China responds to rare protests with a security "crackdown"
The federal agency in charge of China's law enforcement authorities said it was time to crack down on "illegal criminal behavior that has disrupted social order."
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The federal agency in charge of China's law enforcement authorities said it was time to crack down on "illegal criminal behavior that has disrupted social order."
Two doctors who work in the branch of medicine which deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases, Rebecca S.B. Fischer of Texas A&M University and Annette Regan of University of San Francisco, discuss why more children than usual are suffering from respiratory illnesses.
The combination of three viruses -- COVID-19, influenza and RSV -- coined “triple epidemic,” has caused the cases of upper respiratory infections to increase recently and has caused sufferers to take a long time to recover, say experts.
The XBB variant has climbed to 3.1% of new COVID cases nationwide, the CDC now estimates.
Some 330,000 health care professionals exited the field in 2021, creating a worker shortage amid a rise in viral illnesses.
The number of Florida residents who have died from COVID-19 since the pandemic started in 2020 is nearing 83,000.
The head of the World Health Organization says there's "cause for optimism."
The number of new cases is down compared to surge in cases earlier this year
Pfizer's updated COVID-19 booster significantly revved up adults' virus-fighting antibodies, the company said Friday, releasing early findings from a rigorous study of the new shots.
The way DeSantis handled the pandemic in Florida meant reinvention. He was seen as a national hero to some and a national target to others.
Miami-Dade County will host the Hometown Heroes Parade in honor of the healthcare workers, first responders, and law enforcement who risked their lives to serve and protect their community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The issues have forced concession companies to get creative in an effort to address the rising costs.
Needle-free vaccines may persuade people who don't like shots to get vaccinated and help expand vaccination in poor countries because they're easier to administer.
Rhodes and four codefendants are in the middle of a weeks-long trial on charges of seditious conspiracy.
The updated COVID booster that protects against the original and new strains of the coronavirus has been out for weeks, but there has been low demand, including here in South Florida.
The updated COVID booster that protects against the original and new strains of the coronavirus has been out for weeks, but there has been low demand, including here in South Florida.
Florida is nearing 82,000 resident deaths from COVID-19 since the pandemic started in 2020, while the numbers of newly reported cases continue to drop, according to data released Friday by the Florida Department of Health.
The shift comes as federal health officials are bracing for a renewed wave of COVID-19 infections this fall and winter.
Norwegian removed all COVID-19 testing, masking and vaccination requirements on Tuesday
The BA.5 variant from the summer wave of cases has now fallen to 81.3% of new infections.
Lawsuit contends Florida Department of Health should be required to provide daily COVID-19 data
Passing another grim milestone, more than 80,000 Florida residents have died of COVID-19 since the pandemic started in early 2020.
The new Moderna booster rolled out on Saturday in Miami-Dade with Pfizer beginning Thursday.
The new Moderna booster rolled out on Saturday in Miami-Dade with Pfizer beginning Thursday.
As many as 23 million Americans have developed what's known as long COVID, according to federal estimates. Symptoms of the disease can persist for weeks, months, even years.
