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COVID-19: This Group Has Been Most Affected By Virus In 2023, CDC Says COVID-19: This Group Has Been Most Affected By Virus In 2023, CDC Says
Covid-19: This Group Has Been Most Affected By Virus In 2023, CDC Says New data is revealing what group of Americans was most affected by COVID-19 in the fourth year of the pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said late last week that those age 65 and above accounted for 62.9 percent of COVID-related hospitalizations from January to August of this year. Among that group, only 23.5 percent had received the recommended COVID booster vaccine, and "the vast majority had two or more underlying health conditions," according to the CDC. Those 65 and older accounted for 87.9 percent of COVID-related deaths and 61.3 percen…

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Deadly Listeria Outbreak Spans 10 States, CDC Says Deadly Listeria Outbreak Spans 10 States, CDC Says
Deadly Listeria Outbreak Spans 10 States, CDC Says One person has died and 22 others people have been hospitalized in a nationwide listeria outbreak spanning 10 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. The cause of the outbreak is not yet known and a specific food item has not yet been identified as the source of this outbreak, the CDC said on Friday, July 1. Nearly all the people live in or traveled to Florida about a month before they got sick, although the significance of this is not yet known, said the CDC. Pregnant people and their newborns, adults aged 65 and older, and people with weakened immu…

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by Joe Lombardi