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One family of flu viruses hasn’t been seen since 2020. WHO says it can be left out of future flu vaccines

By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — When the World Health Organization recommended on Friday which influenza viruses to target in vaccines for next year, it removed a family of viruses that hasn’t been seen since the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. As Covid-19 began to spread widely in 2020, people took protective measures such

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An Ozempic (semaglutide) injection pen is seen on a kitchen table in Riga

CNN Exclusive: Prescriptions for popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs soared, but access is limited for some patients

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — As prescriptions for Ozempic soar, the drug and others like it are still reaching only a fraction of the population who could benefit from taking them — and the limited supply is disproportionately reaching White patients. The US Food and Drug Administration has approved two injectable semaglutide medications, which

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