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Sign inYou’re reading The Checkup With Dr. Wen, a newsletter on how to navigate covid-19 and other public health challenges. Click here to get it in your inbox.My column this week focused on the need to shift from single-mindedly pursuing covid-19’s origins to preventing the next pandemic, whether it is caused by laboratory accidents or […]

Jan 20, 2023At this point in the pandemic, almost everyone in the U.S. has had COVID-19—whether they know it or not. But something more alarming is happening: A growing number of people are getting reinfected with SARS-CoV-2.The AMA leads the charge on public health. Our members are the frontline of patient care, expanding access to […]

Patients of various ethnic and racial backgrounds in a hospital. Credit: ShutterstockBlack and Hispanic patients were more likely than white patients to develop a wide array of lasting symptoms and conditions after a COVID-19 diagnosis, according to a new study led by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators.The study, published in the Journal of General […]

California’s student COVID-19 vaccine mandate — which has been on hold since April — has been quietly dropped as the state prepares to end emergency pandemic restrictions later this month, public health officials confirmed. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the policy in October 2021, saying it would eventually apply to all of California’s 6.7 million public […]

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Oversimplified messages about the COVID-19 pandemic hurt compliance with mask-wearing and vaccinations, researchers say, and need to be addressed to restore public confidence in science.While the University of Minnesota’s annual Research Ethics Conference on Wednesday addressed broader issues, it often turned to the challenges of conducting research amid COVID-19 and suggesting protective measures during an […]

Lab leak theory of pandemic resurfaces but evidence points to animal spillover : Goats and Soda  NPRsource

Long COVID Is Keeping So Many Young People Out of Work  Selfsource

What to Know About Interferon Lambda for Potential COVID-19 Treatment  Selfsource

WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to end a requirement that most foreign air travelers be vaccinated against COVID-19, one of the few remaining pandemic travel restrictions still in place.The vote was 227 to 201 with seven Democrats joining Republicans. No Republicans voted against the bill.The Biden administration […]