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U.S. CDC panel recommends Omicron-specific boosters for most AmericansCOVID-19 boosters updated to match the newest omicron strains are about to roll out, and U.S. government advisers met Thursday to decide who should roll up their sleeves.WorldSep 1
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‘A dismal situation’: U.S. life expectancy drops for 2nd year in a rowThe estimated American lifespan has shortened by nearly three years, to 76 years, one month.WorldSep 1
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‘Very few’ in U.S. getting full monkeypox vaccine series, CDC director saysMore than 207,000 doses of Bavarian Nordic's BAVA.CO Jynneos vaccine were given as of Aug. 23 in the 19 jurisdictions reporting data to the CDC.HealthAug 26
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B.C. to stay the course as U.S. CDC relaxes COVID guidelines: Health minister"Our path is our path. The United States has had its own path from the beginning," B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix told Global News.HealthAug 12
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U.S. CDC scraps quarantine, distancing recommendations for COVID-19The CDC relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines, dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person.HealthAug 11
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U.S. President Biden tests positive for COVID-19 again in rare ‘rebound’ casePresident Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again Saturday, slightly more than three days after he was cleared to exit coronavirus isolation.WorldJul 30
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Monkeypox spread in U.S. could become entrenched as new STD, experts sayExperts don't agree on the likely path of the disease, with some fearing that it is becoming so widespread that it is on the verge of becoming an entrenched STD.HealthJul 22
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U.S. FDA backs COVID-19 booster shots tailored to target Omicron BA.4, BA.5 subvariantsThe BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron COVID-19 subvariants are now dominant in the United States, according to data from the Cenetrs for Disease Control and Prevention.HealthJun 30
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Edmonton International Airport welcomes relaxed U.S. travel rulesThe Edmonton International Airport is supportive of the Biden administration's move to end COVID-19 testing requirements for travellers.CanadaJun 12
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Canada issues travel notice as monkeypox continues to spread around the worldCanada’s public health agency has issued a travel notice for many countries as the monkeypox virus continues to spread around the world.HealthJun 7
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