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Coronavirus Update

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Updated COVID-19 boosters arrive in South Korea as infection numbers decline

Updated bivalent booster shots arrived in South Korea for U.S. military personnel late last month.

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Few Americans get new COVID booster shot ahead of projected winter surge

Early data shows that just over 11 million Americans — or about 4% of those eligible — have received the new bivalent booster shots.

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Pandemic struggles still afflict Social Security, a last lifeline for many

Pandemic closures caused awards for the poor and the disabled to plummet, but reopenings since April have not fully stemmed difficulties for those seeking help.

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CDC drops traveler health notices for individual countries

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that it's dropping the notices because fewer countries are testing for the virus or reporting the number of COVID-19 cases.

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Germany warns of rise in COVID-19 cases going into fall

Germany's health minister warned Friday that the country is seeing a steady rise in COVID-19 cases as it goes into the fall.

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New coronavirus subvariant BA.2.75.2 tops concerns as officials gear up for potential winter wave

Experts say another super-spreading coronavirus subvariant — combined with more people being indoors when the weather gets cold — could bring new challenges.

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Another court considers Biden vaccine mandate for US contractors

A federal appeals court in New Orleans on Monday became the latest to hear arguments on whether President Joe Biden overstepped his authority with an order that federal contractors require that their employees be vaccinated against COVID-19.

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