Category: Public Health

COVID-19 death toll surpasses that of 1918 flu pandemic

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US to mandate vaccines, negative COVID-19 tests for all arriving international travelers

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3 states reporting moderate flu activity — 4 CDC FluView takeaways

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Daily COVID-19 deaths surpass 2,000 — 5 details

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Ask KHN-PolitiFact: Is My Cloth Mask Good Enough to Face the Delta Variant?

Public health experts increasingly urge people to upgrade to surgical masks, but also maintain that cloth masks still offer protection.

I Got a ‘Mild’ Breakthrough Case. Here’s What I Wish I’d Known.

I was miserable for five days, am fully recovered a month later and have learned even more about what we do and don’t know about covid now.

CDC: Childhood obesity accelerated amid COVID-19

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CDC to spend $2.1B to bolster US infection control and prevention efforts

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US COVID cases tick up after week of decline: 9 CDC stats

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Scientists Examine Kids’ Unique Immune Systems as More Fall Victim to Covid

Doctors are trying to figure out why some kids become much sicker than others and, in rare cases, don’t survive.