Category: Public Health

COVID-19 vaccines effective for pregnant women, likely protect their babies too: Study

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CDC: mRNA vaccines reduce infection by 90% among healthcare workers

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How health systems are bringing COVID-19 vaccines to homebound patients

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10 states opening COVID-19 vaccine eligibility for all adults this week

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Animals most likely source of COVID-19, leaked WHO report shows

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Florida variant cases double in 2 days to 2.3K+

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Analysis: How the US Invested in the War on Terrorism at the Cost of Public Health

After 9/11, as our defenses against international and bioterrorism hardened, our defenses against infectious diseases shrank. By the time a deadly virus arrived on our shores last year, nearly two-thirds of Americans were living in counties that spend more than twice as much on policing as they spend on public health.

Scientists Seek Covid Treatment Answers in Cheap, Older Drugs

Philanthropies are funding studies of cheap, existing medications like the antidepressant fluvoxamine as covid treatments. But early hype about hydroxychloroquine and other repurposed drugs leaves researchers leery of hasty conclusions.

In His Continued Sparring With Fauci, Sen. Rand Paul Oversimplified the Science

The Kentucky lawmaker was right that a recent study offered evidence that vaccination and previous infection appear to neutralize covid-19. But experts say that doesn’t mean people should be complacent.

New study to explore whether COVID-19 vaccine prevents transmission

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