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How Many COVID Boosters Are There?

While the timing of vaccines was once of the utmost importance, now there’s only one objective: to have the most recent vaccine available.

CDC to Expand Airport Surveillance Program For Flu and RSV at These Major Airports

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is expanding its surveillance program that tests international air travelers.

The 10 Best COVID-19 Face Masks to Mitigate Airborne Illness

Even though the public health emergency phase of the COVID-19 pandemic is over, there are still situations where you may want or need to...

The End of an Era?

Since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the increasing COVID-19 crisis a public health emergency of international concern...

What To Know About ‘Arcturus’: Covid Variant Causing Pink Eye

New Covid strain nicknamed arcturus is quickly spreading across the U.S. Experts are warning that pink eye and high fever are two symptoms.

New COVID-19 strain: What to know about 'Arcturus'

A subvariant of the highly contagious Omicron variant of COVID-19, XBB 1.16 — also known as Arcturus — was detected in January 2023.

What’s in a Name?

Changing infectious disease naming conventions could prevent stigma and discrimination, and improve public health responses.

The Flu is Killing People This Year: Here Are Common Symptoms

An early flu season, increased hospitalizations due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and COVID-19 are causing hospital bed shortages.

COVID Symptoms Doctors See Most Now

While COVID-19 is causing fewer deaths in 2022, more than 400 people are still dying on average each day.

You Shouldn't Take These Vitamins to "Protect" Against COVID

What to know about supplements and COVID, according to public health experts.