Category: Public Health

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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Stop assuming Black Americans don’t want the vaccine because of Tuskegee, critics say

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Birx Joins Air-Cleaning Industry Amid Land Grab for Billions in Federal Covid Relief

Air-cleaning companies with limited oversight are targeting a growing market of schools desperate for covid-19 protection. Donald Trump’s former covid adviser lands with one that built its business, in part, on ozone-emitting technology.

‘Not just the most vulnerable’: Who gets ‘long COVID’ & 5 other questions answered

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‘Press 1 for English’: Vaccination Sign-Ups Prove Daunting for Speakers of Other Languages

In Virginia, if you called 1-877-VAX-IN-VA to register for a vaccine and wanted help in a language other than English or Spanish, the system might hang up on you.

Indiana School Goes Extra Mile to Help Vulnerable Kids Weather Pandemic

Many students at Sarah Scott Middle School in Terre Haute, Indiana, deal with poverty, dysfunction and stress. Since the pandemic hit, teachers and administrators have struggled to give kids and families the support they need.

Indiana School Goes Extra Mile to Help Vulnerable Kids Weather Pandemic

Many students at Sarah Scott Middle School in Terre Haute, Indiana, deal with poverty, dysfunction and stress. Since the pandemic hit, teachers and administrators have struggled to give kids and families the support they need.