Category: Public Health

HIV rates down 73% in 40 years, CDC finds

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US likely to fall short of Biden’s July 4 vaccination goal, NYT projects

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Analysis: Mounting Pressure on China About Covid ‘Lab Leak’ Could Backfire

Where the coronavirus originated remains a mystery and the Chinese are bucking demands to let investigators see more.

In Missouri and Other States, Flawed Data Makes It Hard to Track Vaccine Equity

Racial and ethnic categories for vaccination data vary widely from one state to another, complicating efforts to distribute shots where they are needed most. In Missouri, some red flags in the data surfaced, making health officials question its usefulness.

Variant first detected in India may increase risk of hospital admission, evade vaccines

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Two-Thirds of the Public Say the U.S. Should Play a Major Role in Distributing COVID-19 Vaccines Globally, But Not Most Republicans

With increased attention to the global need for COVID-19 vaccines and the Biden administration’s announcement today about how it plans to distribute the first portion of the 80 million doses it will share by the end of this month, the latest KFF Health…

Two-Thirds of the Public Say the U.S. Should Play a Major Role in Distributing COVID-19 Vaccines Globally, But Not Most Republicans

With increased attention to the global need for COVID-19 vaccines and the Biden administration’s announcement today about how it plans to distribute the first portion of the 80 million doses it will share by the end of this month, the latest KFF Health…

KFF Health Tracking Poll – May 2021: Prescription Drug Prices Top Public’s Health Care Priorities

The latest KFF Health Tracking Poll explores the public’s views on the U.S. role in distributing COVID vaccines to other countries, health care priorities for Congress, prescription drug regulations and price negotiations, and affordability changes in …

‘No new hybrid variant in Vietnam,’ WHO says

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Biden lays out new COVID-19 vaccine strategy, incentives: 9 things to know

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