COVID study: 40% of children still infectious after symptom resolution The median time to symptom resolution was 6 days, and 12% of participants still had symptoms at day 10. CIDRAP

A study today of viral shedding dynamics in 101 children who had COVID-19 during the Omicron surge in Toronto shows that 40% were still infectious on the day after their symptoms resolved.

Covid-19 vaccine mandates for executive branch employees and troops thrown out by Supreme Court | CNN Politics The Supreme Court on Monday threw out several cases challenging the federal government’s now-defunct Covid-19 vaccine mandates for executive branch employees and military service members. Devan Cole CNN

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COVID map shows 4 states with higher positive cases Test results for a region covering Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska, saw a jump in COVID-19 cases. Newsweek

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Region Seven—an administrative area consisting of Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska—is once again at the top of this chart as it has the highest proportion of COVID-19 diagnoses following testing. That region saw the most cases out of the entire U.S. in last week's figures, too.

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Sore throat, then congestion: Common Covid symptoms follow a pattern now, doctors say Doctors who treat Covid describe the ways the illness has gotten milder and shifted over time to mostly affect the upper respiratory tract. NBC News

Doctors say they're finding it increasingly difficult to distinguish Covid from allergies or the common cold, even as hospitalizations tick up.

New COP28 draft text does not mention phase out of fossil fuels The U.N.'s climate body on Monday published its latest draft text of the deal it hopes to reach at the COP28 summit in Dubai, which includes a range of actions countries could take to reduce emissions. Alison Withers,Kate Abnett Reuters

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How uninsured adults can still get vaccinated against COVID To address disproportionately low levels of COVID vaccine protection among adults who are uninsured or underinsured, the CDC in September launched the Bridge Access Program, a $1 billion effort to deliver free COVID vaccine doses to a group of people who have historically fallen through the cracks in the nation’s health care system. PBS NewsHour

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Across the country, the Bridge Access Program has been deployed through a network of retail pharmacies, like CVS and Walgreens, community health clinics and local and state health departments.

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It’s not too late to get vaccinated, as the holidays – and respiratory virus season – ramp up | CNN Now is the time to get vaccinated to stay safe and healthy amid holiday gatherings and rising levels of respiratory viruses, including the flu, Covid-19 and RSV, experts say. Deidre McPhillips CNN

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COVID-19 hospitalizations are increasing in US, rates are highest among oldest and youngest Americans COVID hospitalizations have been on the rise for nearly a month with rates highest among the oldest and youngest Americans, CDC data shows. ABC News ABC News

US COVID activity jumps as JN.1 expands, brisk flu and RSV levels continue | CIDRAP (umn.edu)

Air pollution from coal-fired plants is much more deadly than originally thought, study finds | CNN No pollution is good for anyone’s health, but a new study found that scientists may have significantly underestimated just how deadly pollution from coal-fired plants can be. It also shows how tighter regulations can work. CNN

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