Category: Public Health

US COVID-19 cases surpass 30M: 5 updates

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40+ states say they will meet, beat Biden’s May 1 deadline for vaccine eligibility

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The race between variants & vaccines: Where things stand today

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Stop Blaming Tuskegee, Critics Say. It’s Not an ‘Excuse’ for Current Medical Racism.

The Tuskegee syphilis study is often cited as a reason Black Americans might hesitate to take the covid-19 vaccine. But many people say that current racism in health care and lack of access deserve more attention to move more Black Americans toward vaccine protection.

Inmates’ Distrust of Prison Health Care Fuels Distrust of Covid Vaccines

Many inmates at Western Missouri Correctional Center, like their peers in prisons across Missouri and the nation, are hesitant about getting vaccinated against covid-19 because they don’t trust prison health care.

Nosing In on Kids Who Had Covid and Lost Their Sense of Smell

Clinicians at pediatric hospitals are experimenting with “smell training” among children who had covid-19 and have now lost this sense.

Nosing In on Kids Who Had Covid and Lost Their Sense of Smell

Clinicians at pediatric hospitals are experimenting with “smell training” among children who had covid-19 and have now lost this sense.

Epidemiologist Dr. Michael Osterholm on what the UK variant means for the pandemic’s 3rd act

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5 reasons COVID-19 herd immunity is likely impossible: Nature

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Studies show COVID-19 vaccines are working; infection after vaccination rare

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