by Jordana Choucair | Nov 30, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced it is awarding $3.2 billion to help strengthen public health workforce and infrastructure across the U.S. after the COVID-19 pandemic put severe stress on them. The funding includes $3 billion from the... by Jordana Choucair | Nov 28, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The World Health Organization (WHO) said that it will phase out the use of “monkeypox” and replace it with “mpox” after the scientific community asked for a new name to avoid stigmatization that can be associated with infection. In a statement,... by Jordana Choucair | Nov 28, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
White House health officials are projecting cautious optimism regarding the state of the COVID-19 pandemic and the spread of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in the U.S. The White House’s COVID-19 response coordinator, Ashish Jha, said on ABC’s... by Jordana Choucair | Nov 23, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The Biden administration launched a six-week push to increase Americans’ COVID-19 booster vaccinations heading into the holiday season. The campaign will focus on reaching seniors and the communities that were hardest hit by COVID-19 by expanding access, increasing... by Jordana Choucair | Nov 15, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
Health officials say they’re planning to push this week for people to get boosted against COVID-19 to maximum protection around Thanksgiving. Thus far, overall uptake remains low. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), only... by Jordana Choucair | Nov 15, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The Biden administration plans to request roughly $10 billion in public health funds from Congress before the end of the year, including about $8.25 billion for COVID-19 vaccines, treatments, and related response efforts. The request, which is reportedly being...
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