Montana’s governor pushed the state’s health workers to seek religious exemptions to a federal mandate to be vaccinated against covid, but the number who have done so is unknown.
Category: Public Health
9 states ending daily COVID-19 reporting
At least nine states have cut back on daily COVID-19 reports that provide information on new cases, hospitalizations and deaths, The New York Times reported March 19.
Pfizer CEO Pushes Yearly Shots for Covid. Not So Fast, Experts Say.
A corporate CEO’s call for a fourth mRNA shot struck those closely watching the pandemic as self-serving. It creates public pressure for a fourth dose of vaccine before government experts have time to assess the evidence and settle on the best course forward.
The caveats of COVID-19 forecasting right now
U.S. health officials are closely monitoring COVID-19 activity in the U.K., where cases and hospitalizations are simultaneously rising due to omicron subvariant BA.2, though many experts say it’s too soon to accurately predict if or when a similar upti…
Omicron subvariant accounts for 30% of cases in New York City
The BA.2 omicron subvariant now accounts for about 30 percent of new cases in New York City, health officials said March 18. Nationwide, the CDC estimates the variant accounts for about 23 percent of new cases.
COVID-19 vaccinations slump amid BA.2 threat: 10 CDC findings
Daily COVID-19 vaccinations in the U.S. are falling, according to the CDC’s COVID-19 data tracker weekly review published March 18, amid concerns the omicron subvariant BA.2 may fuel another uptick in cases..
Flu hospitalizations jump 6th week in a row — 10 CDC notes
Flu activity continues to rise across most of the U.S., according to the CDC’s FluView report published March 18.
8 states where COVID-19 deaths have climbed the last 2 weeks
COVID-19 deaths are falling nationwide, but eight states are still seeing higher daily death averages than recorded two weeks ago.
Harassment of health officials widespread amid COVID-19, study finds
Local and state public health officials faced widespread harassment in the pandemic’s first year, according to a study published March 17 in the American Journal of Public Health.
Sharing Covid Vax Facts Inside ICE Detention, One Detainee at a Time
Thousands of ICE detainees nationwide have tested positive for covid; 11 have died. Medical providers in California are volunteering to educate immigrants awaiting trial or deportation about covid treatment and vaccination.
