Category: Public Health

Fully vaccinated people can skip quarantine, CDC says; South Africa variant found in 4th state — 7 COVID-19 updates

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Health Workers and Hospitals Grapple With Millions of Counterfeit N95 Masks

Masks imitating the real thing are flooding U.S. ports, and authorities can hardly keep pace.

Johns Hopkins shares proposal for equitable vaccine distribution

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Scripps to open COVID-19 vaccine ‘super station’

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CDC: Tight fitting masks, two masks maximize protection against infectious aerosols

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Increased alcohol use driving uptick in hospitalizations for liver disease

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COVID-19 deaths down in every region; new antibody drug gets emergency approval — 5 updates

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Pandemic-Fueled Alcohol Abuse Creates Wave of Hospitalizations for Liver Disease

Hospitals across the country are seeing rising admissions for alcoholic liver disease, which encompasses hepatitis, cirrhosis and other conditions.

As Pandemic Surged, Contact Tracing Struggled; Biden Looks to Boost It

Reaching people who may have been in contact with covid patients has helped cut the number of infections, but these tracing efforts become less effective as the number of cases grows.

HPV vaccine hesitancy rises, study says

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