Routine childhood vaccinations fell nationwide amid the pandemic and are below target levels, the CDC reported April 22.
Category: Public Health
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.
Abortion Clinic on Texas-Mexico Border Faces Unique Legal and Cultural Challenges
Just as Texas has tightened its laws surrounding abortion, Mexico has gone the opposite direction, compelling people to seek potentially less-safe procedures south of the border.
