An ad hoc, chaotic distribution system is leading to a bizarre mix of vaccine haves and have-nots.
Category: Public Health
Food Guidelines Change But Fail to Take Cultures Into Account
For decades, the federal government has tried to guide our eating habits. They once again revised recommendations, but they didn’t incorporate ethnic and cultural differences of the American diet. Here’s why.
Tampa’s Mayor vs. a Covid-Era Super Bowl
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor — an outspoken former cop — has clashed repeatedly with Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has limited what local officials can do to confront the pandemic. But she reached an uneasy peace with the state and is convinced that safeguards instituted by the NFL will help keep crowds safe at the NFL championship game.
Fauci says Biden administration hopes to start vaccinating kids by late spring, summer
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1st swine flu case reported this season — 7 CDC FluView takeaways
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COVID-19 may produce ‘autoantibodies’ that mistakenly attack tissues, study suggests
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COVID-19 hospitalizations drop 3,000 in 1 day; South Africa variant likely already spreading in US, CDC says — 6 updates
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Vaccination Chaos Fuels Push to Recall Newsom
The growing public backlash over California’s messy vaccine rollout is putting immense pressure on Gov. Gavin Newsom, a first-term Democrat facing a Republican-driven recall effort.
As Vaccine Rollout Expands, Black Americans Still Left Behind
Covid vaccines are reaching more Americans, but Black residents are being vaccinated at dramatically lower rates in the 23 states where data is publicly available. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to release national data next week.
US smoking habits pick back up amid pandemic, data shows
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