Researchers, nonprofit professionals and volunteers offer a variety of explanations for the decline in volunteering, including the COVID-19 pandemic and economic woes.
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Kennedy has blamed childhood vaccines for autism — a discredited theory that has been repudiated by more than a dozen peer-reviewed scientific studies in multiple countries.
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- By Riley Griffin and Madison Muller /Bloomberg News
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April 17, 2023
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A new report suggests that researchers in the People’s Liberation Army were potentially developing SARS-related coronavirus vaccines in 2019 with the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
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- By Sonya Goins / Mayo Clinic News Network
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April 14, 2023
The World Health Organization is keeping an eye on a new COVID-19 variant — the omicron subvariant XBB.1.16, known as “Arcturus.”
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- By Ariel Hart and Helena Oliviero / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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April 14, 2023
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Many aspects of the special public health measures are ending but that doesn’t mean COVID is over.
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Economists remain worried that a recession is on the way or that the Federal Reserve will cause one in trying to rein in inflation.
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Many people are struggling to even book a plane ticket, stymied by high prices and a lack of direct flights.
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Today’s metrics show a downward dip after two consecutive weeks of increases in daily average cases and positivity rates.
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- By Matthew Perrone / AP Health Writer
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April 11, 2023
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There’s still time to get some free tests before the May 11 change
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The state Judiciary will generally no longer require the wearing of a face mask to enter Oahu state trial courts, one of its last remaining restrictions in place to prevent the transmission of COVID-19.
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“The increase in homebased workers corresponded with a decline in drivers, carpoolers, transit riders, and most other types of commuters,” the report said.
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The director of the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shen Hongbing, called the WHO comments “offensive and disrespectful.”
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The nonbinding recommendation made by Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo last fall ran counter to the advice provided by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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- By Rong-Gong Lin II, Luke Money and Sean Greene / Los Angeles Times
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April 7, 2023
Emerging data demonstrate that those who get the bivalent booster shot are better protected against hospitalization and death, especially among older individuals
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All COVID-19 metrics, including case counts and hospitalizations, are trending up again, according to the latest data from the state Department of Health.
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The study focused on swabs taken from surfaces in early 2020 at the market where many of the earliest known COVID patients had worked or shopped.
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South Korea this month will begin weekly tests of sewage produced by its major cities and towns to track the spread of COVID-19 and identify future waves.
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Federal regulators are expected to authorize the additional dose in the next few weeks.
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