Category: Public Health

How Families Are Keeping Halloween From Turning Into a COVID Nightmare

By Priscilla Blossom in children's health, COVID-19, Kaiser Health News, Ohio, Public Health, states, Washington
September 23, 2020

Parents are turning to spooky scavenger hunts, pumpkin-carving and movie nights as alternatives to trick-or-treating. Health professionals have their own advice on how to safely celebrate Halloween during the pandemic.

FDA to tighten vaccine approval requirements; face shields alone don’t reduce virus spread, study suggests — 8 COVID-19 updates

By Becker's Hospital Review - Healthcare News in Becker's Hospital Review, Channels, Featured, Public Health
September 23, 2020

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Colleges’ Opening Fueled 3,000 COVID Cases a Day, Researchers Say

By Michael McAuliff in COVID-19, Kaiser Health News, Public Health, states, study
September 23, 2020

In a draft study, researchers correlated cellphone data showing students’ back-to-campus movements and county infection rates to quantify how the coronavirus spread as colleges and universities reopened for the fall semester.

Native Americans Feel Double Pain of COVID and Fires ‘Gobbling Up the Ground’

By Miranda Green in California, COVID-19, Kaiser Health News, natural disasters, Public Health, states
September 23, 2020

Tribal leaders have worked to keep the coronavirus off their reservations because of its deadly impact on Native populations. But careful avoidance of the COVID virus has handcuffed the tribes as they face a devastating fire season.

Battle Rages Inside Hospitals Over How COVID Strikes and Kills

By Robert Lewis, The Guardian and Christina Jewett in COVID-19, Health Industry, Hospitals, Kaiser Health News, Lost On The Frontline, Public Health
September 23, 2020

The debate over how the coronavirus spreads heated up Friday when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conceded that the virus spreads through tiny particles, but then took down guidance that could have forced big changes in hospitals.