Big COVID-19 waves may be coming, new Omicron strains suggest Emerging subvariants have hit on a combination of mutations that makes them more immune evasive than ever newsfromscience

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White House gains partners to end US hunger within a decade WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is counting on a variety of private-sector partnerships to help fund and implement its ambitious goal of ending hunger in America by 2030. AP NEWS

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President Joe Biden is hosting a conference Wednesday on hunger, nutrition and health, the first by the White House since 1969. That conference, under President Richard Nixon, was a pivotal moment that influenced U.S. food policy agenda for 50 years.

Mounting evidence shows autoimmune responses play a significant role in long Covid Recent research suggests people with long Covid are more likely to have markers of autoimmune disease in their blood a year after infection. NBC News

Disease experts say it has become increasingly clear that an autoimmune response, in which antibodies attack the body’s own healthy cells and tissue, plays an important role in some long-Covid cases.

New York COVID cases up 8%, some counties outside NYC face worse outbreaks: Latest New York reported 144 people dead of COVID last week, down from 191 deaths the prior week. But COVID hospitalizations leaped about 15%. What to know The Journal News

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Canada to remove all COVID travel restrictions from Oct 1 Canada will drop all COVID-19 restrictions for travelers from Oct. 1, including vaccination and masking requirements for flights and trains, the government said on Monday. Reuters Reuters

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Rising Covid-19 cases in the UK may be a warning for the US | CNN There are signs that the United Kingdom could be heading into a fall Covid-19 wave, and experts say the United States may not be far behind. Brenda Goodman CNN

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Pfizer, Moderna seek authorization for updated Covid-19 boosters for younger children | CNN Younger children could soon be eligible to receive an updated Covid-19 booster shot. Naomi Thomas CNN

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Fight to end virus pandemic takes place on UN's sidelines UNITED NATIONS (AP) — In four days of fiery speeches over war, climate change and the threat of nuclear weapons, one issue felt like an afterthought during this year's U.N. General Assembly: the coronavirus pandemic. AP NEWS

 ....any mention of COVID-19 by world leaders typically came at the tail-end of a long list of grievances.

WHO warns ability to identify new Covid variants is diminishing as testing declines Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO's Covid-19 technical lead, said the virus is spreading rapidly and continues to evolve even as deaths from the disease decline. Spencer Kimball CNBC

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