Infectious diseases
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FDA panel backs plan for annual COVID-19 booster, as new omicron subvariant continues to dominate in new cases
A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted unanimously Thursday for Americans to get a once-a-year booster against COVID-19, with…
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Biden taps Zients as White House chief of staff
President Joe Biden announced Jeff Zients on Friday as his next White House chief of staff, tapping an experienced technocrat…
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A group of friends attended a vigil in Beijing. Then one by one, they disappeared | CNN
CNN — When one by one, the friends of a young woman living in Beijing began disappearing — detained by…
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Why is Britain’s health service, a much-loved national treasure, falling apart? | CNN
London CNN — Most winters, headlines warn that Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) is at “breaking point.” The alarms sound…
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Jeff Zients to replace Ron Klain as White House chief of staff | CNN Politics
CNN — Jeff Zients, who ran President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 response effort and served in high-ranking roles in the Obama…
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Omicron subvariant gains more ground in U.S. to account for 49.1% of new COVID cases, CDC data show
The XBB.1.5 omicron subvariant that became dominant in the U.S. last week has gained more ground, according to data from…
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Japan considers downgrading Covid-19 to same level as seasonal flu | CNN
Tokyo CNN — Japan will consider downgrading Covid-19 to the same category as seasonal influenza this spring, Prime Minister Fumio…
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China slams Western media for criticism of zero-COVID, as U.S. cases continue to decline
China has accused “some Western media” of bias and political manipulation in covering China’s abrupt dropping of COVID restrictions, which…
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