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The National Institutes of Health is sunsetting its influential COVID-19 treatment guidelines, used by millions of doctors to guide care during the pandemic.
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Four years later, we are still firmly in the grip of this coronavirus, and it’s unclear when — or if — we’ll ever be free.
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The agency is replacing its COVID-specific guidance with general guidance for respiratory viruses that says people should stay home when they are sick.
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COVID-19 cases are increasing nationally after the winter holidays, which can mean more health risks like long COVID.
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'It'll be rough through January, most of February, likely. And then hopefully we'll start to see some relief,' according to Dr. Jason Bowling, an infectious diseases doctor at UT Health San Antonio and University Hospital.
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Experts argue other assertions made in the lawsuit filing are completely unsubstantiated, such as one claiming that vaccinated people were more likely to die from COVID-19, which Texas health data disputes.
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Starting in early December, about 19,000 school districts will have the chance to order free rapid COVID tests from the federal stockpile for their students, staff and others in the community.
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The legislation, which Republican lawmakers have been trying to pass since 2021, offers no exceptions for doctors’ offices, clinics or other health facilities.
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National data shows COVID-19 levels are moderate. In most of the U.S., levels of other respiratory viruses are low, although RSV is ticking up in some southeastern states.
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San Antonio’s Metropolitan Health District reported 646 new COVID cases in the week ending October 17. That's up slightly from the week before when 616 new cases were reported.