Category: Public Health

U.S. spent millions on COVID-19 contact tracing, but it did little to slow transmission, CDC study finds

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CDC lowers COVID-19 travel alert risks as vaccinations rise

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As US COVID-19 cases fall, ‘this is contact tracing’s moment,’ experts say

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AHA to connect hospitals with businesses that want to host vaccination pop-ups

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Zooming Into the Statehouse: Nursing Home Residents Use New Digital Skills to Push for Changes

Connecticut residents who learned how to communicate with family and friends through digital technology when their nursing homes closed to visitors last year used that skill to testify remotely during legislative hearings on bills affecting them.

An Anti-Vaccine Film Targeted to Black Americans Spreads False Information

A new movie produced by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vaccine group tries to capitalize on the covid-19 pandemic, the racial justice movement and renewed interest in the history of medical racism.

Women Now Drink as Much as Men — And Are Prone to Sickness Sooner

Young women have closed the gender gap for excessive drinking. And that was before the pandemic. The trend is particularly troubling because women are at greater risk for blackouts, liver disease, cardiovascular diseases and certain cancers linked to alcohol use.

Vaccinations crucial to prevent delta variant from gaining US foothold, Fauci says

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Unused Johnson & Johnson Covid Doses Are Piling Up as FDA Waits to See if Shelf Life Can Be Extended

As vaccine expiration dates loom, states with hundreds of thousands of doses on hand say demand is tanking and there’s no easy way to donate to other states or countries that might want them

80% vaccine coverage needed to limit variant risks, WHO leader says

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