Vaccine misinformation continues as flu season hits
The return of flu season has also meant the return of vaccine misinformation.
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When COVID closed India, these women opened their hearts — and wallets
Sangeeta Siwan lost her job and wasn't able to pay rent or feed her family. Her neighbors helped her survive. A study of giving in India during the pandemic shows she wasn't alone.
Thanks to the 'tripledemic,' it can be hard to find kids' fever-reducing medicines
Makers of products like Children's Tylenol say they're trying to keep up with big demand as RSV, flu, and COVID spread. But medical experts note that kids' fevers don't always call for medicine.
China's lockdown protests and rising COVID leave Xi Jinping with '2 bad options'
Extraordinary street protests in some Chinese cities and campuses over the weekend put Xi Jinping's controversial approach to the pandemic under the spotlight.
China should end its anti-COVID lockdowns, the head of the IMF says
The change could calm widespread protests, and would ease the impact to a world economy already struggling with high inflation, an energy crisis and disrupted food supply.
Experts are concerned Thanksgiving gatherings could accelerate a 'tripledemic'
As the holiday approaches, infectious disease specialists are bracing for the possibility that big family get-togethers and travel will propel the spread of RSV, flu and COVID-19.
Long-COVID clinics are wrestling with how to treat their patients
The clinics have popped up all over the country, but doctors still don't know the best way to treat these patients, whose symptoms can vary dramatically.
In southern China, residents revolt against COVID-19 controls
Unverified videos show people breaking down barriers and marching through streets in Guangzhou as frustration boils over about China's strict COVID-19 controls.
NCDHHS Secretary to get flu and COVID-19 booster shots
The head of North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services has announced his own plans to get both an annual flu shot and an updated COVID-19 booster on Thursday.
RSV is surging. Here's what to watch for and answers about treatment options
Doctors say they are seeing an unprecedented number of cases. How concerned should parents be? Why are young children so vulnerable? What's causing this year's outbreak? We offer some answers.