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New antiviral drugs are coming for COVID. Here's what you need to know

New antiviral drugs are coming for COVID. Here's what you need to know

The Food and Drug Administration is considering new pills that could treat people in early stages of COVID-19 infection. Here's what to know about how they work, how effective they are and the impact they could make on the pandemic.
by Pien Huang

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Military team arrives to support beleaguered St. Cloud Hospital

Military team arrives to support beleaguered St. Cloud Hospital

The 23-member team of doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists will work alongside staff in areas where they are most needed, including the intensive care unit, surgical wards and the emergency room.
by Kirsti Marohn

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What MN hospitals need now to face surging patient volume in a pandemic

What MN hospitals need now to face surging patient volume in a pandemic

Minnesota hospitals are overrun with patients, and as new variants of the coronavirus like omicron arise, the pandemic shows no signs of stopping. Dr. Rahul Koranne, president and CEO of the Minnesota Hospital Association, told Cathy Wurzer what hospitals need to deal with surging patient volume.
by Cathy Wurzer and Julia Franz

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New variant cause for concern, not panic, Biden tells U.S.

New variant cause for concern, not panic, Biden tells U.S.

President Joe Biden is urging Americans to get vaccinated, including booster shots, as he seeks to quell concerns over the newly identified COVID-19 variant named omicron. But he said Monday he won't be seeking any severe business or other widespread lockdowns.
by The Associated Press

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Merriam-Webster chooses vaccine as the 2021 word of the year

Merriam-Webster chooses vaccine as the 2021 word of the year

The selection follows "vax" as word of the year from the folks who publish the Oxford English Dictionary. And it comes after Merriam-Webster chose "pandemic" as tops in lookups last year on its online site.
by The Associated Press

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Once rare, lung transplants for COVID-19 patients are rising quickly

Once rare, lung transplants for COVID-19 patients are rising quickly

About one in 10 lung transplants in the United States now go to COVID-19 patients. The trend is raising questions about the ethics of allocating a scarce resource to people who have chosen not to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
by Kerry Sheridan

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The WHO is seeking a new treaty on handling future pandemics. It could be a hard sell

The WHO is seeking a new treaty on handling future pandemics. It could be a hard sell

At a special session this week, the World Health Organization hopes to start sketching out a new global treaty covering pandemics. "We don't have rules of the game," says WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
by Jason Beaubien

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How vaccine makers plan to address the new omicron coronavirus variant

How vaccine makers plan to address the new omicron coronavirus variant

Vaccine makers are already pivoting their efforts to combat new coronavirus variants: testing higher doses of booster shots, designing new boosters that anticipate strain mutations, and developing omicron-specific boosters.
by Dustin Jones

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More omicron cases pop up as world rushes to learn more about variant

More omicron cases pop up as world rushes to learn more about variant

Cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in countries on opposite sides of the world Sunday and many governments rushed to close their borders even as scientists cautioned that it's not clear if the new variant is more alarming than other versions of the virus.
by The Associated Press

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