Category: Public Health

3 states have highest COVID-19 infection rates in world; HHS secures $22B for testing, vaccination efforts — 4 updates

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In Los Angeles and Beyond, Oxygen Is the Latest Covid Bottleneck

The oxygen delivery infrastructure is crumbling under pressure in Los Angeles and other covid hot spots, jeopardizing patients’ access to precious air and limiting hospital turnover.

San Francisco Wrestles With Drug Approach as Death and Chaos Engulf Tenderloin

Covid-19, distrust of police and cheap narcotics have turned parts of the wealthy city into cesspools of filth and drug overdose. City officials and residents profoundly disagree on what needs to be done.

National surveillance program needed to track COVID-19 variant, scientists say

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CDC: Severe allergic reactions from COVID-19 vaccines rare

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Atrium Health administers first vaccine doses to public

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South African COVID-19 variant may resist antibody drugs, ex-FDA head says

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UK variant found in Georgia; COVID-19 hospitalizations flare in South, West — 6 updates

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Black Women Find Healing (But Sometimes Racism, Too) in the Outdoors

A Colorado woman formed an adventure group to encourage other Black women to enjoy the outdoors, and now it has chapters across the U.S. and Canada. Yet many Black adventure seekers say they often face racism when partaking in healthy outdoor activities.

States ranked by percentage of COVID-19 vaccines administered

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