Category: Public Health

Fauci: US likely to start vaccinating young children in 2022

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Need Amid Plenty: Richest US Counties Are Overwhelmed by Surge in Child Hunger

Hunger among kids is skyrocketing, even in America’s wealthiest counties. But given the nation’s highly uneven charitable food system, affluent communities have been far less ready for the unprecedented crisis than places accustomed to dealing with poverty and hardship.

Landmark Covid Relief Law Pumps More Than $100 Billion Into Public Health

The law provides money to enhance coronavirus testing and contact tracing, support federal efforts on vaccine distribution and hire more public health workers. But advocates worry support will wane when the pandemic is over.

Majority of transplant recipients didn’t develop antibody response after 1st COVID-19 shot, study shows

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Nurses account for most known US healthcare worker COVID-19 deaths: Guardian, KHN

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COVID-19 hot spots threaten to reemerge in Midwest, Northeast

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Physicians report 1st case of COVID-19 antibodies passed to child through birth

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Employers with large spaces, workforces can set up temporary COVID-19 vaccination clinics, CDC says

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2 California variants may be 20% more transmissible, are officially ‘of concern,’ CDC says

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Can Vaccination and Infection Rates Add Up to Reach Covid Herd Immunity?

A financial research firm offered its take on when states might be reaching the sought-after status of herd immunity. But some experts say the analysis is oversimplified.