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Do some people have built-in protection against a COVID infection?

From COVID to mpox to polio: Our 9 most-read 'viral' stories in 2022

12:30pm December 09, 2022

by Laurel Dalrymple

It was a big year for viruses, which simply refused to be ignored. And unlike the previous two years, COVID had to share the spotlight.

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Ukrainian doctors train for live-saving surgery in the U.S.

8:31am December 09, 2022

by Daniel Ackerrman

Ukrainian doctors are getting a crash course in lung transplants here in the U.S. Patients usually leave Ukraine for the surgery, but the war has increased the need for care back home.

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A billboard in Beijing promotesi vaccination. The problem of under-vaccination is most acute among the elderly. According to the government, around 30% of people aged 60 and up — roughly 80 million people — were not vaccinated and boosted as of Nov. 11.

Why vaccine hesitancy persists in China — and what they're doing about it

8:25am December 09, 2022

by John Ruwitch

The reluctance of many citizens — especially the elderly — to get vaccinated is a problem for a government facing intense pressure to roll back strict COVID policies.

NC power grid attack stokes fear in rural LGBTQ community

8:03am December 09, 2022

by Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press

As shootings at two electrical substations cut power to thousands of central North Carolina homes last weekend, they also sparked widespread speculation that the days-long blackout might be the latest of several attempts to shut down a local drag show meant to celebrate the LGBTQ community in rural Moore County.

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After a cancer diagnosis, he put his life on pause and moved in with his parents

5:00am December 09, 2022

by Claire Murashima

William Cummings moved back home with his parents after college didn't work out the first time. After he was diagnosed with cancer, his parents became his caregivers.

An elderly man on a stretcher is wheeled into the fever clinic at a hospital in Beijing, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022.

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China struggles with COVID infections after controls ease

4:04am December 09, 2022

by The Associated Press

A rash of COVID-19 cases were reported by social media users on Friday in areas across China although it wasn't clear how far above the official figure the total cases may be.

A nurse at a University of Washington Medical Center clinic in Seattle gives a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot to a 20-month-old child on June 21.

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The FDA clears updated COVID-19 vaccines for kids under age 5

2:14pm December 08, 2022

by The Associated Press

The decision aims to better protect the littlest kids amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases around the country. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to sign off soon.