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SARS Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about SARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome. Since 2004, there have been no known cases of SARS reported anywhere in the world. General Information SARS is an acute viral respiratory illness brought on by a coronavirus. Symptoms include fever, cough, severe headache, dizziness and other flu-like complaints. The illness

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Seen here is the logo of the World Health Organization (WHO) at their headquarters in Geneva in February 2020. The WHO says monkeybox is not an international public health emergency

WHO says monkeypox is not an international public health emergency, but it should continue to be monitored

By Carma Hassan, CNN The World Health Organization has stopped short of declaring the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern as a result of an emergency committee meeting. The WHO convened an emergency committee meeting Thursday to discuss the severity of the monkeypox outbreak. The result of the meeting was announced Saturday.

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Two Pfizer and BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine boosters

Pfizer and BioNTech say updated Covid-19 boosters show increased immune response against Omicron variant

By Carolyn Sung, CNN Two Pfizer and BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine boosters updated to target the Omicron variant show a substantially higher immune response than the current Covid-19 vaccine, the companies said Saturday. The companies tested a vaccine that targets Omicron BA.1 subvariant and bivalent booster — which targets two strains — that includes the current

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The Biden administration is set to unveil plans to overhaul the maternal health care system in the United States.

Biden administration set to announce comprehensive plan to overhaul maternal health care

By Brenda Goodman, CNN The Biden administration is set to unveil plans to overhaul the maternal health care system in the United States. The comprehensive plan, called the White House Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis, will be announced by Vice President Kamala Harris at an event in Plainfield, Illinois, according to senior administration

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Elmo is now vaccinated for Covid-19

By Rachel Fadem, CNN Elmo, everyone’s favorite red Muppet, has received the Covid-19 vaccine. In a public service announcement released on Tuesday by Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, Elmo’s dad Louie — also a Muppet — shared his questions about the Covid-19 vaccine for children under 5. Elmo is 3 and

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Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 appear to escape antibody responses among both people who had previous Covid-19 infection and those who have been fully vaccinated and boosted

New coronavirus subvariants escape antibodies from vaccination and prior Omicron infection, studies suggest

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 appear to escape antibody responses among both people who had previous Covid-19 infection and those who have been fully vaccinated and boosted, according to new data from researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, of Harvard Medical School. However, Covid-19 vaccination is still expected to provide

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Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 appear to escape antibody responses among both people who had previous Covid-19 infection and those who have been fully vaccinated and boosted

New coronavirus subvariants escape antibodies from vaccination and prior Omicron infection, studies suggest

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 appear to escape antibody responses among both people who had previous Covid-19 infection and those who have been fully vaccinated and boosted, according to new data from researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, of Harvard Medical School. However, Covid-19 vaccination is still expected to provide

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