Scientists found a common version of an immunity gene that seems to help some people clear the virus faster.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggests COVID-19 was designed to spare Jews, Chinese people
An Anti-Defamation League spokesperson told The Washington Post that Kennedy’s claim the coronavirus may have been manipulated to pose less risk to Jews was a particularly hazardous form of conspiracy theory.
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Maine proposes dropping COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers
The state’s health department says the requirement achieved the intended benefit of savings lives, protecting health care capacity and limiting the spread of the virus. An industry that struggled with pandemic-era staffing shortages welcomes the change.
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More than $200 billion in COVID-19 aid may have been stolen, federal watchdog says
A report by the U.S. Small Business Administration inspector general says at least 17 percent of loans were awarded ‘to potentially fraudulent actors.’
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Sen. King to formally recommend Shah be hired as director of federal CDC
The Maine senator will draft a letter to the White House suggesting that the state’s former CDC director replace Rochelle Walensky, who is stepping down in June.
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End of COVID emergency highlights U.S. weakness in tracking outbreaks
The winding down of the Biden administration’s coronavirus response highlights long-standing vulnerabilities of system that fails to provide reliable information in disease outbreaks, experts warn.
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Disease experts warn White House of potential omicron-like wave
Senior officials have emphasized the need to implement more public health protections to guard against the next viral threat, even as political will and funding fade along with the threat of the coronavirus.
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WHO downgrades COVID pandemic, says it’s no longer global emergency
The pandemic has been on a downward trend for more than a year, and most countries have returned to life before COVID-19.
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Covid was fourth leading cause of death in 2022, CDC data shows
The report shows an overall drop of 5.3% in the death rate from all causes, a signal that the country last year had exited the worst phase of the pandemic.
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COVID is still a leading cause of death as virus recedes
But many Americans dispute the data and the risks of it – much as they have throughout the pandemic.