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Clalit Health Services to join European AI research project predicting, managing pandemics
Clalit Health Services will join an international consortium of health authorities to create an AI research platform to predict and manage pandemics in advance.
Ebola risk for FIFA World Cup is 'extremely low', but US host cities are prepared, experts say
International 'No Smoking Day' highlights the dangers of tobacco
Latest outbreak of Ebola in central Africa prompts global health emergency
Kids may not be recommended for COVID-19 vaccination initially - CDC
There is no vaccine for COVID-19 yet, but a handful of companies such as Pfizer and Moderna Inc are in final-stage trials of their experimental vaccines.
Coronavirus can spread through airborne transmission, US CDC says
The CDC said transmission occurred in poorly ventilated and enclosed spaces that often involved activities that caused heavier breathing, like singing or exercise.
Public Health head: Airport closed for reasons of ‘equality’
A report published online by the CDC last month found “evidence of asymptomatic transmission of COVID-19 on an airplane.”
1 in 3 Americans won't vaccinate their children against the flu
What is even more worrying is that two-thirds of parents don’t thing that getting their kids vaccinated against the flu is more pressing this year.
Trump's promise to vaccinate all Americans by April unrealistic - experts
New research shows the fear that the vaccine approval process is being fast-tracked is causing Americans to worry the vaccine won't be safe, and as a result, they are less likely to get vaccinated.
Is social distancing enough to prevent coronavirus spread on long flights?
"Long flights not only can lead to importation of COVID-19 cases but also can provide conditions for superspreader events," significant findings show as countries resume international travel.
Trump contradicts CDC director on vaccines: 'he was confused'
Redfield, head of the federal government's disease control agency, made his comments in testimony before a US Senate panel.
CDC to states: prep for COVID-19 vaccine distribution by November
The New York Times had earlier reported that the CDC had contacted officials in all 50 states and five large cities with the documents.
US CDC says updated isolation guidance does not imply immunity to COVID-19
The agency said the latest data simply suggests that re-testing a person in the three months after initial infection is not necessary unless that person is showing symptoms of COVID-19.
US CDC reports 5,285,546 coronavirus cases
The CDC reported an increase of 56,729 cases from its previous count, and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1,229 to 167,546.
