Category: Public Health

Testing rates fall for 1st time; new research points to lasting immunity — 7 COVID-19 updates

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Latinas are largest group of pregnant women with COVID-19, data shows

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ED visits for COVID-19 fall for 4th consecutive week: 4 CDC updates

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Trust, Fear and Solidarity Will Determine the Success of a COVID Vaccine

Polio terrified Americans, and in 1955, when Jonas Salk’s vaccine became available, they snapped it up like candy. Sixty-five years later, COVID is the latest dread virus, but many undercurrents could inhibit its acceptance.

With COVID Vaccine Trial, Rural Oregon Clinic Steps Onto World Stage

A small allergy clinic in Medford, Oregon, might seem an unlikely place to recruit hundreds of volunteers to test the Moderna vaccine against COVID-19. But its steward has a record of leading hundreds of clinical trials.

PPE Shortage Could Last Years Without Strategic Plan, Experts Warn

The rolling shortages of personal protective gear continue even in hospitals, as buyers look directly for manufacturers — often through a maze of companies that have sprung up overnight.

Fauci: Temperature checks often ‘notoriously inaccurate’ 

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Trump adds Dr. Scott Atlas to coronavirus task force: 5 things to know about him

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5 public health issues flaring up amid the pandemic 

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Kamala Harris may be a new ally, maternal health experts say

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