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Covid-19

RFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccines and pledged to replace them with his own picks. Major physicians and public health groups criticized the move to ...

Administration says it will pull back billions in COVID funding

Federal health officials said Tuesday they are pulling back $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds for state and local public health departments and other health organizations throughout the nation. "The COVID-19 pandemic is over, and HHS will no longer waste billions of taxpayer dollars ...

US flu season gets underway

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. flu season is underway, with cases surging across much of the country, health officials said Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted sharp increases in several measures, including lab tests and emergency room visits. "It's been increasing at a ...

VA offering no-cost COVID-19 vaccines

IRON MOUNTAIN — The 2024-25 COVID-19 vaccine is available at no-cost to eligible veterans at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center. Walk-in clinics will be held in the primary care waiting room from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. today through Friday. No appointment is necessary to receive the ...

Traces of COVID appear to decline in Delta County

ESCANABA — While there is certainly illness in Delta County, COVID-19 is likely not the cause. According to the Sentinel Wastewater Epidemiology Evaluation Project, or SWEEP, which monitors the amount of detectable DNA from the virus responsible for COVID-19 in wastewater from select ...