By Dakin Andone and Susannah Cullinane, CNN The United States is likely in for a hard winter as the Omicron variant of Covid-19 spreads rapidly, Dr. Anthony Fauci says, straining a health care system already battered by the Delta variant. “It’s going to take over,” Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said of the
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By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN With the Omicron variant spreading quickly across the US, several school districts are sending Covid-19 antigen tests home for the holidays to help curb a spike when they return to school in January. The school systems include Marin County Schools in California, Chicago Public Schools, several cities in Massachusetts, and
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By Jen Christensen and Tara Subramaniam, CNN The lines for Covid-19 testing are long from New York to Miami-Dade County again, and good luck finding an at-home test in some parts of the country. As the Omicron variant spreads faster than any other coronavirus variant before it, the Biden White House has been pushing to
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen and Tara Subramaniam, CNN The lines for Covid-19 testing are long from New York to Miami-Dade County again, and good luck finding an at-home test in some parts of the country. As the Omicron variant spreads faster than any other coronavirus variant before it, the Biden White House has been pushing to
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN For as much controversy as actor Ben Affleck stirred when talking about his marriage and addiction, he also shined a light on important conversations for addicts and their loved ones, an expert said. Marital problems and addiction have a “chicken and egg” relationship, said psychologist John F. Kelly, Harvard Medical School
Continue Reading By Madeline Holcombe, CNN For as much controversy as actor Ben Affleck stirred when talking about his marriage and addiction, he also shined a light on important conversations for addicts and their loved ones, an expert said. Marital problems and addiction have a “chicken and egg” relationship, said psychologist John F. Kelly, Harvard Medical School
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By Travis Caldwell, Sara Sidner, Stephanie Becker and Dan Przygoda, CNN For the second year in a row, weary doctors and nurses on the front lines of the pandemic are preparing to treat hospitalized Covid-19 patients over the Christmas holiday as the highly transmissible Omicron variant drives up case counts across the United States. “It’s
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By Aya Elamroussi and Dakin Andone, CNN The research is still early on the virulence of the Omicron coronavirus variant — but what’s abundantly clear, according to experts, is that it’s poised to spread rapidly across the US and will likely overwhelm a battered US health care system. The variant is expected to become the
Continue Reading By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN With the Omicron variant spreading quickly across the US, several school districts are sending Covid-19 antigen tests home for the holidays to help curb a spike when they return to school in January. The school systems include Marin County Schools in California, Chicago Public Schools, several cities in Massachusetts, and
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN If you need to know whether you have coronavirus but don’t want to deal with appointment scheduling and clinic wait times, a self-test can be a convenient solution. But who are self-tests right for? And how do you use them correctly? Coronavirus self-tests — also known as home tests or over-the-counter
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By Maggie Fox and Virginia Langmaid, CNN Vaccine maker Pfizer said Friday that trials of its vaccine in children ages 2 to 5 show that it did not provide the expected immunity in kids this age, and it is adding a third dose to the regimen. The company decided to add the third dose for
Continue Reading By Kristen Rogers, CNN If you need to know whether you have coronavirus but don’t want to deal with appointment scheduling and clinic wait times, a self-test can be a convenient solution. But who are self-tests right for? And how do you use them correctly? Coronavirus self-tests — also known as home tests or over-the-counter
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN New evidence shows that a practice known as test-to-stay works to keep children in classrooms safely, even if they’ve been exposed to the virus that causes Covid-19, said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Test-to-stay is an encouraging public health practice to keep our
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By Travis Caldwell, Artemis Moshtaghian and Maggie Fox, CNN New York state reported that Thursday had the highest single day count of new Covid-19 cases with 21,027, according to data released Friday. New York’s data also revealed that positive Covid-19 cases in the state jumped 154% in less than a week. The previous high was
Continue Reading By Travis Caldwell, Artemis Moshtaghian and Maggie Fox, CNN New York state reported that Thursday had the highest single day count of new Covid-19 cases with 21,027, according to data released Friday. New York’s data also revealed that positive Covid-19 cases in the state jumped 154% in less than a week. The previous high was
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By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN South Africa, the United Kingdom and Denmark are three of the countries where the Omicron variant is now surging, less than a month after it was first detected. The UK is seeking to vaccinate itself out of the crisis, with an accelerated campaign to give a third Covid-19 vaccine dose to
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By Jen Christensen, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration relaxed certain federal regulations Thursday on medication abortion, a two-medication process that has become one of the most commonly used abortion methods in the United States. What is medication abortion? Medication abortion, also known as medical abortion, is a method by which someone ends their
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration relaxed certain federal regulations Thursday on medication abortion, a two-medication process that has become one of the most commonly used abortion methods in the United States. What is medication abortion? Medication abortion, also known as medical abortion, is a method by which someone ends their
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By Maggie Fox, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its recommendations for Covid-19 vaccines Thursday to make clear that shots made by Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech are preferred over Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine. The new recommendation: “mRNA vaccines are preferred over the Janssen Covid-19 vaccine for the prevention of Covid-19 for those
Continue Reading By Maggie Fox, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its recommendations for Covid-19 vaccines Thursday to make clear that shots made by Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech are preferred over Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine. The new recommendation: “mRNA vaccines are preferred over the Janssen Covid-19 vaccine for the prevention of Covid-19 for those
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