by Jordana Choucair | Feb 16, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are declining across the U.S., but more than 2,000 Americans are still dying every day due to the virus. According to data from Johns Hopkins University, the U.S. is now averaging 151,056 new cases, a significant decrease from the...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 16, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The CDC could update its indoor masking guidance for states as soon as next week. Several people familiar with the matter said that the agency is considering whether to tie its mask recommendations to the level of severe disease and hospitalizations in a given...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 10, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
A bipartisan group of senators unveiled the latest proposal to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. The bill includes more resources for rural areas and provisions addressing abuse against women in law enforcement custody. However, it does not close the...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 10, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The CDC may update its guidance for states looking to relax public health restrictions like mandatory masking in schools. People familiar with the matter said that the Biden administration is “scrambling” to respond as some states have already begun lifting...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 9, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky urged officials against dropping their school mask mandates. Her remarks come as a handful of states – including California, Oregon, New Jersey, Delaware, and Connecticut – say they will drop mask mandates in indoor spaces, including...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 7, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The COVID-19 pandemic has now claimed more than 900,000 lives in the United States, 100,000 of which occurred since December 13. During that period, Tennessee, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania have the largest number of deaths when adjusted for population. Of...
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