Week in Health and Religion: CDC Outbreak Alert, New COVID Recommendations, and Hypertension Trends

27/10/2024 3 min
Week in Health and Religion: CDC Outbreak Alert, New COVID Recommendations, and Hypertension Trends

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Episode Synopsis

This week, Fred Bodimer delves into major health and religion headlines. A CDC alert reveals an outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders, with onions and beef patties as suspected sources. A second COVID booster is now recommended for older adults and immunocompromised individuals. In other health news, new CDC data on hypertension shows a slight decrease in adult cases, and phase three trials for a norovirus vaccine are underway