Explainer: Why free COVID tests from the government are expiring so soon
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U.S. FDA authorizes sale of first home COVID/flu combo test outside of emergency use
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As the country heads into the respiratory illness season, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday its marketing authorization of the first over-the-counter (OTC) rapid-antigen COVID-19/flu combination test outside of emergency use authorization.
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U.S. to begin testing travelers from Rwanda for Marburg virus
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...Starting mid-October, airline passengers who have been in Rwanda in the last 21 days will have their travel to the United States rerouted” to one of three airports: Chicago O’Hare, JFK in New York and Washington Dulles in suburban Virginia, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement Monday.
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WHO approves first mpox test for quick diagnosis
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the first diagnostic test for mpox where the results can be immediately known, saying it could prove pivotal in helping to stop the rising global cases of the deadly virus.
The new PCR test enables the detection of the mpox DNA taken from skin lesion swabs.
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Bird flu: US investigating potential human-to-human bird flu transmission in Missouri
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Six were health care workers who encountered the first American known to be infected with bird flu without previous exposure to a sick animal, and the other was a close household contact of the patient. All developed mild respiratory symptoms after their exposure.
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COVID home test results can enhance disease tracking--survey
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Online nonprobability survey estimates suggest that 54 million US COVID-19 infections went uncounted in official records after home tests were widely deployed and institutional testing waned starting in February 2022. ...
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Birds flu: Four more health workers show symptoms after contact with Missouri bird flu patient
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Americans can start today to ordering free COVID tests from the government
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U.S. will provide free COVID-19 tests later this month. Date not announced yet
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the program, has not yet said when it will start taking orders again for the at-home COVID-19 tests through the COVIDTests.gov website. It only instructs visitors to "come back to place your order in late September 2024."
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U.S. COVID activity continues to decline in some regions
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US COVID activity continued to decline in many areas, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today in its latest updates. ...
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