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CDC identifies 43 omicron infections in 22 states

Omicron, which has been deemed a variant of concern, is believed to be even more transmissible than the delta variant, which continues to account for virtually all coronavirus infections in the United States.

CDC director offers stark reassurance: Only unvaccinated people are at risk by unmasking

The guidance the CDC issued Thursday said that it was no longer necessary for fully vaccinated people to mask or maintain social distance in many settings.

US Calls for Pause on Johnson & Johnson Vaccine After Clotting Cases

Nearly seven million people in the United States have received Johnson & Johnson shots so far, and roughly nine million more doses have been shipped out to the states, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

‘Fraught With Issues’: Faulty Software Snarls Vaccine Sign-Ups

On Thursday, President Joe Biden said that his administration would send out technical teams to help states improve their websites. He also said the federal government would open a website by May 1 that would allow Americans to find out where the vaccine is available.

Fully Vaccinated People Can Have Small Gatherings Indoors, CDC Says

The agency offered good news to grandparents who have refrained from seeing children and grandchildren for the past year, saying that fully vaccinated people may visit indoors with unvaccinated people from a single household so long as no one among the unvaccinated is at risk for severe disease if infected with the coronavirus.

Coronavirus pandemic | CDC reveals new symptoms for COVID-19 — chills, muscle pain, taste loss, headache

Some telling signs of coronavirus infection that would need immediate medical intervention include breathing trouble, constant pain or pressure in chest, sudden inability to arouse and lips or face turning blue

US coronavirus outbreak may peak this week, as more hopeful signs emerge

Official statistics, which exclude deaths outside of hospitals, have understated the actual number of people who have succumbed to COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus, health experts said.

US has invested $100 mn to prevent, control TB in India

India carries the highest burden of TB in the world, an estimated 2.2 million new cases. A staggering 220,000 deaths are reported annually. More than 110,000 people are co- infected with HIV/AIDS and TB, it said.

Little change in US obesity rates in recent years

The number of children and adults in the United States who are obese has remained steady over the last few years, researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Tuesday.

Children's packed lunches too warm to be safe: Study

Tests of more than 700 preschoolers' packed lunches found that fewer than 2% of the meats, vegetables and dairy products were cool enough to be safe, according to a US study.

US teens skimp on exercise, but not sodas: CDC

Only about one in 10 US teens is getting enough exercise and one in four has a soda a day, adding to concerns about obesity among American youth, government researchers said on Thursday.

Hold those drugs, doctor

US doctors are too quick to reach for their prescription pads, according to a report urging them to think more about side effects and non-drug alternatives.

Some facts on drug-resistant

Some of the world's most powerful medicines are losing the war against drug-resistant strains of HIV, gonorrhea, tuberculosis and other microbes, global health experts said on Thursday.