Category: Public Health

COVID-19 vaccinations up 36% in 1 week: 12 CDC stats to know

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Fully vaccinated people don’t need masks around low-risk unvaccinated people, CDC says: 4 notes

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Daily cases fall to lowest level since Oct. 6; Senate passes $1.9 trillion relief bill — 3 COVID-19 updates

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Push Is On for States to Ban Organ Transplant Discrimination

States are passing laws that would prevent people with Down syndrome, autism and other disabilities from being denied transplants solely because of their conditions.

Biden’s Criticism of Trump Team’s Vaccine Contracts Is a Stretch

Under the Trump administration, the U.S. had agreed to buy at least 1 billion doses of covid vaccine, enough to vaccinate 550 million people. Those agreements, though, applied to vaccines that were authorized as well as those still in development. And the Biden team had the advantage of 20/20, experts say.

On Vacci-Dating: Singles Seem Enamored of Sharing Vaccination Status Online. Is That Wise?

When considering whether to meet up with someone who is vaccinated versus unvaccinated, vaccinated sounds somewhat safer. But before you give pandemic dating a shot, heed these warnings from experts.

California’s Vaccine Appointment Website Has Glitches. No Surprise?

Experts give poor usability ratings to My Turn, the new statewide sign-up app for covid vaccination. But with so many problems plaguing the vaccination effort, it seems unreasonable to have expected this one to work perfectly.

Eating disorders exacerbated amid pandemic, experts say

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In Mississippi, COVID-19 cases in children may be significantly higher than reported, CDC finds

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Daily COVID-19 deaths fall; Senate to debate $1.9 trillion relief bill today — 4 updates

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