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Drugstores make slow headway on staffing problems
Joan Cohrs missed her chance to grab a prescription at her usual drugstore by about 30 seconds.Cohrs walked up to the counter of an...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though...
As flu rages, US releases medicine from national stockpile
WASHINGTON ((DailyNews)) — The Biden administration said Wednesday it will release doses of prescription flu medicine from the Strategic National Stockpile to states as...
Flu season worsens as 44 states report high activity
NEW YORK ((DailyNews)) — The U.S. flu season keeps getting worse.Health officials said Friday that 7.5% of outpatient medical visits last week were due...
‘Viral jambalaya’: Early flu adding to woes for US hospitals
As Americans head into the holiday season, a rapidly intensifying flu season is straining hospitals already overburdened with patients sick from other respiratory infections.More...
Don’t skip your flu shot this year, doctors say
Doctors have a message for vaccine-weary Americans: Don’t skip your flu shot this fall -- and seniors, ask for a special extra-strength kind.After flu...
It’s flu vaccine time and seniors need revved-up shots
Doctors have a message for vaccine-weary Americans: Don’t skip your flu shot this fall -- and seniors, ask for a special extra-strength kind.After flu...
White House to encourage COVID boosters, flu shot this fall
WASHINGTON ((DailyNews)) — The Biden administration hopes to make getting a COVID-19 booster as routine as going in for the yearly flu shot. That’s...
CDC panel recommends US seniors get souped-up flu vaccines
NEW YORK ((DailyNews)) — Americans 65 and older should get newer, souped-up flu vaccines because regular shots don’t provide them enough protection, a federal...
Conspiracy theorists flock to bird flu, spreading falsehoods
Brad Moline, a fourth-generation Iowa turkey farmer, saw this happen before. In 2015, a virulent avian flu outbreak nearly wiped out his flock.Barns once...