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• Elections

Harris’s physician concludes that she ‘possesses the physical and mental resiliency required to successfully execute the duties of the presidency.’

• Health Brief
• Analysis

Further testing could confirm whether the patient, who has since recovered, actually had bird flu despite testing positive.

• Health

Hospital workers reported respiratory symptoms after encountering a Missouri patient with H5N1 who had not been exposed to farm animals. Officials say bird flu transmission is unlikely.

• health

People can again order four covid tests per household. The move comes ahead of an expected winter coronavirus wave.

• Health Brief
• Analysis

The CDC anticipates 800,000 flu, covid and respiratory syncytial virus hospitalizations in the coming months, on par with last year.

• Health

More than four years since the coronavirus ignited a global pandemic, the virus keeps evolving. Take this quiz to find out if your covid facts are up-to-date.

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The elimination of the Bridge Access Program means some low-income Americans must pay up to $200 for an updated shot.

Approval of Novavax vaccine targeting JN.1 variant comes days after mRNA coronavirus vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna hit shelves.