The gold rush for travel nurses is over. Now what will they do? During the Covid pandemic, nurses tripled their pay by moving from job to job. But the short-lived boom was a temporary fix for a long-term decline in the nursing profession. NBC News

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Nearly 1 in 4 young adults in US treated for mental health during pandemic, CDC survey finds The share of US adults who received treatment for mental health grew throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, according to data published Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Deidre McPhillips, CNN CNN

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Overall, the CDC report found that the increase in mental health treatment was driven largely by adults under the age of 45.

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EU secures more doses of Bavarian monkeypox vaccine The European Union said on Wednesday it had secured an additional 170,920 doses of the monkeypox vaccine developed by biotech firm Bavarian Nordic amid concerns about the outbreak of the disease. Reuters Reuters

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The additional doses will be available for delivery before the end of the year, while shots that were purchased earlier are currently being distributed, the EU Commission said.

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Wastewater surveillance becomes more targeted in search for poliovirus, monkeypox and coronavirus Early in the coronavirus pandemic, health officials closely monitored sewage samples for signs of the virus to track where it could be circulating. Now, that technique is being used to detect other infectious diseases: polio and monkeypox. Jacqueline Howard, CNN CNN

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Americans may need yearly shots to protect against Covid-19 Americans may need to get a single Covid-19 vaccination every year, federal health officials said Tuesday, making clear that the country will be living with the coronavirus for the foreseeable future. Brenda Goodman, CNN CNN

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Boost high-risk people with Omicron-tailored shots first - EU officials EU officials on Tuesday recommended that the two Omicron- tailored vaccines recently endorsed by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) be first deployed in high-risk individuals. Reuters Reuters

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Florida leads nation in COVID deaths for third month in a row More than 1,600 people in Florida died of COVID-19 in August. But in the state's hospitals, there were more than 1,000 fewer cases than in July. Chris Persaud The Palm Beach Post

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How long COVID is impacting the nationwide labor shortage Persistent COVID-19 symptoms could be keeping millions of Americans out of the workforce.  Economists and policymakers have struggled to figure out why a much lower percentage of working-age a… lvella The Hill

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