CDC: No cause for alarm over spike in respiratory illness in China
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A spike in respiratory infections in children in China has caused alarm around the globe, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there is no cause for concern.
China told the World Health Organization the spike is being caused by known viruses like the flu, COVID-19 and RSV and is not the result of a new pathogen.
CDC Director Mandy Cohen testified on Capital Hill that the agency has no reason to believe there is an unknown virus circulating.
“We do not believe this is a new or novel pathogen, we believe this is all existing, meaning COVID,...
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