Category: Public Health

Vaccine Altruists Find Appointments for Those Who Can’t

An army of volunteers help people who otherwise would have had difficulty securing a covid vaccination because of cumbersome computer or telephone registration systems.

Patchwork of COVID-19 vaccine eligibility rules confounds chronically ill patients

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‘Be prudent a bit longer’: Health officials stress importance of COVID-19 precautions ahead of spring break

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CDC still urges vaccinated individuals not to travel

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CDC reports drop in HIV testing during pandemic

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Alaska opens vaccines to all residents 16+; New York lowers age to 60 — 5 state updates

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Texas Winter Storm Exposes Gaps in Senior Living Oversight

As the recent winter storm disaster in Texas showed, many long-term care sites aren’t required to have backup power supplies or other redundancies to keep residents safe when disaster strikes.

Pfizer’s Newest Vaccine Plant Has Persistent Mold Issues, History of Recalls

After nearly a decade’s worth of federal inspections, reprimands and corrective action plans, has Pfizer fixed the facility that will be filling vials of its covid vaccine?

What Childhood Vaccine Rates Can, and Can’t, Teach Us About Covid Vaccines

Hesitancy toward routine childhood vaccines doesn’t necessarily predict hesitancy toward a covid shot.

Some COVID-19 long-haulers were asymptomatic during initial infection, early research shows

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