Category: Public Health

Have Vaccines, Will Travel: On the Road With a Covid Entrepreneur

While many businesses scaled back at the height of the pandemic, one Montana man used covid-19 to open his own mobile pharmacy. He’s now bringing covid shots to Montana’s vaccine deserts while filling his wallet. But he cannot fill all the vaccination gaps.

7 healthcare groups urge governors to promote vaccines, masking

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US accounts for 20% of world’s COVID-19 cases

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The Newest Disease Detection Tool for Covid and Beyond: Poop

Hundreds of college campuses, cities and counties around California and the U.S. are exploring sewers for the newest data stream to track covid and other infectious diseases.

In Rural America, Twisting Arms to Take a Covid Vaccine First Takes Trust

In communities across the country, the Cooperative Extension System, the same organization that supports 4-H clubs nationally, is tapping its roots in rural communities to promote vaccines. But its approach to getting people vaccinated in many communities, including Cairo, Illinois, must be nuanced.

Delta makes up 97%+ of US COVID cases & 10 other CDC stats to know

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‘I Don’t Want to Risk My Life for a Paycheck’: Immunosuppressed People Grapple With Returning to Work

Millions of Americans with weakened immune systems are weighing a return to workplaces as the delta variant of covid surges and while awaiting guidance about additional vaccine shots.

400+ students in Florida county under quarantine after COVID-19 outbreak

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Pfizer CEO to Public: Just Trust Us on the Covid Booster

As pharmaceutical companies declare a need for boosters, scientists and doctors emphasize there’s no proof yet.

Mississippi health officials ask federal government for help, say state’s hospital system on brink of ‘failure’

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