- Scientists suggest that the progenitor of Omicron jumped from humans to mice, rapidly accumulated mutations conducive to infecting that host, then jumped back into humans, indicating an inter-species evolutionary trajectory for the Omicron outbreak. https://www.idsociety.org/science-speaks-blog/2022/if-omicron-does-have-a-mouse-origin-then-what-could-be-next/ 21 comments science
- HPV vaccination rates remain critically low among younger adolescents in the US, finds a new study. Only about 16% of US adolescents have been fully vaccinated against HPV by age 13, despite national recommendations for vaccination at 11 to 12. Every year, HPV causes approximately 34,000 cancers. https://www.idsociety.org/news--publications-new/articles/2019/hpv-vaccination-rates-remain-critically-low-among-younger-u.s.-adolescents/ 8 comments science
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