The World Health Organization (WHO) designated the SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.529, named Omicron, as a Variant of Concern (VOC) on 11/26/2021. WHO has asked countries to enhance surveillance and sequencing efforts, submit complete genome sequences and associated metadata to a publicly …
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently amended the emergency use authorizations for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. The FDA is now authorizing use of a single booster dose for all individuals 18 years of age and older …
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MedlinePlus freely provides numerous videos on anatomy and organ systems and how diseases and conditions affect them, as well as videos addressing frequently asked questions about diseases, health conditions and wellness issues. A video tutorial particularly important for these challenging …
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) provides a consumer help site on Coronavirus Scams. The site includes information on phone and text scams that offer to pay for a vaccine, make a vaccine appointment, provide free home test kits, and …
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AmeriCorps and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently launched the Public Health AmeriCorps partnership “to support the recruitment, training, and development of a new generation of public health leaders who will be ready to respond to …
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