Category: Public Health

California’s Smallest County Makes Big Vaccination Gains

In rural Alpine County, where snowbound mountain passes isolate small towns, distributing the covid vaccine is a community effort. Unlike in many urban areas where residents jockey for limited appointments, the pace of vaccinations here is strong and steady.

California’s Smallest County Makes Big Vaccination Gains

In rural Alpine County, where snowbound mountain passes isolate small towns, distributing the covid vaccine is a community effort. Unlike in many urban areas where residents jockey for limited appointments, the pace of vaccinations here is strong and steady.

Community Health Workers, Often Overlooked, Bring Trust to the Pandemic Fight

As the pandemic brings long-standing health disparities into sharper view, community health workers are being asked to help the public health response. This fast-growing workforce helps fill the gaps between health care providers and low-income communities by offering education, advocacy and outreach.

Flu activity minimal in all 50 states: 6 CDC FluView takeaways

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CDC: Mask mandates associated with decreased COVID-19 hospitalizations

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Seattle Children’s Hospital cancels 1.3K vaccine appointments over equal access concerns

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llinois county health department reverses policy after breastfeeding healthcare worker denied vaccine

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Cases down 47% from January peak; J&J submits vaccine for emergency approval — 5 COVID-19 updates

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The State of Vaccine Supply: ‘Opaque.’ Unpredictable. ‘Hard to Pin Down.’

Americans’ frustrations surrounding the amount of available covid vaccine hinges on several factors — not the least of which is that demand far exceeds supply.

Comparing Death Tolls From Covid to Past Wars Is Fraught

Covid-19 has now killed more Americans than World War II did. That fact helps some people put the viral death toll in perspective, while others find it offensive.