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COVID-19 information and advice
Meredith Miotke for NPR
What’s going on with all these coronavirus variants? An illustrated guide
Health news
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The omicron variant is cause for concern — but not panic, Biden says
President Biden said Monday that while travel restrictions imposed on travelers from several southern African nations would slow the entry of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, “it cannot prevent it.”
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Brian Inganga
The World Health Organization warns of very high risk posed by the omicron variant
The WHO says the risk to vulnerable populations — especially in countries with low vaccination rates — could be “substantial.”
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Laura Ungar
Demand is strong for kids’ COVID-19 vaccines in parts of Pennsylvania, pediatricians say
“As soon as we had vaccine available, and as soon as we were able to get our marketing announcement out there, parents began scheduling appointments.”
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Matt Dunham
As Omicron spreads, studies suggest that travel bans alone don’t do much good
Several countries, including the United States and Canada, announced almost immediate travel bans from South Africa and other southern African nations.
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Mary Altaffer
How vaccine makers plan to address the new COVID-19 omicron variant
Vaccine makers are already pivoting their efforts to combat the new variant: testing higher doses of booster shots, designing new boosters that anticipate strain mutations, and developing omicron-specific boosters.
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A new coronavirus variant leads to global concern, travel bans and market jitters
Virologists are rushing to learn more about the variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 that was first identified in Botswana
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Wayne Partlow
Pennsylvania seniors are warned to watch out for Medicare scams
Because it’s administered through private insurance companies, fraudsters exploit this fact to prey on seniors and others who are shopping for new plans.
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Jerome Delay
New coronavirus variant in South Africa raises concern
Known as B.1.1.529, it reportedly has twice as many of the mutations displayed by the Delta variant, which became the dominant variant in most of the world over the summer.
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Matt Rourke
Pennsylvania’s count of fully vaccinated adults drops by 500,000
It’s unclear exactly how the error occurred.
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Federal judge tosses lawsuit from Geisinger employees seeking to disregard COVID-19 policy
Unvaccinated employees didn’t want to get tested twice a week for the coronavirus.
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COVID-19 killed at least 40 military veterans at VA nursing homes in Pa.
Newly-public data shows outbreaks among staff and residents throughout the pandemic.
