Deadly And Disturbing: Viruses

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  Catherine Malli-Dawson

  

  The winter COVID wave that wasn't: Why the US didn't see a surge

  ABC News

  Cases and deaths were much lower this winter compared to previous winters. When the United States saw COVID-19 cases and deaths rise around this past …

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  Catherine Malli-Dawson

  

  Is the pandemic over?

  The Hill

  (NEXSTAR) – The public health emergency may soon be coming to an end in the United States, but the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, say doctors, …

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  Catherine Malli-Dawson

  

  Long Covid patients face medical debt after insurance denies claims

  NBC News - Berkeley Lovelace Jr.

  Long Covid symptoms can leave some patients in medical debt when health insurance declines to pay for treatment. Millions in the U.S. are out of work because of severe long Covid symptoms, and many are struggling to pay their medical bills. Here's how to navigate insurance coverage. In June 2021, …

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  Catherine Malli-Dawson

  

  The debate over masks shows our failure to learn from Covid

  Vox - Kelsey Piper

  Two weeks ago, I wrote about some reservations I have about a Cochrane review meta-analysis finding mask-wearing in the community probably “makes little or no difference” against respiratory infections. While the overwhelming majority of the studies included in the review weren’t about Covid — and …

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  Catherine Malli-Dawson

  

  Stomach bug spreading across US is immune to drugs

  New York Post

  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued a “serious public health” alert, warning of a nationwide spike in “extensively …

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  Catherine Malli-Dawson

  

  Storyboard

  Is There Really Proof That COVID-19 Came From a Lab Leak?

  

  Curated byThe Health Desk

  Department of Energy scientists have assessed with "low confidence" that COVID-19 originated in a Wuhan lab that was studying bat coronaviruses. However, in its August 2021 report, the National Intelligence Council and four intelligence groups leaned towards the virus stemming from a person naturally infected by an animal. Here's a look at the latest information, including how China has responded.