COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations increased nationwide this week, while vaccinations dipped, according to the CDC’s COVID-19 data tracker weekly review published April 22.
Category: Public Health
Routine vaccinations dipped amid COVID-19, CDC finds
Routine childhood vaccinations fell nationwide amid the pandemic and are below target levels, the CDC reported April 22.
7 recent COVID-19 research findings
Here are seven COVID-19-related research findings covered by Becker’s Hospital Review since March 30:
CDC advisers mull booster strategy: 4 notes
The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met April 20 to discuss the nation’s COVID-19 booster strategy, according to CNBC.
Shortest known gap between COVID-19 infections? 20 days, researchers say
Twenty days is the shortest known gap between COVID-19 infections in a single patient, new research from the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases found.
Justice Department appeals Florida ruling ending masks on public transportation
At the CDC’s request, the Justice Department on April 20 appealed a ruling from a federal judge in Florida that voided the nation’s mask mandate for travelers taking public transportation, including airplanes and trains.
Judge’s Ruling on the CDC Mask Mandate Highlights the Limits of the Agency’s Power
A recent court decision that overturns one of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s few pandemic rules — masks required on public transportation — spotlights how little power remains in federal hands to enforce public health protections.
‘Short-sighted’ and ‘ill-timed’: 8 healthcare leaders react to federal mask ruling
Many health experts expressed concern over how the CDC’s authority might be diluted in future outbreaks after a federal judge in Florida struck down the nation’s mask mandate for public transportation April 18.
Health officials search for cause of mysterious hepatitis outbreaks
Scientists and health officials are investigating upticks in severe hepatitis cases among young children in the U.S. and Europe, according to Science.
Prevalence of BA.2 subvariant rises: 3 COVID-19 updates
A sublineage of the BA.2 omicron subvariant — BA.2.12.1 — is gaining traction in the U.S., with the latest CDC variant proportion estimates showing the strain now accounts for 19 percent of the nation’s COVID-19 cases.
