Visitors are at risk of ingesting water that has been contaminated with feces at splash pads.
Meanwhile, federal officials confirmed more detections on California dairy farms and at commercial poultry farms in 6 states.
Vaccination conferred a protective effect, with 15% of vaccinees developing long COVID, compared with 46% of the unvaccinated.
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