by Jordana Choucair | Feb 7, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
More than 20 states and dozens of cities have adopted vaccination mandates control the spread of COVID-19. Contrary to the Biden administration’s large employer mandate, which the Supreme Court blocked, local mandates have mostly applied to government offices, health...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 7, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The Biden administration issued a new rule reinstating school nutrition standards that were rolled back during the Trump administration. Under the new policies, schools and child-care are required to offer low-fat or nonfat unflavored milks, limit the fat in...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 31, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
Lawmakers in 14 Republican-led states are pushing bills to limit or bar COVID-19 vaccination requirements for public and private K-12 schools. Another 15 states already have such bans in place. No state is currently enforcing a vaccine mandate for schoolchildren,...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 31, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
More than 100,000 people in in the United States died from diabetes last year, representing a 15 percent increase over the pre-pandemic level in 2019. It is the second consecutive year that the number has topped 100,000. An expert panel is calling on Congress to...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 28, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report identifying “persistent deficiencies” in HHS’ handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and public health crises dating back to 2007. According to the report, the agency is at “high risk” of fumbling a...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 28, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
An analysis from Avalere indicates that millions of Americans are behind on flu, hepatitis, chickenpox, and other routine vaccinations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Adults and adolescents have missed more than 37 million routine vaccinations. Experts are...
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