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September and October are ideal flu vaccination periods for most people, who need only a single dose each season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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New flu shots have arrived. Here’s the best time to get your annual vaccine

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September 3, 2024
What you need to know about the deadly listeria outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meats
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What you need to know about the deadly listeria outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meats

By Jonel Aleccia and The Associated Press
August 29, 2024
Citing skyrocketing COVID spread, the FDA announced in late August that it had approved Pfizer’s Comirnaty and Moderna’s Spikevax vaccines early.
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New COVID vaccines are here. What to know about latest shots in wake of nation’s biggest summer surge

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August 29, 2024
Closeup of an eye looking at a mosquito on a leaf in foreground
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EEE, West Nile, malaria: Know the difference between these mosquito-borne diseases

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August 27, 2024
Dr. Anthony Fauci was hospitalized for West Nile virus after a mosquito bite. Who is most at risk?
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Dr. Anthony Fauci was hospitalized for West Nile virus after a mosquito bite. Who is most at risk?

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August 26, 2024
Anthony Fauci speaks with microphone
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Anthony Fauci is recovering from West Nile virus after hospital stay

By Carolyn Thompson and The Associated Press
August 24, 2024
New COVID vaccine in its box
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FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines, shots should be available in days

By The Associated Press and Lauran Neergaard
August 22, 2024
The COVID-19 vaccine may protect against SARS-CoV-2’s adverse effects on mental health, according to an analysis of more than 18.6 million adults by a team of researchers in the U.K.
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COVID can cause mental illness—but being vaccinated helps, new study shows

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August 21, 2024
Photo of a child exhibiting the “slapped cheek” rash
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Parvovirus B19 is spreading across the U.S. What to know about ‘slapped cheek’ disease

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August 19, 2024
African American mother measuring sick son's temperature while talking to the doctor over the phone.
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COVID guidelines have changed. Here’s when a sick kid can return to school

By Cheyanne Mumphrey and The Associated Press
August 19, 2024
The U.S. is in the midst of what has become an annual summer surge in COVID cases.
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Here’s where COVID cases are spiking in the U.S.

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August 19, 2024
A child caught mpox is seen at a hospital in the Nyiragongo territory near Goma
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Mpox: Here’s what we know about the virus, and what might be done to contain it

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August 16, 2024
Sweden reports 1st case of more infectious form of mpox first identified in Congo
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Sweden reports 1st case of more infectious form of mpox first identified in Congo

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August 15, 2024
Young woman having a fever. She is holding her head because of a headache.
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Long COVID is a $1 trillion problem with no cure. Experts plead for governments to wake up

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August 9, 2024
Should Noah Lyles and other Olympic athletes be competing with COVID?
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Should Noah Lyles and other Olympic athletes be competing with COVID?

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August 8, 2024

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