Category: Public Health

Pfizer to apply for emergency approval of vaccine today; COVID-19 cases up 26% in 1 week — 5 updates

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Trump’s Lame-Duck Status Leaves Governors to Wing It on COVID

As coronavirus cases surge, state officials can’t afford to wait for a new president to take office before taking action. But some governors’ initiatives seem to be little more than policy tweaks or symbolic gestures.

Fear of Flying Is a COVID-Era Conundrum

As coronavirus cases take off across the U.S., airlines promote holiday deals and encourage travel. But are flyers throwing caution to the wind?

These Front-Line Workers Could Have Retired. They Risked Their Lives Instead.

An investigation by KHN and The Guardian shows that 329 health care workers age 65 or older have reportedly died of COVID-19.

CDC warns against Thanksgiving travel

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Duke University’s COVID-19 surveillance testing kept cases at bay, CDC finds

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AMA, AHA, ANA urge public to scale back holiday gatherings amid ‘record-shattering surge’

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100 top health systems urge public to #MaskUp

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Some Americans face 5-day wait for test results; death toll passes 250K — 5 COVID-19 updates

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Take It From an Expert: Fauci’s Hierarchy of Safety During COVID

In a new interview, the nation’s top infectious disease expert tells us how to survive the coming months and describes how hard it is when people still insist the coronavirus outbreak is “fake news.”