Anthony Fauci, MD, on Jan. 17 cautioned against overestimating global progress in controlling COVID-19, saying the world is still in the first of five pandemic stages, according to Fortune.
Category: Public Health
WHO: Current evidence suggests boosters unnecessary for healthy children
There is no evidence “right now” indicating a COVID-19 booster dose is necessary for healthy children and adolescents, the World Health Organization’s chief scientist said during a Jan. 18 press conference.
6 states where delta is lingering
The omicron variant accounts for 99 percent of new COVID-19 cases nationwide, but some states are still seeing delta variant proportions as high as 43 percent, according to the Walgreens COVID-19 Index, an interactive tracking tool the company launched…
Why the US is seeing more COVID-19 hospitalizations than other high-income countries
The U.S. has reported more COVID-19 hospitalizations than other high-income countries during the omicron surge, according to Our World in Data.
Omicron greater risk for young than other variants; US trends follow South Africa, UK
The omicron coronavirus variant may pose more of a threat for youth than earlier variants, according to a study of early hospitalization data from a large medical insurance program in South Africa.
5 Things You Should Know About ‘Free’ At-Home Covid Tests
Telling insurance companies to pay for rapid covid-19 tests is just the latest covid-related cost the federal government expects them to bear. But who really ends up paying for it?
Viewpoint: To combat pandemic, US needs to think less like a physician
Caring for an individual and protecting a population require different thought processes, which is why the U.S. must stop thinking like a physician to improve the nation’s response to the pandemic, according to an op-ed published Jan. 14 by The New Yor…
White House forms task force to target next coronavirus variants
The White House has formed a new task force that will prepare for the emergence of new variants of SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19 — and other pandemic threats, according to Bloomberg Government.
US renews COVID-19 emergency declaration for 8th time
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on Jan. 14 renewed a public health emergency declaration over the COVID-19 pandemic for the eighth time.
1 in 5 Americans have had COVID-19
Since the pandemic began, 1 in 5 Americans — or 20 percent — have contracted COVID-19 at one point, according to data from Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University.
