Does "Arcturus" COVID variant cause pink eye? What to know
The CDC estimated last week that XBB.1.16 was around 9.6% of new infections.
Alexander Tin is a digital reporter for CBS News based in the Washington, D.C. bureau. He covers the Biden administration's public health agencies, including the federal response to infectious disease outbreaks like COVID-19. Previously, he was a campaign reporter for CBS News based out of Las Vegas, where he was raised. He covered presidential, Senate and House candidates for the 2020 election cycle in Arizona, California, Nevada and New Mexico. He has also worked in Washington for "Face the Nation" and in New York for the "CBS Evening News." Tin graduated from Columbia University in 2017 with a bachelor's degree in political science.
The CDC estimated last week that XBB.1.16 was around 9.6% of new infections.
The latest round of boosters comes amid a swath of changes now greenlighted by FDA and CDC to COVID-19 vaccines.
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All cases are among workers, contractors or visitors of a paper and packaging materials plant in the Michigan town of Escanaba, which has now been temporarily shuttered.
Health authorities in Africa have been battling two unprecedented outbreaks of the Ebola-like viral hemorrhagic fever.
Products manufactured by Global Pharma Healthcare Pvt Ltd were linked to a fatal outbreak of drug-resistant bacteria.
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Officials say needs have grown to sustain a pipeline of medical products stockpiled for public health threats.
Scientists found a "major reduction" in a part of T cell responses in people who were infected before being vaccinated.
The CDC says three people have died, eight have lost their vision and four had an eyeball removed.
Reports of patients with the drug-resistant fungal infection Candida auris have accelerated in recent years.
Analysis presented to the WHO offers clues to whether animals, possibly raccoon dogs, were infected at the Huanan animal market in early 2020.
The rule had been imposed two months ago as China ended its "zero COVID" policies.
Doctors scored highest in the survey, with more than half of respondents saying they trust physicians "a great deal."
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