WHO revises COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for Omicron-era The World Health Organization has tailored its COVID-19 vaccination recommendations for a new phase of the pandemic, suggesting that healthy children and adolescents may not necessarily need a shot but older, high-risk groups should get a booster between 6 to 12 months after their last vaccine. Reuters Reuters

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Court blocks Covid vaccine mandate for U.S. government workers The appeals court rejected arguments that Biden, as the nation’s chief executive, has the same authority as the CEO of a private corporation to require employees be vaccinated. NBC News

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UN head says survival depends on how people manage water U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says humanity’s survival depends on how people manage water ABC News ABC News

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The U.N. World Water Development Report, issued on the eve of the conference, says 26% of the world’s population — 2 billion people — don’t have access to safe drinking water and 46% — 3.6 billion people — lack access to basic sanitation. U.N. research also shows that almost half the world’s people will suffer severe water stress by 2030.

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Opinion | Do We Need a Spring COVID-19 Booster? A look at the data, particularly for high-risk groups Jeremy Faust, MD, and Katelyn Jetelina, PhD, MPH medpagetoday

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COVID-19: A look back on where the US succeeded and where we didn’t Public health experts explain to ABC News where the U.S. succeeded and where it didn't as the third anniversary of the pandemic passes. ABC News ABC News

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Vaccine makers prep bird flu shot for humans 'just in case'; rich nations lock in supplies Some of the world's leading makers of flu vaccines say they could make hundreds of millions of bird flu shots for humans within months if a new strain of avian influenza ever jumps across the species divide. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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Moderna expects to price its COVID vaccine at about $130 in the US Moderna Inc expects to price its COVID-19 vaccine at around $130 per dose in the U.S. going forward as purchases move to the private sector from the government, the company’s president Stephen Hoge said in an interview on Monday. Patrick Wingrove Reuters

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CDC study warns of ‘dramatic increase’ in deadly fungus across US Candida aurism, a rare and sometimes deadly fungal disease, is spreading through the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned this week, citing a “dramatic” increase in cas… sneukam The Hill

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There were at least 2,377 confirmed cases in the U.S. in 2022, according to CDC statistics. That total was a steep jump from the 1,474 cases in 2021 and continued a rapid increase from 2020, when there were just 757 confirmed cases.

Millions of People Could Lose Medicaid Starting in April In 2 weeks, states will begin unwinding pandemic's continuous enrollment provisions Shannon Firth medpagetoday

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However, "I don't see that there's any way that we're not going to lose millions of people," she said, noting "the potential for hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of children to lose their coverage when they're still eligible."

Mobile Clinics Really Got Rolling in the Pandemic. A New Law Will Help Them Cast a Wider Safety Net. Mobile clinics that provided covid-19 testing and vaccines at the peak of the pandemic are now being used to provide a range of health services in hard-to-reach communities. A law passed late last … khnkytjaw Kaiser Health News

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FDA advisers vote in support of Paxlovid approval for Covid-19 treatment in high-risk adults | CNN FDA advisers voted 16-1 on Thursday in support of approval of Paxlovid, stating that the benefits outweigh the risks of the drug for treatment of mild-to-moderate Covid-19 in adult high risk for progression to severe disease, including hospitalization and death. Janelle Chavez CNN

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New report suggests COVID pandemic's origins linked to raccoon dogs at Wuhan market A new report from a team of international researchers suggests the COVID pandemic's origins may be linked to raccoon dogs that were being sold at a wet market in Wuhan. ABC News ABC News

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WHO, advisors urge China to release all COVID-related data after new research Advisors to the World Health Organization on Saturday urged China to release all information related to the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic after new findings were briefly shared on an international database used to track pathogens. Reuters Reuters

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FDA offers radio silence on question of spring Covid boosters, as other countries push ahead Canada and the U.K. are moving ahead with plans for spring Covid boosters for some individuals. In the U.S., the FDA's plans are unclear. Helen Branswell STAT

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