colleges across the country welcome students back to campus, incoming freshmen are starting college in the middle of a pandemic. And, many are…
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Experts say contact tracing is key to understanding and managing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and many community members have questions about the…
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As universities prepare to welcome students back to campus for the fall semester, some are counting on widespread COVID-19 testing to help clamp down on…
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We're continuing to answer questions about the coronavirus and COVID-19, and the latest batch showed that there's still a lot of confusion about testing.…