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Is the Novavax COVID Vaccine Better than mRNA Vaccines? What We Know So Far
As the updated COVID vaccines roll out around the country, one more competitor has joined the mix. In early October…
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Chickens made resistant to bird flu with CRISPR gene editing
A hen gene-edited to be resistant to bird flu (right) and a normal hen Norrie Russell Chickens have been gene-edited…
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Endangered California Condors Get Bird Flu Vaccine
The threat of avian influenza became real for Ashleigh Blackford in March. Three years after the world took drastic steps…
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Getting Closer to Eliminating the Wild Poliovirus
Afghanistan and Pakistan — the two countries in which polio is still endemic — are closer than they have ever…
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China’s economy shakes off Covid legacy to grow 4.5% in Q1 | CNN Business
Hong Kong CNN — China’s economy got off to a solid start in 2023, as consumers went on a spending…
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A hidden pandemic: the orphans Covid has left behind | CNN
CNN — “Papa died last night, but his death is not the end.” Those are the first words Veronica Fletcher…
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US maternal death rate rose sharply in 2021, CDC data shows, and experts worry the problem is getting worse | CNN
CNN — As women continue to die due to pregnancy or childbirth each year in the United States, new federal…
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Scientists revive ‘zombie viruses’ from permafrost that can infect cells
New research from a group of international climate scientists shows that so-called “zombie viruses” once revived, can infect amoeba cells. …
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Kevin Munoz, White House aide leading Covid-19 messaging efforts, to depart | CNN Politics
CNN — One of the key forces behind messaging the Biden White House’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic is set…
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China sets growth target of ‘around 5%’ for 2023 as it aims to bounce back after years of zero-Covid | CNN Business
Hong Kong CNN — China has set an official economic growth target of “around 5%” for 2023, as it seeks…
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