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By Kate Yandell ANALYSIS — Studies have shown no connection between COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy and increased risk of miscarriage. Despite this, Republican Sens. Rand Paul and Ron Johnson resurrected a long-debunked claim of an astronomical rate of miscarriage after vaccination while also accusing Dr.
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Just like all previous summers since the pandemic began, COVID-19 cases are ticking up again, even while other health threats make more headlines.
COVID-related emergency department visits also rose last summer, accounting for 1.7% of visits nationwide and 2% of visits in California.
A recent shot of the COVID-19 vaccine doubled survival time in glioblastoma patients who had undergone tumor biopsy or surgery.
The release of Dr. Anthony Fauci's pandemic diaries has rekindled the debate over the origins of SARS-CoV-2. Here's how scientists have weighed in.
Unlike traditional respiratory illnesses which tend to spike once a year in the colder months, COVID-19 has tended to spike in both summer and winter in recent years. Last August, the national positive test rate rose to over 12%. In comparison, this past winter's spike saw a high positive test rate of 5.4% in late January, according to the CDC.
COVID-19 is showing up more in Harris County wastewater. Health officials say viral activity is now at a HIGH level.