Covid-19 has become the country’s third-leading cause of death, and isn’t far behind cancer.
Category: Public Health
High Obesity Rates in Southern States Magnify Covid Threat
In the American South — home to nine of the nation’s 12 heaviest states — obesity is playing a role not only in covid outcomes, but in the calculus of the vaccination rollout.
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?
