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COVID-19 Coverage

Holidays Didn’t Lead To Feared Bump In Flu Cases, CDC Says

NEW YORK (AP) — New U.S. government data suggests holiday gatherings didn't spark surges in respiratory diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported that visits to doctors' offices for the flu-like illnesses fell for the sixth straight week. Reports of RSV, a ...

Long COVID: Could Mono Virus Or Fat Cells Be Playing Roles?

A British historian, an Italian archaeologist and an American preschool teacher have never met in person, but they share a prominent pandemic bond. Plagued by eerily similar symptoms, the three women are credited with describing, naming and helping bring long COVID into the public's ...

Hospitalizations Signal Rising COVID-19 Risk For US Seniors

Coronavirus-related hospital admissions are climbing again in the United States, with older adults a growing share of U.S. deaths and less than half of nursing home residents up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations. These alarming signs portend a difficult winter for seniors, which worries ...

Flu, RSV, COVID Cases Still On The Rise

State officials are not calling for a return to indoor masking statewide, though they are asking state residents to consider flu and COVID-19 vaccines to help ease a shortage of hospital beds statewide. During a news conference Wednesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul the spike in flu, RSV and COVID-19 ...

After A Year, Omicron Still Driving COVID Surges And Worries

A year after omicron began its assault on humanity, the ever-morphing coronavirus mutant drove COVID-19 case counts higher in many places just as Americans gathered for Thanksgiving. It was a prelude to a wave that experts expect to soon wash over the U.S. Phoenix-area emergency physician Dr. ...

Math Proficiency Drops During COVID

Student learning in math was most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Chautauqua County schools. This year, 46.6% of students tested statewide were proficient in English, while 38.6% were proficient in math, according to a Syracuse Post-Standard report. A simple average of Chautauqua County ...