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Covid-
19: JN.1, Making Up 93 Percent Of US Cases, Likely More Contagious Than Other Variants
If you've had a case of COVID-19 recently, then it's overwhelmingly likely it came from a new highly contagious strain of the virus that has quickly become most dominant in the United States, and around the world. JN. 1, an off-shoot of the Omicron strain, now makes up 93 percent of COVID cases in the United States after accounting for less than 5 percent of infections nationally in early November, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports. JN.1 cases in the US have more than doubled over the last month. "Its rapid spread suggests it is either more transmissi…
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CDC Encouraging Americans To Mask Up For The Holidays Amid Tripledemic Of
Covid-
19, Flu, RSV
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is encouraging Americans to wear masks during the holiday season to help prevent the spread of the so-called tripledemic of COVID-19, influenza, and Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). It's especially important for people living in areas with high levels of COVID transmission to mask up, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said on Monday, Dec. 5. “The past several years have certainly not been easy, and we now face yet another surge of ailments, another moment of overstretched capacity, and really one of tragic and often preventab…
Lifestyle
Covid-
19: With Virus Still Around, Getting Flu Shot Now More Important Than Ever, Experts Say
The flu vaccine will not interfere with the body's ability to fight off COVID-19 -- in fact, according to the CDC, it is more important now than ever before to get vaccinated. Less than 50 percent of adults got a flu vaccine in the 2017-2018 flu season, according to the CDC; an even smaller percentage of adult minorities were vaccinated that year, according to the agency. Although social distancing is still encouraged in light of the pandemic, officials recommend making an exception to get vaccinated. "Since hospitals and doctors' offices are going to be very busy ca…