by Jordana Choucair | Apr 20, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The CDC said that a new omicron subvariant is taking off in the United States and now makes up roughly 1 in 5 new COVID-19 cases. State health officials in New York estimate that the new variant, an offshoot of the dominant BA.2 version, is more transmissible than the...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 19, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
A federal judge struck down the mask mandate on public transit, less than a week after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had extended it through May 3. The judge ruled that the mandate exceeded the CDC’s authority and said it is up to individual...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 18, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
More than six months after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) established an office on climate change and health equity, there remains no dedicated funding or staff to support it. HHS originally established the office to study the “cascading” impacts of...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 18, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
A study published in JAMA Network Open found that more than 60 percent of all doctors incorrectly believed all tobacco products are equally harmful, making them less likely to recommend e-cigarettes for people trying to quit smoking. Only 22 percent recommended the...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 14, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed that the mask mandate for public transportation in the U.S. has been extended until May 3. The CDC said the order, which was set to expire on April 18, will remain in place to allow the agency to “assess...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 12, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
Ashish Jha, the White House’s new COVID-19 czar, said the Biden administration could extend the federal mask mandate for public transportation, which is set to expire April 18. According to Jha, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky is “working on developing...
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