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India reports 475 new Covid cases, six deaths

he Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said the country reported 475 new Covid-19 cases and six deaths…

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3 charts show why Hong Kong is suffering the deadliest Omicron wave in the world right now

Most of the deaths in Hong Kong are in patients who are over 80, and unvaccinated. Until Omicron ap…

Hilary Brueck,Andy Kiersz   


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Vitamin D isn't an effective COVID-19 treatment, but scientists haven't ruled out its relationship to severe disease

Vitamin D shortened a COVID-19 patient's hospital stay, but there's no evidence that taking vitamin…

Aria Bendix   


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Omicron cases could fall as quickly as they rose in the US — new models suggest daily infections may have already hit their max

Omicron cases could be peaking roughly a month after they started rising in the US. Experts predict…

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An unvaccinated woman who caught COVID-19 spent more than 2 months in a coma. Now she's advising people to get their shots.

Doctors told her family she had a 5% chance of survival. "I don't want anyone to go through what I …

Sarah Al-Arshani   


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How 1880s technology allowed Nellie Bly and her competitor to break the record for the fastest trip around the world

In 1889, Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland went around the world. Making the trip in under 80 days r…

Jenny McGrath   


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Vaccines are the best explanation for Omicron's mild symptoms in most people, new research suggests

Omicron seems to produce milder symptoms and fewer hospitalizations than Delta, likely because vacc…

Aria Bendix   


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The Omicron wave looks swift and painful — some scientists expect US cases to peak in January and bottom out in March

Omicron could represent the swiftest outbreak in the US to date, lasting no more than three months,…

Aria Bendix   


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Full hospitals, mild cases: What an Omicron wave could look like in the US this winter

The Omicron variant could be dominant in the US by next year, some experts predict. Holiday gatheri…

Aria Bendix   


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The US has surpassed 800,000 COVID-19 deaths amid Omicron variant spread and slowing vaccination rates

Only 61% of the US population is fully vaccinated, and only 27.2% of those have gotten a booster sh…

Sarah Al-Arshani   


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Other countries struck by Omicron kept their death tolls low. The US is looking different.

Deaths in South Africa, the UK, and Denmark appear low compared to prior waves. Experts and data ha…

Marianne Guenot,Shayanne Gal   


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Having severe COVID-19 doubled the chance of dying within a year in a new study — the risk was even higher for young people

Long-term complications from COVID-19 continued to jeopardize patients' health up to a year after t…

Aria Bendix   


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COVID-19 increases the risk of stillbirth for pregnant women — 65% of whom still aren't vaccinated

Around 1.3% of babies born to women with COVID-19 were stillborn from March 2020 to September 2021,…

Aria Bendix   


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Top WHO official laments abuse, death threats against scientists: 'Being a younger female, I'm an easy target'

Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO's technical lead for COVID-19, said she's "still trying to wrap my head aro…

Aria Bendix   


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WHO expects vaccines will still work against severe disease and death, even with the Omicron variant

The World Health Organization's Mike Ryan said there's no sign that Omicron would be better at esca…

Marianne Guenot   


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COVID-19 data out of South Africa points to substantially fewer deaths compared to past infection spikes

In previous surges in South Africa, deaths were closely tied to case numbers. But this time, deaths…

Erin Snodgrass   


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A Colorado woman couldn't get a kidney transplant because she refused a COVID-19 vaccine - a policy at many hospitals

Transplant centers commonly prioritize patients who are more likely to survive after surgery. Vacci…

Aria Bendix   


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The US could see a brighter fall and winter as COVID-19 cases and deaths decline, a new model shows

Scientists are hopeful that authorizing vaccines for young kids could help prevent a major surge th…

Aria Bendix   


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Graph shows how Delta variant deaths are rising in countries with low vaccination rates, but deaths in high vax areas remain low

Real-world data from four countries suggests that vaccines are working to protect against serious f…

Marianne Guenot   


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Vaccines could still protect against Omicron via powerful 'T cells' that are hard to measure but prevent severe illness and death

Omicron seems better at dodging antibodies from two doses of vaccine. But vaccines could still prot…

Marianne Guenot