Category: Public Health

Some Californians going around rules, taking vaccine appointments meant for people of color

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NIH to study ‘long COVID-19’

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Patients’ value of vaccine efficacy outweighs side effect concerns, Stanford study shows

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Severely sick newborn with new COVID-19 variant had 51,418x higher viral load

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J&J’s vaccine is safe, FDA says; California variant more contagious, early research shows — 7 COVID-19 updates

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‘It’s a Minefield’: Biden Health Pick Must Tread Carefully on Abortion and Family Planning

President Biden vowed to reverse reproductive health restrictions enacted by President Trump. His pick to run HHS, Xavier Becerra, fought the Trump efforts but must now navigate a difficult legal and political landscape.

Lessons From California Prison Where Covid ‘Spread Like Wildfire’

One California county is home to the two worst clusters of covid in prisons in the country. Ninety-four percent of Avenal State Prison’s inmates contracted the virus. Physical distancing has proved impossible in a facility housing 50% more people than it should.

‘It Doesn’t Feel Worth It’: Covid Is Pushing New York’s EMTs to the Brink

Struggling with low pay and high stress, New York paramedics and EMTs are reaching a breaking point.

Flu shot may help reduce severity of COVID-19 illness, study suggests

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Teachers may play significant role in COVID-19 spread at school, CDC finds

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