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Can You Get Your Flu Shot and COVID Booster in the Same Arm?
When the COVID shots first came out, the CDC wanted to be cautious. It was a new vaccine, after all, so they recommended waiting two weeks before or after getting any other vaccine, including a flue shot. That guidance has changed. You can now get your flu and COVID shots at the same visit —…
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How to Handle Hayfever Season
If you have spring allergies, the time is nearly upon us for sneezing and itching. (Depending on where you live, it may have already begun.) Here are some tips for how to deal with the pollen and manage your symptoms.
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Is Monkeypox a Sexually Transmitted Disease?
In declaring monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern, the World Health Organisation on Monday acknowledged that currently this outbreak is concentrated among men who have sex with men. The WHO director-general’s statement followed this by saying that “stigma and discrimination can be as dangerous as any virus.”