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Father warns about how serious flu can be for kids as 10-year-old son battles virus

Thursday, December 15 by ABC News

(SAN DIEGO, Calif.) -- A father is warning about how serious the flu can be, especially for children, as his 10-year-old son remains hospitalized with the virus. Cory Tamborelli, from Ramona, California -- about 34 miles northeast of San Diego -- said his son, Tristan,... Read More.

Biden gets new COVID vaccine, announces new virus initiatives

Tuesday, October 25 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden received his updated COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday while calling on more Americans to do so ahead of the winter and holiday season. Biden was joined by leaders of major U.S. pharmacy chains Walgreens, CVS, Rite Aid and Albertsons as well... Read More.

World Health Organization renames two known clades of monkeypox virus

Thursday, August 18 by ABC News

(GENEVA) -- The World Health Organization renamed the two known clades, or lineages, of the monkeypox virus Monday. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the lineages will be referred to going forward using Roman numerals. "The clade formerly known as the Congo Basin or Central African clade... Read More.

Polio vaccine boosters offered to kids in London as virus linked to New York case detected

Friday, August 12 by ABC News

(LONDON) — Children in London are being offered polio vaccine boosters after sewage samples with the virus were found in multiple areas across the city. The U.K. Health Security Agency announced Wednesday that all children between ages 1 and 9 across the British capital will be eligible... Read More.

How communities with low vaccination rates face costs beyond the virus

Sunday, July 31 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Health officials have warned since the beginning of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout that areas with lower inoculation rates are at greater risk of higher cases, hospitalizations and deaths. In fact, studies have shown areas with low vaccination rates had as many as 2.4... Read More.

Health officials fight monkeypox stigma as virus spreads

Thursday, July 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Mark Hall, a nurse practitioner who was diagnosed with monkeypox, says he isn't exactly sure who he contracted the disease from. However, he found out he was exposed by someone a week before he started showing symptoms. That person, he says, knew... Read More.

Ghana declares 1st ever outbreak of Ebola-like Marburg virus disease

Monday, July 18 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Ghana on Sunday declared its first ever outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg virus disease. Blood samples taken from two patients in the southern Ashanti region were sent for testing to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research in Ghana's capital, Accra, with preliminary... Read More.

Connecticut woman dies from rare tick-borne virus in 2nd fatality this year in US

Saturday, June 11 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A Connecticut woman has died from the rare tick-borne disease Powassan virus, the state's Department of Public Health announced. This is the first fatality recorded in the state and the second in the U.S. this year after a Maine resident died from... Read More.

COVID-19 nurse reflects on 1 million American virus deaths: ‘We are still mourning losses’

Friday, May 13 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Last July, a tearful Felicia Croft sat in her car after a long shift in the COVID-19 intensive care unit, and expressed her deep despair about watching young patients die of the virus. "People are younger and sicker, and we're intubating and losing... Read More.

Brockway plans graduation, hopeful about COVID-19 numbers

Friday, March 11 by wcednews

Brockway, PA – Brockway Area School District will hold its commencement on May 25 at the Varischetti Field Complex, continuing a tradition of outdoor graduations started when COVID-19 disrupted the graduation of the Class of 2020 and they had to go to Moon-Lite Drive-In. 2021... Read More.

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