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Coronavirus
fromSFGATE
1 week ago

San Francisco is getting ravaged by multiple viruses. Experts aren't sure why.

San Francisco is experiencing high rates of gastrointestinal and respiratory viruses, with changing vaccine recommendations potentially contributing to the surge.
Coronavirus
fromSFGATE
4 weeks ago

Lesser-known virus that can cause fatal diarrhea raging in Northern California

A potentially fatal rotavirus outbreak is affecting young children in Northern California, leading to severe symptoms and hospitalizations.
Public health
fromThe Atlantic
3 months ago

America's U-Turn on Childhood Vaccinations

Rotavirus causes mostly mild illness but can produce severe dehydration and death in infants; licensing of oral vaccine RotaTeq (2006) reduced severe cases.
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