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The detection of bird flu in a backyard flock of birds in New York is the latest in an ongoing spate of cases also involving turkeys and broiler chickens.
An expert told Newsweek that even if the BA.2 variant is less severe than the original Omicron, the chance that it is better at spreading may boost infections.
Denmark has lifted restrictions despite having a large spike in COVID cases. Newsweek has compared the data to learn why it might be too soon for the U.S. to follow suit.
The impressive data on how HPV vaccination has cut cervical cancer rates tells only part of the story of how many other lives could be transformed.
As COVID cases surge in the U.S., an ER doctor has said vaccinated New Yorkers experienced less severe symptoms as a result of Omicron than unvaccinated peers.