Tag: infections
Wendy’s serves burgers without lettuce amid E. coli outbreak | ABCNL
Dr. Alok Patel, ABC News contributor and physician at Stanford Children’s Health, discusses the symptoms of E. coli infections and how to keep yourself safe….
COVID-19 infections surging across the US
Health officials report 85% of Americans now live in an area where risk of COVID-19 transmission is medium or high. WATCH FULL EPISODES OF WORLD…
Nationwide infections up 22% from last week: CDC
Dr. John Brownstein, chief innovation officer at Boston Children’s Health, discusses the rise in hospitalizations, new reports of long COVID in children and what parents…
NYC raises COVID-19 risk alert level
New York City health officials raised the city’s risk alert level to medium as it is seeing a rate of 200 infections per 100,000 people….
FDA approves 1st COVID-19 treatment for children under 12
The FDA approved the drug Remdesivir for infants as young as 4 weeks old. COVID-19 pediatric infections have climbed 43% from two weeks ago. WATCH…
Omicron subvariant fuels COVID-19 surge across US | WNT
Philadelphia has become the first major U.S. city to reinstate an indoor mask mandate in response to rapidly rising COVID-19 cases fueled by the BA-2…
CDC releases new data on omicron subvariant | WNT
The CDC estimated that BA.2, a subvariant of omicron, nearly doubled every week in the U.S. and makes up more than 8% of new infections….
By the Numbers: Global decline of COVID-19 cases
A look at the decline of COVID-19 infections and deaths around the world, according to the World Health Organization. ABC News Live Prime, Weekdays at…
New COVID-19 cases fell across the US
COVID-19 infections are down 32% across 40 states since the peak of the omicron surge. Infections in children have also dropped for the first time…
New COVID-19 infections drop 46% in New York
Epidemiologist Dr. John Brownstein told ABC News that sampling wastewater can detect variants of COVID-19 in huge populations. Although new cases are dropping, the death…
Chicago schools still closed amid omicron surge l GMA
Chicago Public School classes have been canceled for a fourth day after the teachers’ union and city failed to reach an agreement about in-person learning…
Europe facing ‘tidal wave’ of omicron COVID infections l GMA
The World Health Organization warned that more than half of all Europeans could be infected with Omicron over the next couple of months. #ABCNews #Europe…
Why kids should stay in school despite surge in pediatric COVID infections
Parenting and economics expert Emily Oster gives insight on why in-person learning is more efficient than ever despite rising COVID cases in children. source
CDC changes guidelines as omicron surge continues l WNT
The CDC announced a shorter isolation period for some infected COVID-19 patients as the omicron variant continues to spread. WATCH THE FULL EPISODE OF ‘WORLD…
Pro Boxer shot dead in Maryland in what police say was a possible case of road rage | ABC News
The CDC said the guidance is in keeping with growing evidence that people with the virus are most infectious in the first few days and…
CDC shortens isolation period for asymptomatic infections as pediatric cases rise
Dr. John Brownstein discussed the latest in the fight against COVID-19, including the CDC cutting isolation time for people with asymptomatic infections and the rise…
COVID cases continue to rise ahead of New Year’s celebrations | WNT
There were more than 2 million COVID-19 infections in the final week of 2021. New Year’s Eve celebrations have been scaled back in many cities…
A new CDC report highlights the racial disparities in HIV in the United States
Over the last decade the report finds that new HIV infections have dropped among white gay and bisexual men but remained flat among Black and…
CDC: Half of US adults are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 | ABC News
The U.S. has passed another milestone with half of adults now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Plus, New York prosecutors have convened a special grand jury…
US hits 6-month anniversary of first COVID vaccine shots l GMA
Health experts are warning unvaccinated people that the Delta variant could lead to a new wave of infections this fall. LEARN MORE: These cities have…
