As Omicron spreads, the C.D.C. seeks to clarify its message on testing and isolation.

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on Sunday defended the agency’s recommendations for a shorter isolation for many people who test positive for the coronavirus.Credit…Cheriss May for The New York Times The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention faced fresh blowback on Sunday for its muddled messaging on…

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New York Plans to Install ‘Vending Machines’ With Anti-Overdose Drugs

New York City health officials have announced a plan to install 10 “public health vending machines” that would dispense sterile syringes, an anti-overdose medication and other “harm reduction” supplies to help neighborhoods that have been hit hard by drug overdoses. The vending machines, which are planned for neighborhoods in all five boroughs, will also carry…

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