Category: Public Health

US aims to vaccinate 1.5 million daily; Brazil variant found in Minnesota — 5 COVID-19 updates

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‘We’re Not Controlling It in Our Schools’: Covid Safety Lapses Abound Across US

As President Biden calls for more support to help schools hold in-person classes, public health experts say schools can be relatively safe if they take well-known steps to prevent covid. But a KHN investigation shows many districts and states have ignored health advice or written their own questionable safety rules for schools.

Readers and Tweeters Fight Stigma and Salute Front-Line Workers

Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

Big Business Boosts Vaccine Effort, but It’s ‘Complex Choreography’ to Get Shots in Arms 

Corporations like Starbucks, Honeywell, Microsoft, Costco and Google are lining up to help with vaccine logistics. But the problem of the moment is supply, not systems.

How a rural hospital launched a COVID-19 vaccine program in 1 week

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Biden’s pandemic plan could enlist FEMA to operate up to 100 vaccination sites

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Childhood obesity rates hit all-time high, survey finds

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Mask stickers could help detect early COVID-19 infections

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Assume UK variant is deadlier, Fauci says; social distancing, masks needed until late July, model predicts — 9 COVID-19 updates

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How pandemic fatigue has affected social distancing, mask-wearing efforts: 4 notes on American behavior

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