The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a multistate Salmonella outbreak that has spread to at least 25 states and sickened over 100 people. The CDC said the Salmonella outbreak is “fast-growing” and has not been linked to any one specific food source. A […]
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 Has Killed 675,000 Americans
COVID-19 has now killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic did — approximately 675,000. The U.S. population a century ago was just one-third of what it is today, meaning the flu cut a much bigger, more lethal swath through the country. But the COVID-19 crisis is […]
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 Vaccine FAQs
COVID-19 vaccine FAQs: Answers to your most common questions More than a year and a half into the coronavirus pandemic, Americans are anxious, depressed and frustrated — but also hopeful, as vaccines are getting to millions of people across the country, and studies show that they work against the deadly […]
Continue ReadingDelta Variant Fueling 99% Of COVID Cases
If a person is diagnosed with COVID-19 in the United States right now, it’s almost certainly caused by the Delta variant. The highly transmissible variant, which caused crippling surges in India and Britain this past spring and fueled case spikes in the United States this summer, […]
Continue ReadingBees Kill Dozens Of Endangered Penguins
Swarms of bees killed at least 63 endangered penguins in South Africa on a beach outside Cape Town, according to the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds. David Roberts, a veterinarian with the foundation, said the group “found bee stings around the penguins’ eyes” after conducting tests […]
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