The CDC on Jan. 14 updated its consumer mask webpage to reflect the levels of protection different masks and respirators offer against COVID-19.
Category: Public Health
5 US counties seeing 1,000%+ jump in COVID hospitalizations
As of Jan. 18, five U.S. counties have reported more than 1,000 percent increases in COVID-19 hospitalizations in the last 14 days, according to HHS data tracked by The New York Times.
COVID-19 peaking in Northeast + 2 more forecasts to know
COVID-19 hospitalizations are at record high numbers nationwide, though some parts of the country are seeing cases plateau or fall, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, said Jan. 16 on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
Officials Struggle to Regulate Pop-Up Covid Testing Sites — And Warn Patients to Beware
High demand for covid screening and scarce supply have opened the door to bad actors, and officials in some states are sounding the alarm about dubious street testing operators that could put people’s personal data, their health or wallets at risk.
‘American Diagnosis’ Episode 1: On the Navajo Nation, Root Causes Complicated the Covid Fight
Explore what made the Navajo people ― also known as the Diné ― so vulnerable to the first surges of the covid-19 pandemic. The first episode of “Rezilience,” Season 4 of the “American Diagnosis” podcast, begins in the forests outside the Grand Canyon.
What we know about omicron symptoms, recovery: A clinical timeline
With its rapid emergence, prolific spread and high number of breakthrough cases, omicron has shaken providers and citizens worldwide. Individuals infected with the variant have reported a wide range of symptoms, from nothing to seemingly every common c…
Cleveland Clinic partners with city to address lead levels
Cleveland Clinic and the city council will provide tens of millions of dollars in funding over the next several years to protect children and ensure safe lead levels in Cleveland homes.
What HHS data shows about ‘flurona’ hospitalizations
The word “flurona” — used to describe flu and coronavirus co-infections — has recently made headlines as the omicron variant rapidly spreads nationwide, fueling a major COVID-19 surge in the middle of flu season.
A Federal Covid Testing Plan Finally Ramps Up. Strings Are Attached.
In this commentary for Barron’s, Cynthia Cox and Lindsey Dawson examine the cost and availability of at-home COVID-19 tests and how the new Biden administration policy requiring private insurances to cover their costs may work.
US COVID-19 deaths up 37% this week: 11 CDC findings
COVID-19 cases, hospitalization rates and deaths are increasing nationwide as omicron accounts for an estimated 98 percent of new infections, according to the CDC’s COVID data tracker weekly review published Jan. 14.
