Category: Public Health

US commits $1.7B to fight COVID-19 variants

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Health officials urge anyone vaccinated at Colorado clinic to get revaccinated for COVID-19

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Pandemic Highlights Need for Urgent Care Clinics for Women

For years, women with painful gynecological issues have faced long waits in ERs or longer waits to see their doctors. During the pandemic, women have increasingly turned to women’s clinics that handle urgent issues like miscarriage or serious urinary tract infections.

Ask KHN-PolitiFact: I’ve Recovered From Covid. Why Do I Still Have to Mask Up?

The simple answer is that enough remains unknown about covid transmission, post-infection immunity and the threat of emerging variants that masks are still advisable.

Mysterious Ailment, Mysterious Relief: Vaccines Help Some Covid Long Haulers

Scientists who study the post-illness syndrome are taking a close look at patients’ reports of this unexpected benefit of the vaccine.

Rare COVID-19 infections after vaccinations merit a closer look, report says

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No link between blood type and COVID-19 risk, study finds

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5,800 COVID-19 infections detected among 77 million fully vaccinated people: CDC

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Airports Step Up Mental Health Assistance as Passenger Anxiety Soars

As more people return to air travel, tension is mounting in airports nationwide. Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson is among those that have responded to the pandemic-related stress and fear among passengers and employees by offering services such as meditation, chaplains and other help in their terminals.

How variants affect COVID-19 testing: 4 takeaways

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